Posted 21 July, 2026
Business Analytics Lead
DS SMITH PACKAGING LIMITED
Maidstone, ENG, GB
Full Time
Job Description
Business Analytics Lead\n
Drive Data-Driven Manufacturing Excellence\n
\nWe are looking for a Business Analytics Lead to play a pivotal role in transforming operational data into actionable business insight across our Paper Division.\n
\nLeading a small but highly capable data engineering team, you will build and develop the OT-to-business data infrastructure that underpins operational analytics, advanced analytics, and strategic decision-making. By connecting manufacturing systems with business platforms, you'll help unlock performance improvements, optimise asset utilisation, and support critical 80/20 business priorities.\n
\nThis is an exciting opportunity for a data leader who combines technical expertise with strong stakeholder engagement and a passion for delivering measurable business value.\n
What You'll Be Doing\n
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What We're Looking For\n
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Why Join Us?\n
\nThis role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of manufacturing analytics within a large-scale industrial environment. You'll work at the intersection of operations, technology, and business strategy, delivering solutions that directly influence performance, productivity, and long-term growth.\n
\nIf you're passionate about turning complex operational data into meaningful business value and leading teams that drive transformation, we'd love to hear from you\n
\n#LI-SP\n
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Drive Data-Driven Manufacturing Excellence\n
\nWe are looking for a Business Analytics Lead to play a pivotal role in transforming operational data into actionable business insight across our Paper Division.\n
\nLeading a small but highly capable data engineering team, you will build and develop the OT-to-business data infrastructure that underpins operational analytics, advanced analytics, and strategic decision-making. By connecting manufacturing systems with business platforms, you'll help unlock performance improvements, optimise asset utilisation, and support critical 80/20 business priorities.\n
\nThis is an exciting opportunity for a data leader who combines technical expertise with strong stakeholder engagement and a passion for delivering measurable business value.\n
What You'll Be Doing\n
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- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Data Engineers, setting priorities and ensuring high-quality delivery. \n
- Design, build, and maintain scalable OT-to-business data architectures and ingestion pipelines, supporting both real-time and batch processing. \n
- Integrate operational technology platforms, including AVEVA PI, with ERP, maintenance, quality, and other enterprise systems. \n
- Develop and maintain standardised, granular datasets and data models that enable operational reporting, advanced analytics, and business intelligence. \n
- Establish and champion data governance best practices, including data quality, lineage, metadata management, and documentation. \n
- Create reusable analytics assets, KPI frameworks, and self-service data products that empower site and corporate teams. \n
- Partner with Operations, Asset Management, IT, and Business Leadership teams to identify opportunities, prioritise initiatives, and deliver impactful analytics solutions. \n
- Implement monitoring, automation, and CI/CD practices to ensure reliable and efficient data workflows. \n
- Translate complex data into clear insights, dashboards, and recommendations that support operational and strategic decision-making. \n
What We're Looking For\n
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- Proven experience leading data engineering, analytics, or business intelligence teams. \n
- Strong understanding of industrial data environments and operational technology (OT) systems. \n
- Experience working with platforms such as AVEVA PI, industrial historians, or similar manufacturing data systems. \n
- Demonstrated expertise in building data pipelines, data models, and enterprise analytics solutions. \n
- Strong knowledge of data governance, metadata management, data quality, and data architecture best practices. \n
- Experience integrating manufacturing, ERP, maintenance, quality, and other business systems. \n
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation. \n
- A proactive, problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivering tangible business outcomes. \n
Why Join Us?\n
\nThis role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of manufacturing analytics within a large-scale industrial environment. You'll work at the intersection of operations, technology, and business strategy, delivering solutions that directly influence performance, productivity, and long-term growth.\n
\nIf you're passionate about turning complex operational data into meaningful business value and leading teams that drive transformation, we'd love to hear from you\n
\n#LI-SP\n
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