Job Summary
What will I be doing?
The International Data Consultant will work alongside our International Compliance Advisors/Consultants who act as the customer facing touchpoint, to ensure all international data submissions are submitted to a high standard. The successful candidate will be responsible for manipulating and collating final data submissions under a variety of different country regulations, including but not limited to, waste packaging, waste electrical and electronics (WEEE), waste batteries and textiles. With support from International Compliance Advisors/Consultants, they will quickly develop a good knowledge of the relevant environmental waste compliance regulations, ensuring that all international data obligations are met for accounts.
The candidate will work closely with the International Compliance Advisors/Consultants and will maintain a good knowledge of the relevant account in order to ensure data submitted to the relevant authorities complies with legal requirements and regulations. They will also work together to ensure that the customer is receiving a high level of service overall.
The ideal candidate will be confident working in both a busy team environment and on their own initiative. As a newly developed team, this will be an exciting opportunity to develop and contribute towards a rapidly growing Valpak service.
Key Accountabilities
1. Management Of Data for Allocated Accounts Work alongside the customer facing account manager to ensure that international compliance data is accurate and submitted on time Work with the UK data team to ensure all data submissions are completed to a high standard Ensure that all required environmental data (including but not limited to weights information) is collated appropriately Ensure data received from customer contains necessary information May involve some telephone/email support to suppliers
2. Data Cleansing and Maintenance Become an export in utilising in house software system (EPIC) which inputs and analyses weights information Manipulate data into relevant format for each country/regulation Use various tools to consistently check and improve on the accuracy of international data Use data skills to provide useful information for accounts such as swings analysis and trends
3. Maintain a strong knowledge of the international environmental regulations across a variety of countries Work alongside the International Compliance Advisors/Consultants to understand and maintain a strong knowledge of data requirements and scoping in relevant countries Develop and maintain a good knowledge of activities and obligations for relevant accounts Perform data checks for all accounts, to ensure all submissions are as accurate as possible and consistently improved
4. Contribute to consistently improving and innovating the International Data Service Proactively seek out opportunities to make efficiencies and further develop the service Inspect and advance current procedures Optimise data automation practices
About you
You will have:
5. Advanced IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel (VBA or other coding knowledge desirable)
6. Ability to quickly take on large quantities of technical information
7. Excellent planning, scheduling, and organization skills
8. A customer focused approach
9. Collaborative working style
10. Solution orientated problem-solving ability
11. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
12. A knowledge of analysing and manipulating large volumes of data is desirable
13. An interest in environmental issues is desirable
14. Educated to Degree Level
Benefits & Rewards
15. Dual Location / Hybrid worker Status
16. Participation in our annual Incentive Plan (VIP) - up to 10% bonus
17. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
18. Option to buy and sell up to 10 days annual leave
19. Access to voluntary benefits including private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, subsidised gym membership
20. Automatic inclusion in Life Assurance, Critical Illness and Disability Income protection schemes
21. Pension scheme up to 8% employer contribution
22. Access to reward & discount platform
23. Wellbeing initiatives
24. Volunteering day
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