Item Data Lead: Coding, Quality & Automation

Circana

Cape Town

On-site

ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Circana is seeking a Team Lead for Item Coding Management in Cape Town / Johannesburg, South Africa. You will lead a team responsible for acquiring, coding, enriching, and validating item data to ensure client-ready item dictionaries.

The role focuses on quality, scalability, and automation, partnering with Product, Technology, and Engineering to drive improvements and AI-enabled data foundations. A strong leadership track record is essential.

Qualifications

5+ years in Item Management or Product Information Master Data environments.
Experience leading operational teams and delivering business outcomes.
Experience building item dictionaries, classification frameworks, or master data structures.
Strong understanding of how data quality impacts client delivery.
Ability to translate operational constraints into actionable improvements.
Experience partnering with Product, Technology, and Engineering teams.

Responsibilities

Lead the Item Management team and deliver client-ready item dictionaries.
Own dictionary quality, completeness, consistency, and client readiness.
Ensure item structures scale across categories, customers, and business needs.
Evaluate and validate third-party content and data sources.
Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team focused on quality, continuous improvement, and professional growth.