Specialist Administrator : Payroll

Job Title: Supply Chain & EAM - Business Analytics Lead

Location: Gauteng, Johannesburg | Deadline: May 08, 2025

Key Responsibilities:

1. Business Engagement and Demand Management:
   • Act as the primary contact between business stakeholders and IT for analytics projects and enhancements.
   • Capture, assess, and prioritize demands from business units, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy.
   • Collaborate with stakeholders across African markets to understand local needs and tailor solutions, engaging at the Country Managing Director and Functional Director levels.
   • Identify gaps in data and analytics competencies and coordinate sessions with Data Product Owners or external vendors.
2. Project and Enhancement Management:
   • Manage analytics projects, overseeing delivery to ensure value creation and alignment with business goals.
   • Evaluate demands, categorizing them as projects or enhancements.
   • Coordinate with IT to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
   • Manage Capex and Opex for analytics initiatives, including evaluating vendor quotes and handling financial tracking.
3. Data Stewardship and Quality Management:
   • Ensure the accuracy, quality, and reliability of critical business data.
   • Support compliance with data quality standards, collaborating with IT and business units.
   • Monitor and resolve data integrity issues with the Data Quality team.
   • Promote data asset utilization through clarity of purpose, user training, and adoption.
4. Governance and Compliance:
   • Lead governance activities related to BI AMS, Digital Factory, and business processes.
   • Conduct access reviews, manage data permissions, and ensure policy compliance.
   • Oversee workspace management for analytics environments.
   • Engage with governance bodies and support audits.
5. Stakeholder Collaboration:
   • Build and maintain relationships across South Africa and other African markets.
   • Communicate effectively with technical teams and business leaders to foster collaboration.
6. Qualifications and Skills:
   • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, IT, or related field.
   • Minimum 5 years’ experience in analytics or business-IT liaison roles.
   • Strong knowledge of analytics processes, data management, and governance.
   • Experience managing Capex and Opex budgets.
   • Proficiency in BI tools (e.g., Power BI) and data access management.
   • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
   • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
   • Knowledge of the African business landscape is advantageous.