takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented DC Analyst to join our team in Cape Town.
We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won't be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.
Reporting to the Operations Analytics Manager.
Your responsibilities will include:
Develop operational reports and run reports to support measurement of key performance indicators.
Prepare exception-based reporting and drive implementation of business improvement ideas
Validate existing reports and data sets and resolves issues with reports and performance indicators as identified
Develop a clear understanding of the operational intricacies & behaviors and identify improvement opportunities / levers to improve key metrics
Create effective data visualizations/dashboards/reports/presentations to communicate insights and updates to the management and product team.
Generate regular reports on operational performance and provide insights / recommendations to the business
Analyze the success and effectiveness of process changes
Facilitate the performance improvement of various teams within the business by identifying operational gaps. This must be performed through testing & analysis and recommendation of process changes.
Lead requirements elicitation workshops with stakeholders to define high level business requirements for operational reporting or to improve business performance
Assist stakeholders to prioritize the requirementsObtain sign-off on the specifications
Mine data for insights, test and validate hypotheses about operational behaviors liaise with stakeholders from different departments and prioritize tasks
Qualification
Bachelor's degree in engineering, Information Systems, BCom Supply Chain/Logistics, Computer Science, Science or similar degree & 3+ years' experience in a Data, Engineering role within a fast-paced, product-led, and growth-focused organization, playing a key role in data gathering, data analysis and helping the team make data-based decisions.
Or a relevant Higher Certificate & 6 Years relevant experience in a Data, Engineering role within a fast-paced, product-led, and growth-focused organization, playing a key role in data gathering, data analysis and helping the team make data-based decisions.
Strong hands-on experience with SQL (Google BigQuery preferred), Dashboarding (Google Data/Looker Studio preferred, Power BI, Tableau etc.) and Python Advantageous
Automation Experience beneficial
High level of proficiency with MS Office packages with proven advanced proficiency in
Excel / Google Sheets, Docs & Slides
Experience with large datasets and optimisation on digital platforms
Retail or e-commerce and Supply Chain industry experience beneficial
Attributes required:
Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy
Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions
Ability to identify areas of improvement in current processes
Ability to use logic and common sense to arrive at conclusions
Passion for understanding ambiguous, complex problems and driving high quality, innovative, clean solutions
Highly structured thinker with strong attention to detail
Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Must have exceptional communication skills to help deliver insights to diverse stakeholders
Detail oriented, outcome and process focused
Willingness to learn and personal desire to keep up to date with technology and process
We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:
is respectful but forthright
is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours)
is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
is curious and challenge the status quo
is innovative and enjoys iteration
is collaborative
will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com
thinks like an owner of the business
is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING
If you meet the above criteria, you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!
Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
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