Job Description
Job description
The Role: Data Project Manager
About Us
The Alex Begg Group is a Scottish-based manufacturer of premium woven and knitted cashmere products. Operating under the brand names of Begg & Co and Alex Begg, we have progressive manufacturing mills in Ayr and Hawick. We produce premium products such as scarves, throws and knitwear all produced using the finest luxury fibres including cashmere, silk, and merino wool.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. This also includes but is not limited to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, age or disability. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore the opportunities .
Our employees are at the heart of everything that we do, if successful you will join a championing and dedicated team, playing a key role in the product that we make.
Our values are Craftmanship, Authenticity, Creative Curiosity, Bravery and Being Human. If our values resonate with you, we would love to hear which ones in your covering letter and why.
Craftmanship – We are experts at what we do, applying high standards to our work, building on our legacy for future generations.
Authenticity – We are true to ourselves and celebrate individual differences.
Creative Curiosity – We are open minded and continuously challenge seeing each day as an opportunity to discover and create.
Bravery – We are ambitious and take action, embracing challenges with a courageous spirit.
Being Human – We care for our colleagues, our communities, and our planet, supporting each other to make our unique contribution.
Due to an exciting period of growth, we are currently looking to recruit an experienced data project manager to join the business as we commence activities to implement a new ERP system. This role is a hybrid role with at least 3 days per onsite at the Ayr mill and occasional travel to the mill in Hawick may be required.
This role will support the IT Manager and IT function.
This role is initially a fixed term contract (12 months) role and is focused on collating and cleansing existing on and off system data sets in preparation for our planned implementation of Dynamics 365 in early 2027.
Knowledge, Skills and experience requirements:
Demonstrable project leadership experience and skills including managing timelines and resources.
Demonstrable experience of stakeholder engagement and management.
Experience with data management and ERP systems including architecture and integrations. Experience with Dynamics 365 is preferred but not essential
Ability to work collaboratively across the organisation and lead cross functional teams.
Excellent communication and organizational skills including the ability to guide teams
Ability to work with, manipulate and transform a broad range of data sets using Excel, SQL or similar tools
Demonstrable experience of data management and/or ERP in a manufacturing/retail environment is desirable but not essential
Qualifications/Education
Bachelors degree in IT, Computer Science or Data Science would be desirable
Business Administration and Project Management experience
Please apply by submitting your CV and covering letter to recruitment@alex-begg.com along with a statement detailing why you are suitable for the role.
Closing Date: Friday 25th April 2025