Hello! Just joined as I am hiring a role for an Airtable expert

Thank you for welcoming me into this cool community. I have a really exciting opportunity - which could evolve into many other projects for a London based consumer goods merchandising company. Job Spec below:

I’m looking for a developer with strong experience designing structured databases (ideally airtable) and rebuilding internal workflow systems for real-world operational teams.

This involves consolidating many Excel sheets into a unified schema, designing clean data models, and building practical ingestion + workflow automations (PDF/email/SharePoint → structured records).

This is for a mid-sized consumer goods supplier (private-label style).

Timeline: 2-3 months starting in January (design starting ASAP). Would be very hands on / full-time

Timezone: Strong overlap with UK hours.

Rate: Day rate or project rate – open.

If interested, please send examples only (1-2 min Looms are ideal).

Please provide:

1. Loom(s) or screen-share demos of relevant work:

A database or internal tool you architected
Any workflow system (CP engine, operations tracking, etc.)
Any Excel → database migration you’ve done
Any ingestion: emails/PDFs/SharePoint/Drive → structured data

(Blur/redact anything sensitive — structure is what matters.)

2. Additional proof:

Screenshots / case studies
Before/after examples of messy → structured systems

What the Build Involves

Designing a structured, scalable database to replace fragmented spreadsheets (the design is very important as there current structure is very messy)
Migrating/collapsing hundreds of Excel sheets into a single schema
Building a workflow layer with milestones, dependencies, statuses, and team visibility
Ingesting briefs and documents (emails, PDFs, SharePoint folders) into structured records
Setting foundations for additional modules later (costing engine, concept library, etc.)

Tech stack is flexible — Airtable (ideally), Supabase, or a custom DB are all options, depending on UX/performance needs.

Skills That Matter Most

CORE (Must Have):

Database architecture & schema design Linked tables, normalisation, field structures, data integrity
Experience consolidating large quantities of spreadsheets into a clean data model
Ability to design multi-team workflows (status, dependency, handoff logic)
Experience with automation glue (Make.com, Zapier, n8n, or lightweight scripts)
Strong communication: explain trade-offs, limitations, and risks clearly

NICE TO HAVE (Not required but useful):