Jobs at The Shoprite Group of Company

Job Objectives    
• Information Seeking & Analysis

• Perform high-level analysis activities in the CE cycle (assisting to unpack Features, identify high-level impacts and dependencies etc.) at a Senior / Specialist proficiency level.
• Understand, analyse and identify areas for improvement in the current business environment and across other shared process/system business environments.
• Operate confidently within and make contributions where appropriate to business strategy, current trends and developments in the retail industry.
• Operate confidently within the multiple domains, integrated systems and operational processes and make relevant connections across domains. Consider the enterprise-wide solutions and impacts. Handle new domains with the same confidence as familiar domains.
• Operate confidently within multiple current and potential integrated systems and E2E business processes.
• Analyse, understand and take a new perspective on customers (Internal and external) and multiple domain impacts through the use of user journeys, research and/or spending time in the various operational areas.
• Collaborate with user stakeholders in the identification and documentation of user requirements.
• Assess and document the business implication of user requirements to the business process involved.
• Propose and document process improvements where appropriate and provide alternatives / options.
• Assess risks, costs and potential benefits of alternative business process designs.
• Define business rules and guide the implementation of these rules in the development of the various application systems.
• Devises, initiates and drives effective change initiatives in own area or department as well as across functional area.

• Leadership, Facilitation & Influencing

• Taking ownership to provide knowledge within specific area and identify possible improvement within the team. This includes interviews, presentations and workshop facilitations with both business & IT.
• Works closely with Architects, Designers and Business stakeholders to evaluate suggested solutions.
• Advise on alternatives presented by the technical designers and providing recommendations regarding the business design.
• Lead others to advance objectives of the organisation.
• Influencing stakeholders (within IT and Business) to consider solutions which will work best for the business.
• Persuade stakeholders to change practises and consider other alternatives.
• Coaching and mentoring for the Junior and Intermediate BA resources on business analysis processes and delivery.

• Communication, Building & Maintaining Relationships

• To build and maintain a trust relationship with business users and IT stakeholders by ensuring solutions are delivered as promised and providing the necessary support and making recommendations.
• Liaising with business stakeholders, IT disciplines and the delivery teams.
• Collaborating with all disciplines and benchmarking value adding solutions.
• Evaluate and improve solution assessment and validation.
• Eliciting and analysing cultural, business and organisational constraints effecting options for change.
• Continuously support the business environment and provide recommendations for improvement
• Thinking partner and ambassador for the business.
• Able to manage vendor relationships where projects involve third parties

• Organising, multitasking & time management

• Strong commitment to organisational objectives and ensuring high quality delivery on work.
• Take responsibility for the timelines within the project plan, of the business analysis effort related to a project.
• Ensuring costs are monitored and users and the organisation benefit.

Qualifications    

• Degree with 5 to 8 years related experience.
• Advanced BA certification, CBAP, AAC or similar

Experience    
5 to 8 years experience in:

• Experience working within all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Business Process Management experience
• Experience in Business Analysis for large projects or programs of work
• Experience in Retail, Supply Chain/Fulfillment or Omni-channel initiatives

Knowledge and Skills    

• Commercial and business understanding of the broader eCommerce and retail services industry
• Operate at an Expert level in terms of methods used to analyze and benchmark business cases, which will align with the business strategies of the organisation (including feasibility and business benefits).
• Research and identify opportunities to improve the business' offering and add value to our customers through the solutions we provide.
• Drive / shape input into the scope of solution and ensure understanding of scope by business user.
• Deploy appropriate techniques to elicit and analyse business problems and translate them into business needs.
• Assess technical solutions and business processes against business requirements.
• Lead in the mapping out of data conversion and reporting requirements.
• Drive the change management barriers impacting User Acceptance Testing.
• Produce fit-for-purpose specification documents for business requirements and processes using appropriate tools, while following the guidelines and standards for analysis artefacts.
• Assist to solve & mitigate project risks.
• Liaise across teams to co-ordinate interdependencies and resolve issues.
• Actively contribute in the development of the BA practice within the organisation.
• Act as an SME in Communities of Practice to learn from the community and share knowledge and expertise with the community.
• Contribute to improving ways of work for the BA community, with specific focus on how to improve alignment, output, driving and influencing standards and quality.
• Creates a sense of team spirit by encouraging harmony, co-operation and communication.
• Communicates proactively and encourages others to share their views. Consults others when decisions need to be made.
• Develops and openly communicates self-insight such as an awareness of own strengths and weaknesses and what may come naturally or less naturally to them.
• Demonstrates detailed and comprehensive knowledge of own area, and is recognised as an expert by people across the organisation. Maintains a comprehensive knowledge of related external issues and knows about research and upcoming developments.
• Develops own technical skills and knowledge by looking out for opportunities to engage in continual professional development.
• Finds out about the activities of a wide range of other departments in the organisation and how they should work together as a system.

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Job Objectives    
To ensure that sales and profit is generated

•  Maximum utilisation of labour within budget guidelines management
•  Sound application of industrial relations practices within regions management
•  Staff competency level management
•  Staff availability as determined by sales demands management
•  Personnel administration standards compliance management

Qualifications    
Essential

•  Degree in Human Resource Management or Labour Legislation (or relevant qualification)

Experience    
Essential

• Generalist HR experience
• Shoprite Store experience together with HR experience

Desirable

• HR experience in a retail environment

Knowledge and Skills    
Essential

•  Labour Legislation
•  Training
•  Recruitment
•  Personnel Administration

Desirable

•  CCMA operations

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Job Objectives    

• Work in a cross-functional team, collaborating with fellow data scientists, engineers, and analysts to understand project goals, interpret end-users intent and drive the build, implementation and scale-up of algorithms for measurable impact.
• Understand and use ANN's, CNN's, RNN's, autoencoders, fundamental data science concepts (linear and logistic regression,SVM's, dimensionality reduction), decision trees, gradient boosting, ensemble models, etc. to develop machine learning models.
• Formulating, suggesting, and managing data-driven projects which are geared at furthering the business's interests.
• Collating and cleaning data from various entities for later use by Junior Data Scientists.
• Delegating tasks to Junior Data Scientists in order to realize the successful completion of projects.
• Monitoring the performance of Junior Data Scientists and providing them with practical guidance, as needed.
• Selecting and employing advanced statistical procedures to obtain actionable insights.
• Cross-validating models to ensure their generalizability.
• Producing and disseminating non-technical reports that detail the successes and limitations of each project.
• Suggesting ways in which insights obtained might be used to inform business strategies.
• Staying informed about developments in Data Science and adjacent fields to ensure that outputs are always relevant.

Qualifications    

• Advanced degree (Masters/Phd) in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or similar.
• Experience    
• Extensive experience as a Data Scientist - 5+ years.
• Proficiency in R or Python, where the latter is preferred.
• In-depth understanding of SQL.
• Competent in machine learning principles and techniques.
• Demonstrable history of devising and overseeing data-centred projects.
• Ability to relay insights in layman's terms, such that these can be used to inform business decisions.
• Outstanding supervision and mentorship abilities and experience.
• Capacity to foster a healthy, stimulating work environment that frequently harnesses teamwork.
• Compliance with prevailing ethical standards.

Knowledge and Skills    

• SQL
• Python
• Cloud Platform (AWS) advantageous
• Probability and Statistics
• Prescriptive Modeling
• Machine Learning experience
• Data Science experience

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Job Objectives    
1. Test case/script generation and review:

• Identify what to test by translating non-functional and business requirements into testable test plans and test scripts.
• Identify and document key test scenarios.
• Document or automate the test script using the performance testing tool.
• Determine the prerequisites.
• Determine the test criteria.
• Record the expected results.
• Review final test scripts with QA Engineer lead.
• Obtain sign-off.

2. Test prerequisites compilation:

• Identify required test materials.
• Obtain test material, e.g. test data.
• Identify the required test environment.
• Ensure test environment setup, e.g. test server access and test logins.
• Prepare test results pack for results recording and sign-off.

3. Test execution and recording:

• Execute the automated scripts.
• Record test results.
• Compare actual results against expected results and debug any script failures.

4. Maintenance of high quality and accuracy:

• Understand the application under test and ensure that it meets the necessary expectations as defined by business.
• Ensure Quality Assurance of all testing activities.
• Maintain test documentation to reflect current system operations.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support improvement of the testing processes and initiatives.
• Continued maintenance and upkeep of the performance testing scripts that form part of the performance regression pack.

5. Test status updates:

• Provide feedback to the development team and ensure the work is carried out in accordance with the schedule and the performance requirements.
• Inform management of any negative trends in the performance of software in pre-production.
• Provide estimates and feedback to the Team Lead for project scheduling purposes.
• Ensure effective communication with key stakeholders.
• Prepare and maintain test tracking reports.

6. Test closure activities:

• Ensure test completion - no outstanding high-risk issues, defects have been fixed and retested or deferred or accepted as permanent restrictions.
• Handover test artifacts to people who need it in the future, e.g. maintenance or support teams.
• Participate in project retrospectives and contribute and document lessons learned
• Archive test work products, like test results, test logs, test status reports etc.

Qualifications    

• IT-related Diploma/Degree
• ISTQB Foundation Level
• ISTQB Agile
• ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst

Experience    

• 2-3 years Manual testing experience
• 2-3 years SQL experience
• 6+ years Performance testing experience
• Testing in a retail / financial sector desirable
• Testing in an Agile environment desirable

Knowledge and Skills    

• Microsoft 365
• Google Suite
• 6-7 years Knowledge of non-functional testing - performance testing
• 2-3 years Knowledge of functional testing, system testing, integration testing, regression testing, automation scripting, and execution.
• 1-2 years Knowledge of non-functional testing – security testing
• 1-2 years Knowledge of non-functional testing – usability testing
• 6-7 years Build enhancements to test frameworks increasing speed and productivity.
• 6-7 years Collaboratively work with the rest of the QA team to refine quality assurance practices and techniques within the greater team.

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Job Objectives    

• To manage installations and upgrades.
• To assist Development Teams in designing and optimising systems.
• To carry out database administration tasks.
• To work with SECURITY team to manage access and compliance.
• To research, assess and implement DBMS variations in AWS / AZURE.

Qualifications    

• Grade 12
• Tertiary qualification related to IT

Desirable

• Relevant courses in database management
• AWS Associate architect
• Azure Fundamentals

Experience    

• Experience managing MySQL and / or Postgres including databases larger than 1TB (5+ Years)
• Any experience in NoSQL database management system - MONGODB or Cassandra (2+ Years)

Knowledge and Skills    

• General understanding of database management concepts (5+ Years)
• Strong proficiency in performance tuning (5+ Years)
• Strong proficiency in backup / restore techniques (5+ Years)
• Strong proficiency in Linux operating system (5+ Years)

Desirable

• Familiarity with NoSQL DBMS such as MongoDB (2+ Years)

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Job Objectives    

• To manage installations and upgrades.
• To assist Development Teams in designing and optimising systems.
• To carry out database administration tasks.
• To work with SECURITY team to manage access and compliance.
• To research, assess and implement DBMS variations in AWS / AZURE.

Qualifications    

• Grade 12
• Tertiary qualification related to IT

Desirable

• Relevant courses in database management
• AWS Associate architect
• Azure Fundamentals

Experience    

• Experience managing MySQL and / or Postgres including databases larger than 1TB (5+ Years)
• Any experience in NoSQL database management system - MONGODB or Cassandra (2+ Years)

Knowledge and Skills    

• General understanding of database management concepts (5+ Years)
• Strong proficiency in performance tuning (5+ Years)
• Strong proficiency in backup / restore techniques (5+ Years)
• Strong proficiency in Linux operating system (5+ Years)

Desirable

• Familiarity with NoSQL DBMS such as MongoDB (2+ Years)