Nisbets Limited are currently recruiting for a BI and Automation Specialist to join our Finance and IT team, supporting the development of data-driven insights and automation solutions that enhance business performance.

As a BI and Automation Specialist at Nisbets, you will play a key role in designing and delivering Power BI dashboards and reports, transforming data from multiple sources into meaningful insights. You will also support the development of automation tools, including Power Apps and AI-enabled workflows, helping to streamline processes and improve efficiency across the business.

This is a fast-paced and varied role, requiring strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders. You will work closely with Finance teams and wider business functions to identify opportunities for reporting improvements and automation, ensuring solutions are aligned with business goals.

This role will be based at our Fourth Way office in Avonmouth, with flexibility to work from home as part of a hybrid working pattern after a period of training.

Key Accountabilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and understand business requirements, ensuring alignment to business goals.
• Deliver reporting and automation solutions to agreed specifications and timelines.
• Design and implement best practices for data visualisation and report usability.
• Create and maintain data models to support accurate and efficient reporting.
• Transform data from multiple sources into clear, insightful, and visually engaging reports.
• Optimise Power BI reports and dashboards for performance and usability.
• Maintain data quality and integrity across reporting outputs.
• Review and enhance reports regularly to meet evolving business needs.
• Develop and support automation solutions using Power Apps and other tools.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation within Finance and across the business.
• Provide training and ongoing support to end-users on reporting and automation tools.
• Stay up to date with developments in Power BI and automation technologies to continuously improve capabilities.

Capabilities, Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience in a BI Developer, Power BI Developer, or automation-focused role.
• Strong proficiency in Power BI (Desktop, Service, and Power Query).
• Solid understanding of data modelling concepts (e.g. star schema, relationships, normalisation).
• Experience using DAX for complex calculations and measures.
• Proficiency in SQL and querying databases.
• Knowledge of ETL processes and tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive approach to identifying new tools and automation opportunities.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on data accuracy and integrity.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working with Finance teams.
• Previous experience supporting Finance reporting or processes is essential.
• Experience with Power Apps and Power Automate is desirable.

About Us

Nisbets is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all colleagues. We aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only colleagues but also our potential future colleagues are treated fairly and with dignity and respect.
Therefore, please inform us of any reasonable adjustments that we may need to make to the application or interview process.

Here at Nisbets, we aim high and we dream big. From a one-man operation in 1983, to the UK’s market leader today – it’s always been our determination to hit whatever goal we set ourselves, no matter how big. And we’ve done it time and time again.

We’re looking for experts. Passionate, forward thinkers who obsess about our customers as much as we do. We need strivers, trailblazers and problem solvers who are as determined to grow, develop and succeed as we are.

We’re determined to take the next step. But we need your help to do it. It’s all about you.

If you’re looking for a forward-thinking business on which to leave your mark; where your work is valued; Where you’ll test your skills and then develop them further than you thought you could - Nisbets is for you.

You’ll be pushing the boundaries with us, day in day out. You’ll work in a fast-paced, ever changing environment. You’ll collaborate with a wide range of other experts around the business, bringing big ideas to life, and play a leading role in taking our journey to the next level.

We are a business with heart. From the small indie diner to the Michelin-star restaurant, Nisbets deliver the equipment they need to excel. If you join our team you’ll be working in a family-owned business that isn’t afraid to let you grow. That understands the value of innovation. And that puts our impact on the environment, our commitment to ethical trading and our determination to being a fully transparent business at the forefront of all we do.