Job Specifications
Senior Commercial Automation Engineer
Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid)About the Role
We're looking for a Commercial Automation Engineer to design, build, and scale automation and data solutions that eliminate manual work across the Commercial function. You'll modernise Legacy Excel tools, deliver Power Platform solutions, build SQL-based data structures, and support continuous process improvement. This is a hands-on role with full ownership from discovery through to delivery and adoption.Key Responsibilities
Process Discovery & Improvement: Map current processes, identify pain points, and design system-supported improvements.
Power Platform Development: Build and deploy Power Automate flows and Power Apps to replace manual activities and improve data capture/control.
Automation & Scripting: Develop Python and/or VBA scripts for data transformation, scheduled jobs, integrations, and Legacy tool support.
Data & Database Engineering: Design SQL schemas, manage data integrity, validate existing tools, and migrate Excel/VBA workbooks to scalable solutions.
Operations, Troubleshooting & Documentation: Monitor automations, resolve failures, produce clear documentation, and maintain strong technical governance.
Stakeholder Support & Training: Deliver training sessions, support adoption, gather feedback, and iterate to enhance commercial tools and workflows.
Person Specification
Role Requirements
Strong experience in process improvement, automation, or data engineering within Commercial, Finance, or Operations
Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and influence priorities
Curious, proactive mindset with a drive to challenge, improve, and refine processes
Technical Competencies
Power Automate expertise; hands-on Power Apps
SQL schema design, stored procedures, optimisation, data migration
Programming experience (Python, VBA; Java advantageous)
Experience migrating Excel tools to database-driven solutions
SAP SD/CO/AfO experience beneficial
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If you're passionate about automation, data-driven solutions, and making meaningful improvements to business processes, apply now!
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
About the Company
Lorien is a technology, transformation and telecom talent solutions specialist. We combine tech expertise with the scope, depth and breadth of large-scale talent solutions.
Driven by both clients and candidates, covering Europe and the US, we work with all sectors, sizes and tech needs – from start-up to established, tech companies and those who use tech to propel them further - we work with them all.
Our unique position in the market means we have the insight to create tailored solutions – keeping our clients ahead of t...
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