Hybrid EPR Data Consultant

at Reconomy

• Job title: EPR Data Consultant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £26,800 - £28,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: VBA
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Stratford upon Avon, United Kingdom

About the role

• EPR Data Consultant managing international data submissions for Valpak, leading on compliance with environmental regulations. Collaborating across teams to ensure high quality data submissions.

Responsibilities

• The EPR Data Consultant will work alongside our International Compliance Advisors/Consultants who act as the customer facing touchpoint, to ensure all international data submissions are submitted to a high standard.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for manipulating and collating final data submissions under a variety of different country regulations, including but not limited to, waste packaging, waste electrical and electronics (WEEE), waste batteries and textiles.
• With support from International Compliance Advisors/Consultants, they will quickly develop a good knowledge of the relevant environmental waste compliance regulations, ensuring that all international data obligations are met for accounts.
• The candidate will work closely with the Compliance Advisors/Consultants and will maintain a good knowledge of the relevant account in order to ensure data submitted to the relevant authorities complies with legal requirements and regulations.
• They will also work together to ensure that the customer is receiving a high level of service overall.
• The ideal candidate will be confident working in both a busy team environment and on their own initiative. As a newly developed team, this will be an exciting opportunity to develop and contribute towards a rapidly growing Valpak service.
• Management Of Data For Allocated Accounts
• Work alongside the customer facing account manager to ensure that international compliance data is accurate and submitted on time
• Work with the UK data team to ensure all data submissions are completed to a high standard
• Ensure that all required environmental data (including but not limited to weights information) is collated appropriately
• Ensure data received from customer contains necessary information
• May involve some telephone/email support to suppliers
• Data Cleansing And Maintenance
• Become an expert in utilising in-house software system (EPIC) which inputs and analyses weights information
• Manipulate data into relevant format for each country/regulation
• Use various tools to consistently check and improve on the accuracy of international data
• Use data skills to provide useful information for accounts such as swings analysis and trends
• Maintain a strong knowledge of the international environmental regulations across a variety of countries
• Work alongside the Compliance Advisors/Consultants to understand and maintain a strong knowledge of data requirements and scoping in relevant countries
• Develop and maintain a good knowledge of activities and obligations for relevant accounts
• Perform data checks for all accounts, to ensure all submissions are as accurate as possible and consistently improved
• Contribute to consistently improving and innovating the International Data Service
• Proactively seek out opportunities to make efficiencies and further develop the service
• Inspect and advance current procedures
• Optimise data automation practices

Requirements

• Advanced IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel (VBA or other coding knowledge desirable)
• Ability to quickly take on large quantities of technical information
• Excellent planning, scheduling and organization skills
• A customer focused approach
• Collaborative working style
• Solution orientated problem solving ability
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• A knowledge of analysing and manipulating large volumes of data is desirable
• An interest in environmental issues is desirable
• Educated to Degree level

Benefits

• Dual Location / Hybrid worker Status
• Participation in our annual Incentive Plan (VIP) - up to 10% bonus
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, volunteering day and your birthday off!
• Option to buy and sell up to 9 days annual leave
• Access to voluntary benefits including private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, and subsidised gym membership
• Automatic inclusion in Life Assurance, Critical Illness and Disability Income protection schemes
• Pension scheme up to 8% employer contribution
• Access to reward & discount platform
• Wellbeing initiatives