Business Intelligence (Head)

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge?

Our client in the retail sector is looking for a Head of Business Intelligence to join their team.

RESPONSIBILITIES (INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO):

• Manage, regulate, and provide insight and guidance on the collection, storage, accessibility, usage, quality, and protection of data
• Manage the lifecycle of data and information equipping the business with insights that inform their strategic decisions
• Establish a data acquisition strategy that includes data procurement, data generation, and data partnerships with third party organizations
• Lay out, plan, and manage project delivery in support of business strategy
• Provide input for business-wide data activities and identify champions for data ownership, standardization, accessibility, and governance
• Identify priorities and business opportunities utilising and analysing existing data
• Identify and manage risks, resources, and budgets
• Effectively communicate across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Enable business growth by utilising available existing data and identifying new and innovative sources of data
• Monitor and provide feedback on the usage of and compliance with data and information management across all departments
• Liaise with business areas to identify data and information requirements and opportunities
• Define and drive all analytics and business intelligence initiatives
• Provide the data analytics infrastructure in support of the achievement of operational business goals and targets
• Develop and implement tools for data analysis and visualization providing insight to behaviour, risk, and performance
• Partner effectively with IT to ensure systems support efficient and effective data analytics
• Research, identify and promote the use of industry leading trends and new data management technologies
• Identify data analytic opportunities and ensure data and information compliance with the business policy and legal requirements
• Define and manage required data models ensuring that all data collected is connected, processed, and stored inside the system in a manner that supports accessibility and functionality and minimised risk
• Partner with Inventory and Warehouse departments to ensure strict compliance and conformity in management of stock and non-stock data across all systems.
• Develop standards, policies and practices for internal data storing and sharing
• Generate, align, and standardize data models used within the company
• Research and recommend systems and processes that would support different departments
• Build value add reporting functionality through PowerBI that support data integrity requirements and the needs of each business area
• Review and provide training on report usage and interpretation
• Knowledge of SQL operations and extractions, loading of databases, writing of scripts to extract information from SQL into PowerPivot in excel
• Ensure the administration of system data inputs and exports and that data linking and mapping is laid out across systems
• Manage, lead and develop team including data analytics capabilities

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 or equivalent required
• BCom in Finance, Economics or a Degree in IT, Computer Science, Data Science, or related qualification required
• Minimum 3 years working experience in a retail or related environment
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Senior Business Analyst Team Leader, or, 4 years as a BI/Financial Analyst Manager
• Experience leading and managing a business analyst team and SLA’s with service providers
• Proven record of operating large data governance programs
• Knowledge of Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, SQL, Cloud based data frameworks, etc
• Knowledge of and process understanding of warehouse processes and SQL extraction
• Knowledge of algorithms and their application
• Able to work flexible hours, able to travel within South Africa and cross border
• Valid Driver’s License: code 8
• Valid Passport
• Knowledge of Dynamics 365

If you meet all the above requirements, please email you updated CV in Word format along with a copy of your Matric certificate, qualifications, driver’s licence and contactable references to