Marketing Data & Insights Technical Intern at Spur Corporation

The Opportunity

• This is not an ordinary internship. It is an invitation to shape the future of marketing intelligence within one of South Africa’s most iconic consumer brands. We are seeking a technically gifted, strategically minded intern who thrives at the intersection of data, technology, and business impact.
• You will be entrusted with high-impact projects that go beyond reporting, they will transform how we access insights, optimize performance, and elevate customer experience across our portfolio.

Job Requirements
Strategic Projects:

• Intelligent Insight Access: Design and deploy a solution that makes insights instantly accessible, turning complex datasets and reports into concise, actionable answers for decision-makers.
• Menu & Pricing Intelligence: Identify high- and low-performing menu items based on sales, frequency, customer feedback, and promotional response. Engineer dashboards and analytical models that reveal which menu items drive repeat visits and profitability. Apply statistical rigor to pricing and promotion strategies to safeguard margin and enhance customer value
• Customer Voice Dashboard: Consolidate fragmented feedback streams surveys, call centre, online and social media reviews into a unified view that pinpoints friction points to inform customer experience design.

Your Profile

• Final-year student or recent graduate in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or related discipline.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Strong foundation in data modelling, statistical analysis, and visualization.

Skills & competencies:

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and storytelling ability.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and a drive for performance optimization.
• High EQ and collaborative nature, able to influence and support cross-functional teams.
• Growth mindset, curious and solution-oriented.
• Ownership mindset, takes initiative, solves problems independently, and delivers actionable insight.
• Comfortable working in a high-paced, constantly evolving environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and problem-solving ability.
• A portfolio that demonstrates your ability to build, not just analyse.

Advantageous:

• Knowledge of restaurant/food industry data trends.
• Scientific Computing: MATLAB, Octave

Corporation – general requirements

• Strict adherence to company philosophy/mission statement/sales goals
• Carrying out any reasonable request or instruction made by your line manager or any other employee senior to yourself. Discuss with your line manager so as to ensure you understand who is senior to you
• Assisting in any official company function or business as may be required from time to time irrespective of the day or time or venue at which such function or business takes place, provided such request is reasonable
• Attending all meetings and training programmes, irrespective of the time and day, which you may be instructed to be present at, provided such request is reasonable
• Projecting a hospitable, respectful, polite, friendly and warm attitude to all employees and customers
• Maintaining good communication skills with fellow employees, management, stakeholders and customers at all times.
• Displaying a strong “team player” approach, showing patience and respect for fellow members of staff.
• Reporting expeditiously all complaints, compliments, accidents, fire, theft, loss, damage and any other irregularities to your line manager
• Always maintaining high standards of general cleanliness, hygiene and safety in accordance with Spur Corporation’s standards and other requirements as detailed in the HR Manual.
• Utilizing Spur Corporation property and equipment in an appropriate manner in order to maintain both their usefulness and value.