Business Analysts - Data & Analytics

Boardroom Appointments; Durban; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments in Durban seeks a perceptive Business Analyst: Data & Analytics to join the Supply Chain Intelligence team at Head Office.

You will drive continuous improvement, identify opportunities with business users, develop data analytics solutions, and lead cross-functional data and visualization projects.

Liaise between business and technical teams, document requirements, and provide end-user training and post-implementation support.

Qualifications

• Completed a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics or Statistics.
• Minimum of 3-5 years' experience within a similar role, ideally FMCG / Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous business improvement initiatives.
• Identify improvement opportunities with business users via Use Cases.
• Perform Cost-Benefit analysis to evaluate Use Cases.
• Streamline business processes with functional teams.
• Develop data & analytics solutions and lead data viz projects.
• Liaise between business and technical teams to deliver analytics.
• Unpack and document requirements; prepare functional specs.
• Plan hardware/software needs with infra and external suppliers.
• Provide post-implementation support and end-user training.

Skills

Data analytics

Use cases

Cost-benefit analysis

Data visualization

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IS/Math/Stats

Job description

About the job Business Analysts - Data & Analytics

Key purpose:

Our Company is looking for a perceptive Business Analyst: Data & Analytics with a high curiosity quotient to join the Supply Chain Intelligence team our company, based at Head Office in Durban.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Drive Continuous Business Improvement initiatives
• In partnership with business users identify continuous business improvement opportunities.
• Identify business improvement opportunities in partnership with business users by developing appropriate Use Cases.
• Support Project-/Product Owner to evaluate and Quantify above mentioned Use Cases by performing a Cost-Benefit analysis.
• Assist functional teams to Streamline Business Processes.
• Develop Data & Analytics Solutions
• Lead and implement cross-functional data & visualisation projects.
• Liaise between business functions and technical teams to deliver analytics solutions.
• Unpack and document business requirements.
• Agree project scope and compile functional specifications.
• Review and analyse technical specification documents.
• Prepare the project plan by engaging all relevant parties.
• Plan for project-related hardware and software requirements by liaising on an ongoing basis with the infrastructure team and external software supplier(s).
• Adhere to ways of working & governance.
• Serve as a liaison between the business and technical consultants.
• Provide post-implementation guidance and support to all end-users.
• Provide Support and Training
• Lead & support RCL FOODS on their digital upskilling journey.
• Work in conjunction with learning team, super users and citizen analysts to deliver and conduct end user training on existing and new data analytics solutions.
• Assist business users in resolving BI related issues.
• Provide clear problem definition and liaise with necessary technical experts / external consultants to resolve technical issues.
• Develop Technical Expertise
• Develop specialist knowledge of the relevant technologies to support.

Qualifications an experience:

• Completed a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics or Statistics.
• Minimum of 3 5 years' experience within a similar role, ideally having worked in an FMCG / Supply Chain environment.