Freelance Data Governance Consultant

Our client manages one of the most extensive B2B product catalogues in the European workwear and casualwear market - thousands of active SKUs across 8 markets, each requiring localised descriptions, validated imagery, category structures, and pricing attributes. This project will bring this catalogue to life on a new Adobe Commerce platform, with Akeneo, integrated through a modern middleware architecture.

- Own the product data library for the project storefronts: define and enforce asset standards, metadata schemas, naming conventions, and completeness criteria across all 8 markets.

- Conduct a full audit of existing product data and digital assets against storefront requirements; produce a marketby-market completeness gap analysis as a foundational deliverable.

- Lead the Akeneo PIM architecture definition for the programme: attribute sets, category structures, localisation configuration, and the integration feed to the middleware and Adobe Commerce storefronts.

- Define and manage the PIM-to-storefront data feed in close collaboration with the technology integrator; validate feed accuracy, data transformation rules, and localisation completeness per market.

- Coordinate digital asset readiness with brand suppliers and internal Marketing ahead of each country go-live - ensuring imagery, technical sheets, and localised content meet storefront requirements.

- Govern localisation of product descriptions, category structures, and attribute sets across Belgian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, and Hungarian storefronts.

- Validate catalogue data against ERP master data to ensure pricing and SKU alignment across all markets; flag and resolve discrepancies in collaboration with the Business Process Lead.

- Establish and maintain a data governance framework - standards, processes, and ownership model - for ongoing catalogue management post go-live.

Profile

- Minimum 5 years in catalogue management, PIM administration, or digital asset management within a B2B or holesale environment with a complex, multi-SKU product range.
- Hands-on experience with Akeneo PIM (mandatory): attribute set design, category architecture, localisation, and integration configuration.
- Experience with Bynder or a comparable DAM platform; familiarity with supplier asset intake, content localisation workflows, and digital content standards.
- Understanding of PIM-to-e-commerce data feed architecture - specifically how product data flows from a PIM through a middleware or integration layer to Adobe Commerce / Magento 2 storefronts.
- Data-driven and detail-oriented: comfortable defining quality standards, running completeness audits, and managing large-volume datasets across multiple languages and markets.
- Strong coordination and communication skills: able to work effectively with suppliers, internal teams, and technical integrators across multiple countries.
- Fluency in English required; Dutch, German, or French advantageous.