Power BI Developer

Power BI Developer

Join a Leading UK Food Distribution Business Work Remotely from SA

Remote (South Africa) | R35,000 R70,000 p/m | UK Business Hours

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established UK-based foodservice distributor supporting a wide range of customers with high-quality products and services. With a strong data-driven approach, they are investing heavily in their Business Intelligence function to improve operational efficiency and strategic decision-making. This remote role offers South African candidates the opportunity to work directly with a UK-based BI team and contribute to enterprise-level insights.

The Role: Power BI Developer

As Power BI Developer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining business-critical reports and dashboards across departments, including Sales, Operations, Distribution, Trading, and Finance. You will transform raw data into clear, reliable, and accessible insights for stakeholders at all levels, playing a key role in performance monitoring and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Minimum 2 years' experience building Power BI reports in a business environment
• Design and maintain Power BI dashboards, visuals, and reports
• Translate business requirements into meaningful visual insights aligned to KPIs
• Build and manage datasets using best-practice data modelling (star schema)
• Write and optimise DAX measures and calculations
• Identify and resolve data quality issues in collaboration with data owners
• Provide clear insights, explanations, and variance analysis across business functions
• Monitor report refreshes and performance, ensuring data security and access control
• Support business users with training, guides, and reporting enhancements
• Standardise reporting templates and automate recurring reports where possible

About You

• 2+ years of Power BI development experience in a commercial environment
• Degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, or similar (or equivalent experience)
• Advanced Power BI and DAX skills, with strong data modelling knowledge
• Excellent spoken and written English articulate, confident communicator
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented, with the ability to explain data to non-technical users
• Proactive and self-motivated, comfortable working independently in a remote setup
• FMCG, foodservice, logistics, or distribution sector experience is a strong advantage
• Exposure to Power Apps, Power Automate, APIs, or Microsoft Fabric is desirable