Supply Chain Analyst - Cape Town at Shoprite Group of Companies

Job Objectives

• Work with business stakeholders to understand and correctly frame analysis requirements, hypotheses and questions and propose fit-for-purpose data led solutions. 
• Work with business, technology, and development teams to identify and agree on the right data and application of the right analytical techniques to produce the right business insights. 
• Assist in transforming complex data into meaningful formats and graphical reports by writing clear and effective business requirements and making necessary modifications as needed.  
• Design, code, debug, test, document, and support applications consistent with established business requirements and specifications and actively participate in post-implementation reviews to ensure successful deployment and usability. 
• Build and publish comprehensive and compelling dashboards, reports and analytical findings including insightful observations, commentary, and recommendations to optimize spend or increase the effectiveness of business initiatives. 
• Support with complex data related queries from business stakeholders, helping to resolve issues or enable understanding and integration of findings to unlock key insights. 
• Validate datasets and reports and proactively resolve any data or metric related issues. 
• Evaluate the accuracy of data sources and data gathering techniques and ensure data quality and integrity is maintained throughout the analytics process.  
• Maintain documentation, user guides or training material, ensuring the consistent application of language and definitions. 
• Collaborate across teams and function to fully leverage data and enable transformative insights that drive sound business decisions. 
• Stay updated on developments in data analytics and adjacent fields to ensure the latest techniques and methods are applied to enhance data analysis practices at Shoprite. 

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field – (essential).  

Experience

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience working within a Data Analyst position