Senior Data Specialist, Sell-Out Data Domain

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Company Name: Corby Spirit and Wine Limited

Hiram Walker and Corby’s portfolio of owned brands include some of the most renowned brands in Canada, including JP Wisers, Canadian Whisky, Lamb's Rum, and Polar Ice Vodka.   Corby distributes leading Pernod Ricard international brands such as ABSOLUT Vodka, Chivas Regal, Glenlivet, Ballantine’s Scotch Whiskies, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Beefeater Gin, Malibu Rum, Kahlua Liqueur, Mumm Champagne, Jacob's Creek, Wyndham Estate and Stoneleigh wines.  An overview of the entire Corby portfolio shows over 5,000,000 cases sold annually, with Corby being a significant importer of wines and having an approximate 21 percent market share of spirit sales in Canada.  

We were named one of Canada’s Best Workplaces for 7 years by The Great Place to Work® Institute Canada, based on employee survey results and an audit of workplace excellence and people management practices. 

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Position Summary

As Data Specialist in the Commercial Centre of Excellence (Commercial CoE), your role will support Corby in its ambition to profitably beat the market by becoming a data-platform company. Recognizing the old adage “Garbage in, Garbage out” you will ensure quality, consistency and accessibility of our Sell-Out data and data standards organization-wide to accelerate and transform our internal analytic capabilities and drive better data-driven decision making.

In this role you will be responsible for ensuring integrity of the sell-out data through management and oversight of our key data sources (ACD and Liquor Board) as well as associated platforms, databases and tools, including our master data mapping platform Profisee, the Corby Sales Cube and our customer planning / promotions management tool (TPM).  Additionally, you will play a leading role in educating users on functionality and support to optimize our investment by evaluating and / or challenging existing data models and process. Your deep knowledge of the external Canadian beverage alcohol environment as well as our own internal product portfolio, coupled with your passion for data and data management, will lead you to become the key Corby contact for the sell-out data domain.

The successful candidate will be a solid communicator, comfortable operating in a fast-paced, complex and rapidly changing environment and have a passion and propensity for working with data.  Strong interpersonal and relationship buildings skills are a must as you will work closely with a multitude of partners, stakeholders and agencies across both the external and internal business.

Overall, this role is crucial to our ability as an organization to build business tools and resources that foster high-quality, informed decision making, highlight untapped opportunities and ultimately lead to improved profitability, return on investment and sustainable value creation

Key Responsibilities

• Act as owner for sell-out data sources (ACD, Liquor Board…) as well as associated platforms, databases and tools (Profisee, Corby Sales Cube, TPM…)
• Define and document data sources, structures, processes, flows, definitions, standards and rules, aligning to global and local business requirements
• Update and maintain data mappings, including mapping of new items
• Develop data quality controls and lead weekly / monthly business level data checks
• Troubleshoot issues / conduct root cause analysis and facilitate resolution, including ticket prioritization and management
• Partner with IT to implement change requests and lead data testing
• Coordinate and collaborate with multi-stakeholders to ensure accurate and valid data uploads to systems (baselines, terms, promotions) and generate automated system exports (OTC / SPD Extracts)
• Execute Commercial Objectives data entry into ACE / Convivio
• Conduct sell-out data validations for KDPs (Matrix, DStar, Rev-Up) and global projects (Interstellar)
• Design and implement key training initiatives & provide ah-hoc business / user support.  Conduct user audits
• Monitor marketplace for emerging technologies / trends, developing / improving resources and tools
• Manage third party relationships including system and data vendors
• Support ad-hoc data projects including data visualization (i.e. Beyond Budgeting / forecasting dashboard development & maintenance)

Competencies

• Proven self-starter – proactive problem solver / critical thinker and intellectually curious
• Action-oriented, takes initiative and makes decisions quickly and largely independently to achieve goals
• A natural aptitude for continuous improvement
• Team oriented, highly collaborative with superior interpersonal skills and ability to build strong working relationships cross-functionally
• Effective communicator incorporating good listening and questioning skills
• Solid level of commercial rigor and big picture thinking
• Strong time management skills, able to balance competing priorities effectively
• Excellent attention to detail

Required Skills & Abilities

• “Data Detective” – excellent data management skills with a strong analytical mindset; ability to identify data issues and find solutions
• Experience entering, managing, cleansing data
• Good understanding of databases and data structures
• Comfortable using different tools and systems
• Advanced Analytic Mindset
• Comfortable working with new / different tools and systems

Education

- Required: 

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience

Experience

- Required:

• 2+ years of experience in a business environment working with data
• Strong technical knowledge in MS suite

- Preferred: 

• Experience in Market Insights / Analytics – agency experience (i.e. AC Nielsen or the equivalent) an asset
• Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods – an understanding of the Spirits & Wine industry an asset
• Experience with PowerBI
• Experience with TPM, Profisee or related systems

We welcome and encourage applications from individuals from all groups, including Indigenous, women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, creed, family status, national origin, age, and gender.    

Pernod Ricard and its Canadian Affiliates Corby Spirit and Wine Limited, and Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd. are committed to providing accessible employment practices.  Should you require accommodation during any phase of the recruitment process or wish to view our accommodation policies, please contact the Human Resources Department at Accessibilty.Canada@pernod-ricard.com.  For Ontario Applicants, our practices are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. 

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