AI Solutions and Automation Specialist (JB6328)

Kontak Recruitment; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 837,000 - 1,004,000; Full time

Job summary

Kontak Recruitment is seeking an AI Solutions and Automation Specialist for a distribution business in Brakpan on the East Rand. This permanent, on-site role focuses on designing and deploying AI-driven solutions to automate reporting and reduce manual work.

You will work with LLMs and APIs (Claude or OpenAI), wield Python and Excel for data analysis, and integrate data from ERP systems like Pastel while ensuring POPIA compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven, hands-on experience building with LLMs and APIs such as Claude or OpenAI is the most critical requirement
• Python or equivalent scripting ability, plus strong Excel and data analysis skills
• Experience extracting data from ERP or accounting systems such as Pastel
• Understanding of data security and POPIA compliance
• Strong communication skills and the ability to train non-technical staff

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy AI-driven solutions to automate reporting
• Remove repetitive manual tasks and free up senior leadership time
• Lead sales analytics before broader rollout

Skills

AI and LLMs

APIs (Claude/OpenAI)

Python

Excel

Data analysis

POPIA compliance

Training & communication

Tools

Pastel ERP

Python tooling

Job description

AI Solutions and Automation Specialist (JB6328)

Location: Brakpan, East Rand

Salary: R75 – 90 000 per month, CTC

Employment Type: Permanent

If you have been building AI solutions and want to own an entire function, this one is worth reading.

We are recruiting an AI Solutions and Automation Specialist for a distribution business on the East Rand. This is a permanent, on-site role based in Brakpan, and it is a builder's role in the truest sense. You will design and deploy custom AI-driven solutions that automate reporting, remove repetitive manual work, and free up senior leadership time, starting with sales analysis before rolling out across the broader operation.

• Proven, hands‑on experience building with LLMs and APIs such as Claude or OpenAI is the most critical requirement
• Python or equivalent scripting ability, plus strong Excel and data analysis skills
• Experience extracting data from ERP or accounting systems such as Pastel
• Understanding of data security and POPIA compliance
• Strong communication skills and the ability to train non‑technical staff

You will report directly to the Managing Director, with real authority to make decisions and a defined roadmap to work from.