Job Description
Interim Data Strategy Consultant
Start: ASAP
Day rate: Open, Outside IR35
Reports to: CFO
The brief
A business in a competitive, mature market is seeking an experienced Data Strategy Consultant to carry out an independent assessment of its data landscape and deliver a clear, actionable roadmap for improvement.
The company runs Microsoft Dynamics ERP alongside legacy AS400 and other systems (including Shopify), with no single source of truth. Data from external sources is also being added to ERP, increasing complexity.
The business believes much of its data is dormant or underused, but needs a clear, evidence-based view of what’s in place, what can be improved, and where the biggest value lies.
This is not a delivery/build project at this stage, the focus is discovery, clarity, and direction.
What we need from you
1. Engage with stakeholders across Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Marketing to understand current data usage, challenges, and ambitions.
2. Map current systems, data sources, and flows, identifying duplication, gaps, and quality issues.
3. Assess the accessibility and potential value of key data sets.
4. Determine whether a centralised data pl...