Data & Application Specialist - English - Utrecht

Our client was founded in 2006 to facilitate the continuing success of several price and product comparison websites in Europe. The company makes online shopping easy and transparent by offering an independent comparison of products, shops and prices. Our client's leading price and product comparison websites create a high-quality marketplace for consumers and merchants, ensuring superior quality and service.

The Position

As Data & Application Specialist you have the crucial responsibility of managing data and backoffice systems. The core purpose of your role is to guarantee the quality of the data that 5 million people see every month in several European countries. You will join a team of knowledgeable professionals that manage data coming from product data suppliers and webshops. Your team  also manages all systems involved in managing content (products, texts, reviews, etc).

 Responsibilities and Tasks

* Responsible for all applications used to manage content from a functional perspective;

* Support make or buy decisions of systems;

* Responsible for documentation of all applications used;

* Sharing transferring knowledge to other content employees;

* Initiation/follow up/testing development of internal software;

* Responsible for further improvement of the automated mapping score;

* Responsible for content management system (CMS), PIM (product information management) system, offer tool, automated mapper and data loading;

* First point of contact for IT and CM on shop feeds;

* Technical contact for product data suppliers;

* Reporting and analysis tasks;

* Create/manage reports on productivity of the department;

* Analyze trends in automated mapping scores;

* Constantly improve the quality level of content.

 Education/ Experience

* Bachelor degree, preferably in IT/technical;

* Minimal 3 years of working experience in data handling/management;

* Experience with handling external product data is a pre;

* Knowledge about XML, principles and tools;

* Strong understanding of data integrity;

* Knowledge about ETL principles and tools is an advantage;

* Knowledge about and experience with SQL and databases;

* Fluent in English. Skilled in other European languages is very much appreciated.

Your profile

* Do you have an eye for detail?

* Are you proactive in improving systems and data?

* Are you motivated to continuously improve current applications and data quality?

* Are you eager to closely cooperate with business representatives?

* Do you have a strong focus on developing your environment?

* Are you eager to take a senior role within the IT department and  also eager to help lead the company's content development?

* Do you have a passion for the Internet and its possibilities?

* Do you like to work in a fast growing but small company in an international e-business environment?

 If your answer is Yes to ALL of the above questions, you are the right candidate for this young, ambitious and fast growing company.

 Experience with complex data processes such as Business Intelligence or mapping/matching is an advantage.

For all vacancies it is essential that you have a fluent spoken and written level of the English language.

Only CV's in the English Language can be considered

Please note that only candidates with a valid work permit for the Netherlands will be considered.

We will be looking forward to receiving your CV, preferably through our website:

www.abroad-experience.com/cv

You can also call us:

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Amsterdam: +31 (0)20 584 8565

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