Job Vacancies at The Shoprite Group of Companies

Job Objectives    
Employee Centric Delivery :

• Perform data mining, analysis and modelling of data with the purpose of providing data-driven insights that will enable the achievement of overall People goals supporting clinical and operational alignment and decision-making and related remedial activities.
• Transform data into insights that drive business and customer value using data analytics, data visualization and data modeling techniques and technologies.
• Analyse business scenarios, problems and issues using data from internal and external sources to provide insight to decision-makers.
• Identify and interpret trends and patterns in datasets to locate influences.
• Construct forecasts and recommendations based on business data and market knowledge.
• Create specification for reports and analysis based on business needs and required or available data elements.
• Provide input for cross-functional teams to address People issues through data and reports.
• Maintaining reporting strategy in line with stakeholder groups.
• Consulting internally relating to the applicable reports or analytical requirements.
• Providing input into reporting requirements and liaising with the Business Analysts as required.
• Managing the backlog and reporting development pipeline
• Sourcing, cleansing, collating and harmonising People data from various sources to be used as input for analysis and reporting based upon reporting requirements identified.
• Assisting with the design and development of a standard set of reports, using the reporting functionality across the various People systems i.e. annual, monthly, weekly.
• Building and maintaining People reporting dashboards including liaising with the IT team for BW and Tableau Dashboard enhancement support.
• Collating and analysing People performance data to track the effectiveness of People strategies.
• Receiving and distributing incidents relating to People reports.
• Monitoring and reporting progress against agreed People performance metrics, producing dashboards and trend reports on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Managing People reporting for projects as required and reporting progress thereof.
• Assisting with ad-hoc reports for various People functional teams.

People (Self, Team & Organisational):

• Aligning participation to deliver the relevant People Data, Insights and MIS solutions and services to the business.
• Participating in the enablement of an innovative, agile and employee centric culture where employees are supported, empowered and valued within the People Data, Insights and MIS team.
• Participating in the enablement of an employee wellness culture within the People Data, Insights and MIS team to ensure that employees are supported mentally, physically and emotionally.
• Participating in the enablement of a culture of open and transparent communication within the
• People Data, Insights and MIS team.

Financial, Reporting & BI:

• Monitoring of People Data, Insights and MIS costs whilst ensuring service delivery to the Shoprite Group.
• Collection and use of People data and business intelligence to transform the delivery of services and solutions throughout the People function.

Governance & Compliance:

• Ensuring compliance with organisational and legislative governance frameworks, legislation and standards.
• Adhering to governance structures, policies, processes, frameworks applicable to the role.
• Ensuring data management processes adhere to continually changing privacy and legal compliance requirements.

Future-Fit:

• Participating in the integration and effective flow of work with other solution areas and business.
• Identifying relevant technology requirements for the People Data, Insights and MIS team and ensuring optimal utilisation thereof.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in the People Data, Insights and MIS function and related processes, to ensure ongoing process efficiency.

Qualifications    

• Degree in BSc in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Management or equivalent

Experience    

• +2 years in a Data Reporting Analyst orientated or equivalent role - (essential).
• Previous exposure to and capable of working with large and complex data sets using appropriate tools. Microsoft Power BI, Alteryx and Tableau, MySQL, Bigquery, R, Python, Excel, Qlikview/QlikSense are examples of the tools that will be beneficial in this role - (essential).
• Experience within the FMCG, retail sector or similar - (preferred).
• We value practical learning experiences, in the event that a candidate does not have a degree, demonstrable relevant experience will be considered. A proven track record of delivering Data Reporting Analyst in a retail environment - (essential).

Knowledge and Skills    

• As relevant to perform the role.