About Shoprite

Shoprite South Africa is the nation’s largest food retailer, offering a vast array of groceries, household essentials, clothing, and various value-added services. They operate both physical stores and online platforms for shopping.

Application Details

Purpose of the Job

• The purpose of the Data Analyst role is to utilize organizational data assets to uncover actionable insights and trends, facilitating informed decision-making within the business.
• Operating within cross-functional teams, Data Analysts undertake a range of intricate data analytics projects, including modelling and scenario framing, aimed at addressing analytical challenges.
• By employing experimental design approaches and validating findings, they present comprehensive reports and metrics in easily understandable terms, fostering a data-driven culture across the organization.

Job Objectives

• Collaborate with stakeholders to comprehend and delineate analysis requirements, hypotheses, and questions, proposing data-driven solutions tailored to business needs.
• Partner with business, technology, and development teams to determine optimal data sources and analytical techniques for extracting pertinent business insights.
• Translate complex business requirements into actionable insights through the transformation of data into visual formats and reports.
• Design, code, test, and document applications in alignment with established business specifications, participating in post-implementation reviews for continuous improvement.
• Develop and disseminate insightful dashboards, reports, and analytical findings, offering recommendations to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Address intricate data queries from stakeholders, resolving issues and facilitating integration of findings to unlock valuable insights.
• Conduct thorough validation of datasets and reports, proactively addressing data integrity issues and discrepancies.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation, user guides, and training materials, ensuring consistency in language and definitions.
• Assist in collecting, cleaning, and organizing data from diverse sources, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
• Support data repository maintenance and database management to uphold data quality standards.
• Perform basic data analysis tasks using SQL, Python, and Excel to extract insights from datasets.
• Assist in conducting data quality checks and data validation processes to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Aid senior analysts in generating reports and visualizations to communicate analytical findings to stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of basic data visualizations and dashboards.
• Assist in maintaining documentation related to datasets and analysis processes.
• Contribute to ad-hoc analysis projects and tasks as assigned by senior team members.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in data analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Technology, Information Systems, or related field (essential).

Experience

• 2 years’ experience in a data analysis role or relevant internship experience (preferred).
• Basic knowledge of SQL, Python, and data analysis tools (preferred).

Knowledge and Skills

• Proficiency in MS Office 365 with Excel skills (essential).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn about data analysis methodologies and techniques.