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 ideasValidate existing reports and data sets and resolves issues with reports and performance indicators as identifiedDevelop a clear understanding of the operational intricacies & behaviors and identify improvement opportunities / levers to improve key metricsCreate 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 businessAnalyze the success and effectiveness of process changesFacilitate 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 performanceAssist stakeholders to prioritize the requirements
Obtain sign-off on the specificationsMine 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 AdvantageousAutomation Experience beneficialHigh level of proficiency with MS Office packages with proven advanced proficiency inExcel / Google Sheets, Docs & SlidesExperience with large datasets and optimisation on digital platformsRetail or e-commerce and Supply Chain industry experience beneficial Attributes required: Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energyStrong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisionsAbility to identify areas of improvement in current processesAbility to use logic and common sense to arrive at conclusionsPassion for understanding ambiguous, complex problems and driving high quality, innovative, clean solutionsHighly structured thinker with strong attention to detailAbility to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environmentMust have exceptional communication skills to help deliver insights to diverse stakeholdersDetail oriented, outcome and process focusedWillingness 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 forthrightis an expert at doing, who can not only design but also executeis analytical, able to use data to make decisionsis 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 experienceis entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and fasteris business SMART.
Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product inputis curious and challenge the status quois innovative and enjoys iterationis collaborativewill be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.comthinks like an owner of the businessis SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING