Interim Power BI Analyst
Posted 4 days ago by Gleeson Recruitment Group
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Power BI Data Analyst role based in Chesterfield involves designing and delivering real-time dashboards to enhance operational and commercial decision-making for a leading manufacturing and distribution business. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to translate data into actionable insights, focusing on performance improvement and transparency. The contract is expected to last approximately six months, with a hybrid working arrangement available. Proven expertise in Power BI and experience in the manufacturing or logistics sector are essential for candidates.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build live operational dashboards for manufacturing and logistics teams, including: Volume In / Volume Out, Repair Costs, Stock Levels, Purchase Prices, Knocks and performance analysis
- Develop commercial dashboards for head office to track: Profit vs target, Volume by trader and supplier, Tonnage vs Freight Cost Recovery (FCR), Operational vs commercial performance metrics
- Integrate and model data from ERP systems and Excel into Power BI
- Develop data warehousing solutions to support real-time reporting
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders across Operations, Commercial and Finance to translate data into meaningful business insights
Key Skills:
- Proven expertise in Power BI dashboard development is essential
- Manufacturing or logistics sector experience is highly desirable
- Experience of building data warehouses from scratch is preferred
- Strong understanding of ERP data flows
- Experience working with Sage or similar finance systems
- Skilled in DAX, data modelling and building automated reporting solutions
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to deliver at pace in a commercially focused environment
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Chesterfield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Interim Power BI Data Analyst
Location: Chesterfield (Ideally on site, but hybrid - 1-2 days from home is available)
Contract: c.6 Months
Day Rate: DOE
IR35 Status: TBC
Our client, a leading manufacturing and distribution business, is seeking an Interim Power BI Data Analyst to design and deliver real-time dashboards that will transform operational and commercial decision-making across multiple sites. This role is critical in driving transparency, improving performance, and enabling data-led strategies across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build live operational dashboards for manufacturing and logistics teams, including: Volume In / Volume Out, Repair Costs, Stock Levels, Purchase Prices, Knocks and performance analysis
- Develop commercial dashboards for head office to track: Profit vs target, Volume by trader and supplier, Tonnage vs Freight Cost Recovery (FCR), Operational vs commercial performance metrics
- Integrate and model data from ERP systems and Excel into Power BI
- Develop data warehousing solutions to support real-time reporting
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders across Operations, Commercial and Finance to translate data into meaningful business insights
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Proven expertise in Power BI dashboard development is essential
- Manufacturing or logistics sector experience is highly desirable
- Experience of building data warehouses from scratch is preferred
- Strong understanding of ERP data flows
- Experience working with Sage or similar finance systems
- Skilled in DAX, data modelling and building automated reporting solutions
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to deliver at pace in a commercially focused environment
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