The South African Breweries (SAB) is a subsidiary of AB InBev. Founded in 1895, SAB is South Africa’s top brewer and leading distributor of beer.
For more than 120 years SAB has been an integral thread in the social fabric of our country and continues to play a crucial role in the national economy. The company operates seven breweries and 40 depots in Sout...
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Own and integrate reporting across paid, earned and owned channels to optimise digital and brand performance across the portfolio. Act as the BI custodian, ensuring reporting translates into clear, commercially grounded recommendations that influence decision-making.
Establish and continuously refine consistent reporting methodologies, KPI frameworks and measurement standards across brands. Integrate digital performance tracking with broader brand health metrics, including power scores and consumer intelligence, ensuring alignment with Insights and Strategy functions.
Partner with Data Analysts to translate complex datasets into structured, actionable insights. Apply a deep understanding of brand strategy, audience dynamics and commercial objectives to ensure recommendations are relevant, prioritised and outcome driven.
Elevate analytical standards by ensuring insight outputs move beyond descriptive reporting into insights that drive brand / consumer behavioural change. Stress-test assumptions, validate methodologies and identify performance blind spots.
Lead innovation and best practice adoption by staying current on brand strategy shifts, Kantar research, platform updates and emerging measurement frameworks. Embed data-driven creativity into planning and optimisation processes.
Identify and evaluate new tools, automation opportunities and analytical approaches that improve efficiency, accuracy and scalability. Design and lead pilots, building clear business cases for adoption and change.
Proactively identify brand barriers and growth levers beyond formal briefs. Present structured, solution-oriented recommendations that address consumer pain points and unlock performance improvements.
Coach and elevate analysts through structured feedback, critical thinking development and quality review processes. Ensure insights are transferable across portfolios and inspire broader team excellence.
Demonstrate strong commercial awareness by understanding business strategy, draftLine direction and full 1YP priorities across assigned portfolios. Ensure BI outputs directly support enterprise goals.
Minimum Requirements:
3 Year Diploma or relevant tertiary qualifications / certifications
5+ years either insights analysis / strategy / research – key being the ability to interpret data and identify trends and insights
Advanced MS Excel skills
Experience with Boolean query writing
Knowledge and experience using research and reporting tools to drive performance insights identification and understanding
Understanding of research techniques and frameworks with the ability to apply them in an agile environment
Ability to interpret and communicate data and research
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