Power BI Developer

£40,000 to £45,000 Per annum

6 months FTC

Remote working with occasional travel to Swindon head office

Our reputation as the UK’s largest newspaper and magazine wholesaler speaks for itself. Every day, we serve more than 22,000 customers from 34 distribution centres across the country. Behind every nightly miracle is a team of dedicated people carrying out more roles than you realise – we’re the unseen force that delivers. So when we say we’re excited for what the future holds for our customers and colleagues, you can trust we’re as good as our word.

We are looking for an experienced Power BI Developer to join our Modern Data Stack programme and accelerate the delivery of high-quality reporting, dashboards and actionable insight across the business. This is a hands-on role. You will work directly with business stakeholders, subject matter experts and the MDS delivery team to turn data into intuitive, trusted and valuable Power BI products.

Importantly, this role is not simply about reproducing existing reports. We want someone who can challenge how information is presented, identify opportunities to generate better insight and demonstrate what modern analytics can do for the business.You will also play a key role in catalysing Power BI capability across Smiths News, establishing good practice and helping business SMEs become increasingly confident in using our new data and analytics platform.​

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What we can offer you

Not only do we offer free onsite parking and competitive salary but you’ll also have access to:

• Company funded Health Cash Plan – providing cash back for everyday healthcare costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy
• 5% match pension
• 25 days holiday plus holiday buy scheme
• 24/7 E-Learning modules, Training and Development opportunities
• Sharesave Scheme, Cycle to work schemes, Health cash plan
• Colleague Assistance Programme & Colleague referral scheme

About you

• Strong commercial experience developing solutions in Microsoft Power BI​
• Excellent Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service and DAX capability.​
• Strong SQL skills.​
• Proven experience creating executive, management and operational dashboards​
• Excellent data visualisation and dashboard design skills.​
• Experience working with business SMEs and non-technical stakeholders.​
• Understanding of Power BI security, including Row-Level Security (RLS). ​
• Ideally Experience using Power BI with Snowflake​

Please note: you must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

A career with us is a career filled with people, pride, and passion. We rely on each other to get the job done, and we deliver what we say we will. Let’s see if we can rely on you, too. Apply now.