Data Analyst I at Shoprite Group of Companies

Purpose of the Job    

• To enhance the competitiveness and profitability of a product category by providing comprehensive analysis, support, and execution of a customer-centric category strategy.
• This strategy focuses on product assortment, pricing, promotions, and placement. The Data Analyst I will conduct descriptive data analysis by gathering, consolidating, and analyzing complex datasets to generate insights, predictions, and recommendations.
• This role will advise stakeholders on business challenges and sales opportunities while supporting long-term trading strategies. 

Key Outputs

• Generate insights, predictions, and actionable recommendations.
• Produce tactical and strategic reports to support business activities.
• Contribute to the development and execution of long-term trading strategies.

Job Objectives    

• Provide buyers with robust data to inform pricing and promotional performance.
• Assess the performance of new projects, including changes in product range, pricing initiatives, promotions, and in-store displays
• Deliver predefined reports to support business operations, including supplier performance reviews, pricing reviews, promotional planning, and sales analysis
• Prepare data for weekly management meetings, focusing on critical issues and departmental KPIs
• Collect and interpret initiatives from annual category reviews, briefing relevant buyers on insights prior to supplier meetings

Qualifications    

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (BCom, BSc) or a certification in Data Analytics

Experience    

• 2 years of experience as a Data Analyst or in a similar role within a business environment.
• Proven ability to apply research and analytical methods within large datasets to identify trends and purchasing behavior that inform pricing, promotional, merchandising, and trading decisions.

Knowledge and Skills    

• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking abilities.
• Capacity to communicate insights clearly to inform business decisions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and critical thinking.
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
• Proficient in English, both verbal and written.
• Financial and business acumen with a solid understanding of data utilization in retail trading.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical products and front shop operations.
• Familiarity with SAP Buying/Retail Systems.
• Experience with Tableau or MS Power BI.
• Proficiency in Power Query for Excel, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Structured Query Language (SQL), and programming languages like R or Python.

Closing Date    

• 2026/02/10