Remote CPG Data Acquisition Lead

Acxiom; Frankfort (KY); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (if offered)

Job summary

Acxiom is seeking a Data Acquisition Specialist to own the review, acquisition, and management of consumer purchase data partners. You will identify high-quality datasets from retailers, data providers, and other sources, and negotiate data access to meet business needs.

Collaborate across Legal, Product, Finance, Data Engineering, and Analytics to license, onboard, and govern data. You will monitor feeds, assess quality, and document data sources and methodologies for analytics and measurement.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in data acquisition or related field.
• Experience with CPG, retail, consumer transaction data.
• Ability to translate business requirements into data specifications.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate potential sources of CPG purchase data from retailers, data providers, and other sources.
• Manage end-to-end data acquisition from source to onboarding and ongoing management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define data requirements including geography, coverage, and frequency.
• Facilitate licensing, onboarding, and data access with Legal, Product, Finance, and Data teams.
• Review provider documentation, schemas, and delivery specifications.
• Perform initial data-quality assessments and address gaps before analytics use.
• Monitor feeds and vendor performance, escalate issues as needed.
• Maintain documentation of data sources, terms, and methodologies.
• Research new data sources and technologies to improve visibility into consumer purchasing behavior.
• Support vendor comparisons, RFPs, pricing evaluations, and contract negotiations.
• Ensure data compliance with contractual, privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Data acquisition

Vendor management

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Tools

SQL

APIs

Data warehouses

Excel/Google Sheets

Job description

Acxiom is seeking a Data Acquisition Specialist to own the review, acquisition, and management of consumer purchase data partners. You will identify high-quality datasets from retailers, data providers, and other sources, and negotiate data access to meet business needs.

Collaborate across Legal, Product, Finance, Data Engineering, and Analytics to license, onboard, and govern data. You will monitor feeds, assess quality, and document data sources and methodologies for analytics and measurement.