ENVIRONMENT:
YOUR amazing flair for retail analytics & ability to generate options/alternatives, create plans and make relevant connections to performance and commercial impacts as a Data Analyst is sought by a reputable Retail Group. The role will be to increase competitiveness and profitability of a product category by providing analysis, support, planning and executing the customer centric category strategy based on product assortment, pricing, promotions and product placement. The ideal candidate must have a passion for retail (FMCG) – sound channel and customer knowledge & understanding to develop effective in-store retail operations analysis. The ideal candidate must possess a Degree/Diploma in Commerce/Information/Computer Science or similar field but candidates with a suitable track record of delivery specifically in retail operations & full pipeline data analytics will be looked at. You must have at least 2-3 years data & analytics in the FMCG Retail environment with Advanced Excel, Tableau, AWS/Cloud, R, Python, SQL & knowledge of legislation relevant to the collection, storage and exploitation of customer data.
DUTIES:
- Best practice research and adoption: retail operations Data Mining and analysis.
- Build an understanding of the data landscape, particularly as it pertains to the in-store retail operations context.
- Participate in defining business problems with appropriate questions and by proposing a specific analysis approach (full data pipeline).
- Apply sound data methods, integration and programming. Apply deeper data exploration and correlation analysis including building and deploying data models.
- Participate in identifying and adopting appropriate technology.
REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications –
- Degree or Diploma in Commerce, Information or Computer Science discipline or Analytics Certification or equivalent – (preferred) but not essential if you have the right track record of delivery: specifically in the area of retail operations orientated and full pipeline data analytics.
Experience/Skills –
- Ideally a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in data and analytics in the FMCG Retail environment with great practical experiences and exposures in all facets of retail ideally in a fast-paced and evolving environment. Must be operationally equipped and understand the immediate practical data inputs that make up a sound data framework in this retail context.
- Solid Advanced Microsoft Suite with Excel (Advanced).
- Report writing skills in Tableau software or similar.
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to the collection, storage and exploitation of customer data.
- Knowledge of data structures relevant to both operational and business intelligence systems.
- Strong understanding of Data Mining models, structures, theories, principles and practices.
- Knowledge of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing.
- AWS / Cloud.
- Sound knowledge of retail Key Performance Indicators.
- Skilled in using the open-source statistical package R, Python or similar.
- Skilled in using SQL in the Data Mining process, particularly for data preparation.
- Presentation skills using PowerPoint.
- Good understanding of the Data Analysis process, from asking questions to presenting findings.
Preferred:
- Office 365 (Outlook, Sheets, Docs, Slides etc.).
ATTRIBUTES:
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Good time management.
- Sound English communication.
- Retail orientated and financial and/or business acumen.
While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.
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Desired Skills:
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