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HIRING STILL

Hello! I am reposting this as the opportunity has arisen to start next week...

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).

It involves directly speaking with clients in a professional manner to gather information.

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

Timeline: 3 months starting in January 26 - with a view to expand to 9 months for a full time roll out. Would be very hands on / full-time

Timezone: Strong overlap with UK hours.

Rate: High fee - project based

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

Please provide:

1. Loom(s) or screen-share demos of any relevant work e.g.,:

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.)

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 - working with the client to understand what each spreadsheet means / entails
Building a workflow layer with milestones, dependencies, statuses, and team visibility
Ingesting briefs and documents (emails, PDFs, SharePoint folders) into structured records using automation (e.g., N8N or Make.com)
Setting foundations for additional modules later (costing engine, concept library, etc.)

Tech stack is flexible — Airtable (ideally)

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):