Data Pipeline Manager

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Data Pipeline Manager

Vacancy Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Stratford-upon-Avon (Hybrid)
Salary: Competitive + Up to 10% Bonus and Benefits

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Why choose Valpak?

Valpak has created a friendly and supportive working environment that enables our team to perform to the best of their abilities, with flexible hours, hybrid working options, access to training and opportunities to get involved in various groups to nurture key interests.

With social value at the heart of our business ethos, employees can take a day on us to volunteer for an organisation of their choice, and our Charity Committee organises fundraising events for the employee nominated charity of the year.

Valpak endorses wellbeing and healthy lifestyles, offering subsidised gym membership, optional healthy living seminars and social events, encouraging cross team integration. Plus the “After Work” social group organises regular gatherings – an opportunity to get to know friendly faces. We have also completed our Thrive at Work Foundation Level, demonstrating our commitment to creating a workplace where staff can thrive, both personally and professionally.

Our team is passionate, friendly, approachable and dedicated to the business mission – to inspire businesses to do all they can to reduce their environmental impact. If you have an interest in sustainability and like the sound of all Valpak offers, we would love to hear from you!

Carbon Footprint

How will I make a difference?

Valpak Limited is the UK’s leading provider of environmental compliance and data management services in the UK and internationally. Through working with major retailers and brand holders Valpak has developed a vast database known as Environmental Product Information Centre (EPIC) that holds one of the UK’s largest product and packaging data sets.

The Data Enrichment Manager will lead a team to ensure EPIC data is accurate and can be used to support Valpak and our clients with trend analysis and insight into packaging and products put on to the market. The Data Enrichment Manager will work to identify trends, improve accuracy and utilise the data to improve knowledge within the sector.

What will I be doing?

As the Data Pipeline Manager, you will lead a team responsible for building and maintaining scalable, reliable data pipelines that support enterprise reporting and analytics. You will oversee the development and optimisation of Talend-based data workflows, ensuring high data quality and availability across systems such as Qlik and our central databases. Collaborating with data stewards, analysts, and support teams, you will guide the implementation of best practices in data integration, transformation, and validation. This role is critical in ensuring the stability and performance of data operations that underpin business insights and application functionality.

What skills will I need?

• Management experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Great attention to detail
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Excel
• Knowledge of ETL tools and data pipelines, SQL, Java and GitHub is required
• Applicants should be educated to degree level or possess solid work experience in related field.

What kind of businesses will I be working with?

What benefits will I receive?

We strive to make Valpak an employer of choice. Whether it’s achieving work-life balance, helping towards a healthier lifestyle, or saving money. We have a range of benefits to help support you, including:

Hybrid working and flexi Friday early finish		Company annual bonus – up to 10%		Enhanced pension scheme with Aviva (doubled up to 8%)		Access to voluntary benefits such as private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme and subsidised gym membership		Enhanced maternity pay
Annual volunteering day		25 days annual leave and option to buy/sell additional days		An extra day off for your birthday		Access to a savings platform that includes discounts and money-off promotions from 800+ retailers		Wellbeing initiatives

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