Industry Analyst APA

AGCO; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural machinery company in Johannesburg is seeking an Industry Analyst APA to create and maintain reports analyzing organizational performance in the APA region. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree, strong analytical skills, and experience in data analysis. This role offers a collaborative work environment focused on driving efficiency in demand planning and forecasting.

Benefits

Health Insurance Benefits

Retirement Planning Benefits

Free Employee Assistance Programmes

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' work experience in data analysis preferred.
• Experience creating reports and dashboards.
• Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze data to produce accurate reports.
• Work with process owners to gather business requirements.
• Manage data exchanges with external partners.

Skills

Affinity to work with numbers and analytic skills

Problem-solving mindset

Good interpersonal skills

Advanced Excel skills

Good knowledge of English

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in information science, data management, or related field

Tools

SAP

MS Access

Tableau

Alteryx

Job description

Industry Analyst APA

Location: Johannesburg, ZA Yanzhou, CN Changzhou, CN KE

Workplace Type: Onsite

Do you want to help solve the world's most pressing challenges? Feeding the world's growing population and slowing climate change are two of the world's greatest challenges. AGCO is a part of the solution! Join us to make your contribution.

Our Demand Planning/ Forecasting team drives efficiency and excellence in delivering AGCO products and services. We are hiring an Industry Analyst APA, whereby the candidate would be responsible for creating and maintaining reports that provide insights and analysis on the performance of the organization, with focus on the APA region. This includes collecting and analyzing industry and company specific data, creating reports and dashboards, and working with cross‑functional teams to understand and communicate key metrics.

Your Impact

• Collect and analyze data from multiple sources to produce accurate, informative reports.
• Work with process owners and business partners to gather and document business requirements for performance analysis reporting.
• Manage regional (APA) and selected global data exchanges with external partners, including routine monthly reporting and ensuring master data integrity in internal systems.
• Develop and automate regular reporting processes in coordination with other functions.
• Create reports and dashboards to communicate key performance metrics and insights to stakeholders, and present findings to relevant departments.
• Support the global retail database through data sourcing, consolidation, and content management.
• Continuously monitor report accuracy and make necessary adjustments.
• Update industry forecasts as new data emerges and manage monthly and quarterly forecast cycles, sharing updates with stakeholders.
• Handle routine administrative tasks related to industry data, including actuals and forecasts.
• Collaborate with IT project teams to communicate business needs, translate them into technical requirements, and help identify suitable solutions.

Your Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in information science, data management, computer science, marketing or related field preferred.
• Affinity to work with numbers and analytic skills
• A technically oriented and problem‑solving mindset
• Good interpersonal skills
• 2 – 3 years’ work experience in data analysis preferred
• Advanced Excel skills a must
• Ideally experience with SAP, MS Access, Tableau, Alteryx and other databases
• Good knowledge of English a must (written and spoken)

AGCO South Africa offers a value proposition to our employees, whereby we value our employees, teamwork and have a welcoming culture, inspired by our 3 Tractors at the Main building entrance. Our employee benefits / programmes are benchmarked within the market and with AGCO globally. These include Health Insurance Benefits (Day‑to‑day & Major medical care needs), Risk Insurance Benefits (Disability, Life Cover, etc.), Retirement Planning Benefits, and Free Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) to cater for those life events / unforeseen circumstances causing stress or when good, confidential advice & support is needed.

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives.

Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now!

Job Segment: Computer Science, Agricultural, Data Analyst, Demand Planner, Supply Chain, Technology, Agriculture, Data, Operations

AGCO is a global leader in design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision technology. AGCO delivers value to farmers and OEM customers through its differentiated brand portfolio including leading brands like Fendt®, Massey Ferguson®, PTx and Valtra®. AGCO's full line of equipment, smart farming solutions and services helps farmers sustainably feed our world.