We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won't be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.
This position reports to the Group Head of Planning & Digital Transformation
This position has direct reports
Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:
Supporting the Supply Chain (SC) with:
- Budget Process: Synthesising inputs from across the business into structured models to direct the entire SC business strategy and budget outputs
- Providing inputs for the further development of Supply Chain network & logistics models in the budget process
- Establishing and managing storage & logistics capacity models
- Develop business cases, simulation and scenario models in various tools
- Manage data and app migration to business best practices - Google Big Query
- Ensure current models providing inputs to operations (stock tracker, drop-ship routing, order threshold flagging, capacity model) are maintained and improved where possible
- Use statistical and other quantitative modelling techniques to analyse large data sets, identify business opportunities and quantify risks. Support advanced analytics including prescriptive and predictive analyses.
- Manage the monthly analysis of Merchant and Superbalist forecasts in line with DC capacities, and be able to recommend solutions to manage peak months and critical situations.
- Continuous enhancement and review of analytic models and apps to improve business visibility of stock vs infrastructure capacity.
- On-going alignment with Business Units, DC & Planning teams on stock cover and related space issues and informing of buying and storage decisions
- Providing high quality analysis to the Supply Chain Development team on various issues
- Develop and run reports to support measurement of key performance indicators. Prepare exception-based reporting and drive implementation of business and SC improvement ideas.
- Industrial Engineering Degree, B.Comm Quantitative Management or Similar
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in Analytics or similar
- Minimum of 2 years' experience managing and leading a team
- High level of proficiency with MS Office packages with proven advanced proficiency in Excel
- Competence in SQL or other database software
- Programming in Python or R
- Competence in managing and working with Big Data and Models
- Competence in data visualization tools like PowerBI
- Experience with Google Big Query is preferred
- Knime knowledge beneficial
- Understanding of and keen interest in Supply Chain, SC Networks and modelling
- Attention to detail with a curious mind.
- Keen interest in data with the ability to apply in context
- Analytical, strong process improvement approach and structured thinking
- Ability to identify problems, solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated; critical thinker
- High proficiency with analysis, BI and modelling tools
- Strong prioritization, time management and project management skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
- Comfortable with change and excellent team player
- Stakeholder engagement & management
- Management skills to lead and grow a high performing team
- Ability to motivate, manage, discipline and develop team members
- Takelot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
- We have fun, work hard, take ownership, collaborate to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas about how we can improve.
- We are short on ego and high on output.
- We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all.
- We love what we do and what we are creating.
- is forthright but respectful
- is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
- is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
- is competitive, self-directed and strives to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
- is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
- is entrepreneurial, thrives with change, accepts change is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
- thinks about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
- is curious and challenges the status quo
- is innovative and enjoys iteration
- is collaborative
- will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com
- thinks like an owner of the business
- is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING
Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.
