The Power BI Developer will be responsible for designing developing and maintaining business intelligence solutions using Microsoft Power BI with a strong emphasis on manufacturing industry data. This role involves close collaboration with crossfunctional teams to transform complex data into actionable insights that drive strategic decisions especially in areas like production efficiency supply chain management and quality control.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain Power BI data models customized to the manufacturing sector focusing on data sets such as production metrics inventory levels and supply chain KPIs.
- Design and implement interactive dashboards and reports that visualize production performance yield rates equipment downtime and overall manufacturing efficiency.
- Execute ETL processes to ensure data accuracy and integrity across key operational systems such as MES ERP and CRM systems used in manufacturing.
- Work with stakeholders from engineering production supply chain and finance teams to understand business requirements and translate them into effective BI solutions.
- Optimize Power BI dashboards to handle highfrequency data typical in manufacturing settings using techniques like incremental data refresh and direct query optimization for realtime insights.
- Ensure compliance with data governance and security policies in line with industry standards for manufacturing.
- Train endusers especially production and engineering teams to interpret Power BI insights effectively for operational decisions.
- Document and maintain BI solution architecture data lineage and user guidelines ensuring transparency and consistency in manufacturing metrics.
Required Qualifications:
- 9 years of experience as a Power BI Developer preferably within the manufacturing industry.
- Proficiency in Power BI with advanced DAX calculations data modeling and manufacturingspecific report development.
- Strong expertise in SQL with experience in querying manufacturing data sources and integrating with ERP MES and supply chain management systems.
- Familiarity with advanced Power BI capabilities like composite models and incremental refresh essential for managing highvolume timesensitive data in manufacturing.
- Handson experience with Power BI Service including workspace management app deployment and secure report sharing within a manufacturing organization.
- Proven ability to optimize Power BI performance for complex data models and highfrequency manufacturing data.
- Knowledge of data governance compliance and cybersecurity practices relevant to the manufacturing sector.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills tailored to manufacturing challenges such as yield improvement downtime reduction and inventory optimization.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical insights to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders in manufacturing.
Key Competencies:
- Advanced expertise in the Microsoft BI stack with a strong understanding of the data dynamics and requirements of the manufacturing industry.
- Precision in data modeling focusing on creating insights essential for operations such as production tracking predictive maintenance and quality assurance.
- Ability to translate operational and production data into actionable insights enabling datadriven decisions for process improvements.
- Strong collaboration skills working closely with production supply chain and engineering teams to align BI solutions with business goals.