Analytics Engineer

Sappi; Ngodwana; Hybrid; ZAR 40 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider in renewable woodfibre resources seeks an Analytics Engineer to enhance data accessibility and build data pipelines. This role is crucial in a digital transformation team, requiring strong skills in SQL, Python, and cloud platforms. Join a multicultural environment committed to sustainability and innovation.

Benefits

Private medical care

Life insurance

MultiSport card

Training opportunities

Fresh fruit and vegetables in the office

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in cloud data & analytics.
• Hands-on experience in dashboard creation and data insights.
• Proficient in SQL and Python for data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Increase data availability for analytics.
• Build automated and scalable data pipelines.
• Create end-to-end data & analytics products.

Skills

Data manipulation

SQL

Python

Communication

Collaboration

Education

University degree relevant to the job

Tools

Tableau

Looker

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud Platform

AWS

Job description

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Location
Sappi Europe -Finance- Centre of Process Excellence Krakow

Position title

As an Analytics Engineer, you will provide clean data sets to end users, model data to empower decision-makers to discover actionable insights, and gain more value through data & analytics. You will be instrumental in creating data assets in the cloud platform, including interactive dashboards and ML/AI applications. You will be part of a digital transformation team with data analysts, analytics engineers, and ML engineers.

Role & responsibilities:

In this role

1. You will increase data availability by making relevant, detailed, well-structured data available for analytics.
2. You will leverage the cloud platform to build automated and scalable data pipelines, increasing overall data automation, quality, and transparency.
3. You will be part of scrum project teams to create end-to-end data & analytics products.
4. You will maintain documentation & definitions.
5. You will act as a bridge between data engineering and data analyst functions.
6. You will inspire others about the opportunities of modern analytics and train them in using datasets in visualization tools.

Your profile

Essential skills:

1. Minimum 3 years of professional experience in cloud data & analytics (Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or AWS).
2. Hands-on experience in deriving insights from data and supporting dashboard creation in visualization tools like Tableau or Looker.
3. Ability to manipulate data efficiently and write clean, automated data pipelines. Extensive SQL and Python knowledge.
4. Proficient in version control, testing, and continuous integration.
5. Excellent collaboration and communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
6. Intellectual curiosity and willingness to work outside your comfort zone.
7. Good verbal & written communication skills in English.

Nice to have:

• Preferably a university degree relevant to the job.
• Experience with ML pipelines and data science practices.
• Experience in a multinational environment.
• Knowledge of other programming languages.

We are hybrid and flexible:

In Krakow, we work in a hybrid model, expecting presence in the office at least twice a week.

Our offer:

• An excellent opportunity to work, learn, and grow with us. Access to thousands of online trainings as part of our culture of learning & development.
• A multicultural & international environment with colleagues from more than 68 nationalities across 31 global locations.
• A chance to join a global wood fibre solutions company committed to sustainability and a circular economy.
• Attractive remuneration and benefits (private medical care, life insurance, Pluxee/Sodexo, MultiSport card, Medicover Sport).
• Friendly atmosphere and teamwork-oriented culture.
• Work-life balance.
• Training opportunities.
• Fresh fruit and vegetables in the office.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We welcome applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or background. Sappi is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on protected characteristics.

ABOUT SAPPI

Sappi is a leading global provider of everyday materials made from renewable woodfibre resources. As an innovative and trusted leader, we focus on sustainable processes and products, building a more circular economy by making what we should, not just what we can.