New Jobs at Woolworths

Introduction

• To oversee the management of data across the Food Group; while ensuring that data is fit for use, in accordance to the Data Management Body of Knowledge (DAMA-DMBOK©). The business Data Steward will operate in a cross-functional manner by engaging with technical specialists, business stakeholders and leaders to influence and enhance the use, quality, accessibility and understanding of data across the group. They will also be responsible for implementing data-oriented procedures and standards to ensure alignment and compliance with corporate governance policies and practices.

Job description
Data Governance & Security:

• Implementation of procedures, guidelines and standards to ensure alignment and compliance to corporate governance policies, protocols and practices regarding the responsible use and distribution of data
• Overseeing data access and ensuring usage policies are understood and approved
• Involvement in data integration, migration & data cleansing
• Engaging with data custodians and IT architects during data classification exercises 
• Approval of data-retention and data archiving criteria

Data Quality:

• Establishing procedures for the detection, correction and prevention of data-quality issues
• Recommending solutions to data challenges and achieving compromises that enhance the use and management of data across the Food group
• Collaborating with stakeholders to resolve issues or obstacles affecting the quality of data
• Engaging through Centres of Excellence (COEs) and leadership channels to define data quality control mechanisms (establishing KPI’s to drive data quality, for example)
• Establishing data management monitoring capabilities (incl. dashboards and/or reports) that can be used to monitor, measure and drive better behaviour
• Data profiling and validation of data in terms of the expected data quality requirements
• Data support during analysis and testing phases (where relevant)

Meta Data & Data Definition Management:

• Definition and maintenance of business measure definitions and rules; requiring engagement with stakeholders to agree on common definitions and calculations of analytic and reporting data
• Enhancing and maintaining a meta data repository for relevant/critical data elements
• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for Food to answer metadata requests (access and interpretation) for business metadata

Other Supporting Processes

• Project integration for data management assessment and risk (including data quality)
• Partner with our learning academy to train elements of data literacy related to understanding data
• Work alongside BI analysts and technical specialists to analyse, define, source and model the data required by the Food group for reporting and analytics
• Identify and understand gaps related to the availability/accessibility of critical data elements (current and future) and develop strategies to address
• Validation of business rule conformance in calculations and data aggregations
• Manage any changes to data definitions, usage, access, policies, and administration in compliance with data governance standards and practices across the Food group

Minimum requirements
Technical Competence:

• Relevant qualification, i.e. B.Com or equivalent
• Strong SQL skills
• Advanced Excel
• Good understanding of Data Modelling & Data Warehousing concepts
• Excellent analytical skills and experience in data analysis
• BI Visualization tools (i.e. QlikSense) experience preferable
• Ability to work with large data sets and experience with integrating many data sources for reporting and analysis purposes
• Strong understanding of and sensitivity towards data integrity and cleanliness
• Understanding of processes and the systems development life cycle
• 3-5 years’ experience related to the above requirements

Behavioural:

• Ability to think strategically (display foresight)
• Ability to work in a cross-functional environment
• Curios about data and passionate about the retail industry and applying analytics to enhancing the retail experience
• Excellent attention to detail, in terms of numerical data as well as presentation precision and elegance
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and comfortable working collaboratively
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong business acumen
• An analytical approach to problem solving
• Good time management and the ability to manage multiple requests/tasks
• Planning and organising ability
• A strong customer service focus
• Passion for the brand and customers
• Making insightful business decisions

Deadline:5th August,2025

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Introduction

• Responsible for facilitating and defining business requirements and ensuring translation into effective business solutions.

Job description

• Develop a Business Analysis Approach in project execution or investigation
• Understand project context to determine applicable BPA approach
• Lead the definition and review of business processes
• Understand current business processes and define future business processes
• Document future business process/es
• Facilitate Business requirements workshops or sessions to elicit and define system requirements
• Plan and execute business requirements elicitation sessions/workshops
• Develop Business Requirement Specifications
• Participate in solution design workshops
• Develop Functional Requirement Specifications
• Provide input to System Requirement Specification and other Technical oriented documents
• Contribute in development of testing and training materials
• Document test scenarios and review test cases
• Assist testing capability in ensuring that the new system meet requirements
• Coordinate and lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Minimum requirements

• Relevant 3-year Information Technology or business-related qualification
• Minimum of 5 years Business/Process Analysis experience, preferably across multiple disciplines/domains
• Working knowledge of relevant methodology and tools e.g. Process modelling tools, project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile etc.)

 Additional Criteria

• Proven experience in leading solution design workshops
• Expert knowledge in delivering typical Business Analysis Artefacts
• Faculty Training Institute Business Analysis qualification advantageous
• Understanding of Retail Clothing business
• Understanding of Retail Buying, Planning & Product Development Systems
• Experience of Agile methodologies and frameworks including Scrum and Kanban and of the Business Analyst role within agile frameworks
• Proven experience of stakeholder relationship management and influencing skills, demonstrating success in facilitating collaboration, influencing, communicating and negotiating at all levels
• Expertise and extensive experience in process modelling, gap analysis and requirements engineering with the delivery of appropriate artefacts to progress development and achieve business objectives
• The ability to interact and work collaboratively within a team as well as the ability to run with a piece of work autonomously where required
• Ability to research technology-related concepts, trends and best practices, and apply findings
• Synthesises data from different sources to identify trends
• Presents problem analysis and a recommended solution rather than just identifying and describing the problem itself
• Demonstrates a results-oriented mindset in planning and implementing activities/projects
• Anticipates potential obstacles and their impact on the accomplishment of goals and timelines and propose/ take corrective action where required
• Listens attentively and checks understanding of the message being received.
• Prepares written reports and briefs and communicates ideas clearly.
• Speaks fluently in team meetings when presenting information.
• Convinces others by identifying benefits for all; looks for ways to increase the value of the partnership for all parties. 
• Genuinely cultivates personal bonds with colleagues in order to enhance performance throughout the organisation.
• Adjusts to work effectively within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
• Anticipates change and continuously remains prepared for change

Deadline:30th July,2025