BI Developer

Why Greencore?

We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.

We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Why we embarked on Making Business Easier?

Over time processes have become increasingly complex, increasing both the risk and cost they pose, whilst restricting our agility. At the same time, our customers and the market expect more from us than ever before. Making Business Easier forms a fundamental foundation for our commercial and operational excellence agendas, whilst supporting managing our cost base effectively in the future.

The MBE Programme will streamline and simplify core processes, provide easier access to quality business data and will invest in the right technology to enable these processes.

Why is this exciting for your career as a BI Developer?

The MBE Programme presents a huge opportunity for colleagues across the technology function to play a central role in the design, shape, delivery and execution of an enterprise-wide digital transformation programme. The complexity of the initiative, within a FTSE 250 business, will allow for large-scale problem solving, group wide impact assessment and supporting the delivery of an enablement project to future proof the business. You will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across the business and bring a best practice approach to the function. Designing and shaping the solution and methodologies utilising your experience and expertise gives a platform for success and team ship building as Greencore, build, mature, strengthen and bolster their Technology department.

What you'll be doing as a BI Developer at Greencore?

• Designing and developing data flows and integrations between systems and databases for the group, as well as contributing to other areas of our business landscape
• In addition to reporting, the team is responsible for several areas of data engineering and database development, including integrations development with our ERP systems, providing end-to-end solutions with web apps, and general database administration
• Designing and developing database integrations between systems and contributing to the building of Data Warehouses for reporting purposes (eg developing ETL pipelines)
• Responsible for database development in collaboration with the development team, collaborating with BAs and internal stakeholders to manage demand and a backlog of data requirements
• Leveraging best-practices to contribute to our wider goal of consolidating data sources and improving maintainability of our reporting landscape
• Working with the business you will identify reporting gaps to improve efficiencies
• Support our existing data and reporting solutions

What we're looking for?

• Good understanding and experience of relational databases (SQL Server/T-SQL), schemas and relationships across multiple data sources
• Experience of developing ETL solutions and have a good understanding of OLTP best-practices
• Proven knowledge and experience of data modelling and database design
• Experience of ERP systems, especially (PowerApps) and cloud-based solutions, especially MS Azure. Any experience of MS Synapse or data lake experience would be highly beneficial to your application
• Familiar with Power App development and Integration development, for example working with queues or APIs

What you'll get in return:

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.