Senior Manager Reporting

picknpay; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Pick n Pay seeks a Senior Manager to lead the enterprise reporting function, ensuring high-quality, trusted, and timely business intelligence outputs that enable informed decision-making across the organisation.

The role oversees governance, design and delivery of reporting platforms, and drives adoption of self-service BI while managing a team of BI developers and data visualisation specialists.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data/Business Analytics, Data Management or related field.
• Postgraduate qualification in Business Analytics or MBA with BI focus (preferred).
• 8+ years in BI/reporting, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute enterprise reporting strategy, standards, and governance aligned to business needs.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of BI developers and data visualisation specialists.
• Oversee the delivery of accurate, consistent, and timely reports and dashboards for operational and strategic use.
• Partner with business units to define and maintain KPI definitions and reporting requirements.
• Drive adoption of self-service BI tools and data literacy across the organisation.
• Optimise reporting platforms (Power BI, SAP Analysis for Office, and others) for performance and usability.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical capability

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data/Business Analytics, Data Management or related field

Postgraduate qualification in Business Analytics or MBA with BI focus

Tools

Power BI

SAP BW/Analysis

Data modelling

KPI framework design

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

To lead the enterprise reporting function for Pick n Pay, ensuring high-quality, trusted, and timely business intelligence outputs that empower decision-making across the organisation. This role oversees the design, delivery, governance, and optimisation of enterprise reporting solutions, driving adoption of self-service BI, standardised metrics, and a single source of truth. The Senior Manager is responsible for leading the reporting team, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring reporting platforms meet performance, scalability, and usability requirements.

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data/Business Analytics, Data Management or related field.
• Preferred: Postgraduate qualification in Business Analytics or MBA with BI focus.

Minimum Experience

• 8+ years in BI/reporting, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Preferred: Experience in retail/FMCG; expertise in BI platform optimisation and enterprise reporting governance; strong track record in self-service BI enablement. Strong skills in managing and delivering projects, including planning, prioritisation, communication, and resource coordination.

Cognitive

• Strategic thinking
• Analytical capability
• Problem solving
• Attention to detail

Personal

• Drive
• Accountability
• Resilience
• Adaptability

Interpersonal

• Stakeholder engagement
• Relationship building
• Collaboration

Communication

• Data storytelling
• Negotiation
• Executive presentation skills

Functional

• Enterprise reporting governance
• BI platform management (Power BI, SAP BW/Analysis)
• Data modelling
• KPI framework design

Leadership

• Team leadership
• Capability building
• Change management

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute enterprise reporting strategy, standards, and governance aligned to business needs.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of BI developers and data visualisation specialists.
• Oversee the delivery of accurate, consistent, and timely reports and dashboards for operational and strategic use.
• Partner with business units to define and maintain KPI definitions and reporting requirements.
• Drive adoption of self-service BI tools and data literacy across the organisation.
• Optimise reporting platforms (Power BI, SAP Analysis for Office, and others) for performance and usability
• Partner with the Data Engineering team to guide the design and maintenance of data warehouses (SAP BW, Snowflake), data models, views, and queries to support operational reporting across reporting tools
• Ensure data integrity, availability, and performance of reporting tools
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and compliance with governance and privacy standards.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering, Analytics, Data Science, and business stakeholders to ensure reporting needs are met.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering and IT to ensure BI infrastructure meets scalability, security, and availability requirements
• Manage vendor relationships and oversee relevant licenses and support agreements.

Closing Date: 19 September 2026

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