Data Engineer

GSF Car Parts; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive parts distributor in the UK is seeking an experienced Data Engineer for a 4‑6 month contract. This role focuses on ensuring business continuity through structured handover processes while modernizing data infrastructure. You will collaborate with business stakeholders to create documentation, design dashboards, and analyze large datasets using SQL and Power BI. The ideal candidate has proven experience with data pipelines and strong skills in data storytelling. This position will significantly impact our analytics solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines.
• Strong proficiency in Power BI for developing insightful reports.
• Advanced SQL skills for querying and manipulating complex datasets.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to create comprehensive handover documentation.
• Lead the design of dashboards and forecasting models.
• Monitor KPIs to identify trends and anomalies.

Skills

Data pipeline design

Power BI

SQL

Data storytelling

Data governance

VB Script

Tools

Power Automate

MySQL

Power BI (DAX)

Job description

We’re on the lookout for an experienced Data Engineer to join our team on a 4‑6 month contract. This is a pivotal role focused on ensuring business continuity through a structured handover process while simultaneously accelerating our data infrastructure modernisation program.

You’ll work closely with stakeholders across the business to capture key insights, document technical processes and deliver high‑impact analytics solutions. If you thrive in fast‑paced environments and have a passion for turning data into actionable intelligence we’d love to hear from you.

About You

As a Data Engineer you will:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to create comprehensive handover documentation for ongoing and legacy projects.
• Lead the design and delivery of dashboards, forecasting models and ad hoc analysis to support commercial decision‑making.
• Analyse large datasets from multiple sources using SQL, Power BI and other visualisation tools.
• Monitor KPIs across sales, marketing, product and customer performance identifying trends and anomalies.
• Drive automation of reporting processes to enhance efficiency, scalability and accuracy.
• Ensure data integrity, quality and security through rigorous validation testing and documentation.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to data governance and analytics best practices.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience designing, building and maintaining data pipelines using Power Automate (ETL/ELT).
• Strong proficiency in Power BI (including DAX) for developing insightful reports and dashboards.
• Advanced SQL skills (MySQL) for querying and manipulating complex datasets.
• Excellent data storytelling abilities, able to communicate findings clearly to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with VB Script is a plus.
• Strong understanding of data governance, security and compliance standards.

About Us

GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over 202 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £475 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years we have traded as one brand since November 2021. Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems which include our industry‑leading catalogue system Allicat and access to the Group’s national garage programme Servicesure.

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