Data Analyst

The role supports business and cross-competency teams to interpret data, analyse results, develop and implement databases along with defining new process improvement opportunities.

The focus is on data analytics, optimize data quality and refinement of data strategy, supporting business stakeholders to prioritize business and information needs.

**Key Accountabilities**

**Analysis**
- Working with relevant business teams to establish business needs.
- Interpretation of data and analysis thereof employing statistical techniques
- Developing and implementing of databases, data collection systems and data analytics that optimize overall data quality
- Acquisition of data from primary or secondary data sources ensuring databases/ data systems are maintained
- Defining new data collection and analysis processes
- Identification and analysis of patterns and trends in complex data sets
- Filter and “clean” data by reviewing computer reports, printouts, and performance indicators to locate and correct code problems
- Locating and defining new process improvement opportunities

**Delivery and Support**
- Working alongside teams within the business or the management team to establish business requirements
- Communicate and work closely, where necessary. with project and solution team to assure that requirements are correctly understood and implemented
- Make recommendations to the business team on methods in which a company obtains and analyses data to improve quality and the efficiency of data systems

**Monitor & Evaluate**
- Utilise data analysis toolsets to mine data from primary and secondary sources
- Identifying, analyzing, and interpreting trends or patterns in complex data sets
- Ensure that requirements and models meet the needed quality to effectively guide further work
- Ensures that all requirements support the delivery of business value, fulfill goals and objectives, and meets a stakeholder need.
- Evaluate trends and analyse adoption of new processes and tools in data analysis

**Education and Experience Required**
- Relevant B Degree of similar.
- Minimum of 5 years experience as a Data Analyst
- Technical expertise with data models
- Strong experience with databases (e.g. SQL)
- Strong experience with reporting packages (e.g. Business Objects, PowerBI etc)

**Knowledge & Skills**
- SAP experience
- Retail Industry experience
- ETL experience
- Understands how to set up mock cycles
- Functional mapping documents per data object
- Understands how to manage and measure data quality and completeness in each mock cycle
- Understands the functional relationship of objects so that the load sequence and execution can be defined aligned to the program requirements
- Data visualization
- Results orientation
- Critical Thinking
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Good Listener
- Team player - approachable, ability to share and consult others
- The ability to adapt to the requirements of the project, the needs of the sponsors, its environment and people working on it to ensure a successful outcome
- Good organizing capability
- Strong facilitation, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- People management skills

**Competencies**
- Analysing
- Delivering Results & meeting customer expectations
- Presenting & Communicating Information
- Learning & Research
- Coping with pressure & setbacks
- Working with people

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: R600.00 - R700.00 per hour

**Experience**:

- Data Analyst: 5 years (required)
- Retail: 2 years (required)
- SAP: 2 years (required)

License/Certification:

- Bachelor's degree or similar (required)