Data and Insights Analyst

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

The DATA AND INSIGHTS ANALYST will sharpen the company's ability to use data to understand performance, identify trends, and support decision-making across retail, commercial, and operational functions.

Responsibilities:

Positioned within the Finance function and working closely with executive leadership, this role establishes a central business intelligence capability for the organization, translating raw data into actionable insights that drive better business outcomes.

Build data-driven decision-making capability by:

• Improving visibility into business performance and strengthening the reliability and quality of organisational data.
• Bridging the gap between data and decisions, enabling leadership to make informed choices based on evidence rather than intuition.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for decision-makers at all levels: retail, commercial, supply chain, and digital channels 
• Develop and maintain executive dashboards and management reports that provide visibility into business performance
• Present insights and recommendations to stakeholders in clear, non-technical language
• Work with IT, Finance, and operational teams to improve data accuracy and reliability
• Collaborate with system owners to improve data extraction, transformation, and reporting processes

Key Skills:

• Data analysis and statistical analysis
• SQL and database querying 
• Python or similar data analysis tools
• Data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Advanced Excel and spreadsheet modeling
• Data storytelling
• Data extraction and transformation
• Business intelligence and reporting tools
• Dashboard development
• Translating data into actionable insights
• Data quality and validation processes
• QlikView or Qlik Sense

Qualifications & Experience:

• A relevant tertiary qualification (e.g. Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Business Analytics, Information Systems etc.)
• Solid experience in data analysis, business intelligence, or reporting, including hands-on work with data visualization tools, SQL, and business reporting.
• Experience working with retail, commercial, or supply chain data is important
• Expereince building dashboards and reports using QlikView or Qlik Sense

The role requires an astute data analyst who is familiar with data from high volume industries, particularly in multi-company environments; and is an exciting opportunity for a Data Analyst to influence and interact with key executive stakeholders informing strategic direction.

This role is a full time office based role in Germiston.