DATA / BI ANALYST - EE Only

DATA BI ANALYST – LOGISTICS (EE Only)
Market related
Cape Town, Western Cape

We currently have the above vacancy and wish to invite suitably qualified applicants to submit their details for our consideration. This position will be based in Cape Town CBD. The ideal candidate must have data and or BI analysis experience and skills specifically in SQL, Python and Advanced Excel. We are ideally looking for candidate who has Transport / Fleet/ Logistics / Distribution industry experience and exposure. We will only consider Employment Equity candidates.

Qualifications and Experience required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, BCom Computer Science or similar degree with 3+ years experience in a Data, Engineering or Product Management role within a fast-paced, product-led, and growth-focused organisation, playing a key role in data gathering, data analysis and helping the team make data based decisions OR
• Relevant Higher Certificate & 6 Years experience in a Data, Engineering role within a fast-paced, product-led, and growth-focused organisation, playing a key role in data gathering, data analysis and helping the team make data based decisions
• Strong hands-on experience with SQL, Google BigQuery, AWS, Google Data Studio, and Python
• Automation - Cron Scheduling (Custom or 3rd party software scheduling)
• High level of proficiency with MS Office packages with proven advanced proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets, Docs & Slides
• Experience with large datasets and optimisation on digital platforms
• Retail or e-commerce and Supply Chain industry experience beneficial

Attributes required:

• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions
• Ability to identify areas of improvement in current processes
• Ability to use logic and common sense to arrive at conclusions
• Passion for understanding ambiguous, complex problems and driving high quality, innovative, clean solutions
• Highly structured thinker with strong attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Must have exceptional communication skills to help deliver insights to diverse stakeholders
• Detail oriented, outcome and process focused
• Willingness to learn and personal desire to keep up to date with technology and process
• Comfortable with change and excellent team player

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead requirements elicitation workshops with stakeholders to define high level business requirements for operational reporting or to improve business performance
• Assist stakeholders to prioritize the requirements
• Obtain sign-off on the specifications
• Mine data for insights, test and validate hypotheses about operational and customer behavior
• Influence the roadmap through presentation of data-based recommendations
• Develop operational reports and run reports to support measurement of key performance indicators. Prepare exception-based reporting and drive implementation of business improvement ideas
• Validate existing reports and data sets and resolves issues with reports and performance indicators as identified
• Develop a clear understanding of the operational intricacies & behaviors and identify improvement opportunities / levers to improve key metrics
• Create effective data visualizations to communicate insights and updates to the management and product team.
• Generate regular reports on operational performance and provide insights / recommendations to the business
• Analyse the success and effectiveness of process changes
• Facilitate the performance improvement of various teams within the business by identifying operational gaps. This must be performed through testing & analysis and recommendation of process changes.

Application process:

Should you be interested in this position and meet the above criteria, forward your MS Word CV to Tala Brink. (tala at hrlegend dot com)

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.