1 X Business Analysis

We are seeking an experienced Business Analytics Manager who will report to the Head of Business Insights. This challenging and pivotal role is responsible for proactively providing analysis and creating compelling insights that drive key business decisions and business growth.
This means, ensuring data integrity at all times, responding quickly, being agile to respond to the business needs and supporting the delivery of effective reporting tools to improve performance..

**Requirements**:

- Data Integrity:

- Maintain existing master data sets such as sector, product and pest types which are used for global reporting ensuring there is a robust exception process in place to identify issues or gaps in the master data.
- Work with stakeholders to validate and improve the data quality.
- Proactively identify third party data requirements and support its successful procurement and integration with other data sets.
- Data Analysis:

- Work with stakeholders across the organisation globally, to understand priorities and business challenges and conduct advanced analytics (planned or adhoc requests) using the available data to support them.
- Use SQL, BigQuery, Python and Google Sheets to prepare and analyse large and complex datasets.
- Develop predictive analytic models to support planning and fully realise emerging customer and industry opportunities.
- Collaborate closely with the internal AI team to identify opportunities and integrate relevant AI functionalities and tools into data analysis projects to enhance insights and drive business value.
- Reporting:

- Work with our Data Platform team and others to define the Business Insights data and technical requirements in the short, medium and long term.
- Measure global performance based on the demands from key stakeholders by working in conjunction with the Data Platform team to:

- Prepare QVDs
- Develop proof of concept (POC) reports and once approved push them into production
- Exploit tools (including Qlik, Looker Studio and others) to provide advanced analytics and data visualisation
- Insights:

- Provide insight into complex relationships, trends and patterns in data to meet the needs of stakeholders.
- Based on the data analysis conducted, present findings clearly and concisely with actionable visual insights to senior stakeholders to influence decision making.
- Utilise previous trends and predictive analytic models that you develop to provide future based insights.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Grade 12
- Preferably hold relevant data analytics and insights degree or equivalent qualification/s.
- +3 years of data analytics and insights experience in large matrixed organisations.
- Highly numerate with excellent data manipulation and analytical skills.
- Proven ability to successfully influence others and support change through projects.
- Naturally curious and questioning insight who has the ability to cut through the data to identify what is most important for the decision making process.
- Be able to turn data into insights and present it clearly and concisely in a highly visual but easy to understand way.
- Advanced level of Google sheets / MS Excel and intermediate competence in Google Applications (Drive, Word, Slides) or Microsoft Office equivalent
- Proficient in SQL / Big Query, Python and data visualisation tools such as Qliksense, Looker Studio (or equivalent)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience communicating and working across various teams.
- Self-motivated, takes ownership and responsibility for making things happen.
- Adopts a flexible/can do approach to work and is highly resilient and results focused.

**Benefits**:
**Benefits including**:

- Company contribution to Medical Aid and Pension / Provident Fund
- Opportunity for Growth and Development

Employment Equity