Microsoft Power Platform Developer

Position: Microsoft Power Platform Developer

Why do you have the need:

The Power BI & Data Reporting Consultant will help Michelin PRIME maintain critical plant reporting while transitioning reports to a new enterprise data source. The consultant will evaluate the current reporting structure, map existing data and business logic to the new source, update priority reports, and confirm that results remain accurate and usable.

This is a hands-on role requiring strong Power BI, SQL, Microsoft Access, data validation, and troubleshooting skills. The consultant will work with plant users, Digital, IT, and data-platform teams and will document the solution so it can be supported after the engagement.

Day-to-day job responsibilities:

Reporting Assessment & Migration

• Review priority Power BI, Microsoft Access, Excel, and related reports, including source systems, calculations, refresh methods, and dependencies.
• Map current report fields and business logic to the new enterprise data source and identify missing, changed, or unavailable data.
• Reconnect or update priority reports while preserving required business definitions and reporting capability.
• Update Power Query transformations, DAX measures, data models, SQL queries, and Access logic as needed.

Validation & Troubleshooting

• Compare updated reports with existing outputs and source records to confirm data accuracy.
• Investigate discrepancies and document findings, decisions, limitations, and corrective actions.
• Identify risks involving data retention, access, gateways, refresh performance, security, and long-term support.

Documentation & Collaboration

• Work with business and technical stakeholders to prioritize reporting required for plant operations and decision-making.
• Maintain clear documentation of data connections, report dependencies, changes, and known gaps.
• Provide knowledge transfer and a final handoff to Michelin personnel.

Technical Environment:

• MS Office 365, MS Power Platform, SharePoint

Who is the internal/external customer: Internal users.

3 Must haves for the position:

1. Strong hands-on experience with Power BI, Power Query, DAX, data modeling, and report-performance troubleshooting including strong SQL skills and experience connecting to multiple enterprise data sources.
2. Working experience with Microsoft Access, including queries and legacy reporting logic; VBA knowledge is beneficial.
3. Experience validating data, reconciling conflicting results, and tracing report logic to source systems.
4. Clear communication, documentation, and independent problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business reporting needs into maintainable technical solutions.

Preferred Experience

1. Manufacturing, maintenance, reliability, quality, or operational reporting.
2. Databricks, Oracle, Microsoft Fabric, Azure data services, SharePoint, Power Automate, or enterprise gateways.
3. Modernizing or migrating legacy Access and spreadsheet-based reporting solutions.

Any specific questions you would like us to ask potential candidates to better qualify them:

• Are any of your references your former managers? If so, which ones?
• How would your references describe your work ethic and team work?
• What was the biggest challenge you've faced at work and how was it resolved?