POSITION: DATA ANALYTICS MANAGER
LOCATION: Nairobi
REPORTING
TO: General Manager Marketing and Sourcing
Our
client, MAJID AL FUTTAIM CARREFOUR, is the largest franchisee of French giant
retail group CARREFOUR, 2nd retailer across the world.
The
Middle-East based group is currently operating more than 140 Hypermarkets and
Supermarkets in 15 countries, with more than 25,000 employees from 70
nationalities.
Our
client is looking to fill the position of Data Analytics
Manager.
DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Bring analytics into BAU
· Thought
partner of use case squads on the ground.
· Use
case squad member supporting across the different stages of a use case
(managing process of defining impact & process of setting up implementation
plans, etc.).
· Be the
communication link between tech and business roles (ensuring all communications
flow seamlessly).
· Responsible
for following best practices in product management: MRD, PRD, defining user
stories, and epics.
· Leverage
data to draw insights and enhance daily decision-making (e.g. utilize GCR,
market benchmarks, and market trends).
· Help
colleagues best use data in their day-to-day work by improving their awareness
of the data available and generating insights from data.
Surface
ideas
· Develop
a clear understanding of the business’s strategic needs.
· Prioritize
the highest impact initiatives in alignment with the MAF strategy.
· Articulate
business needs to the technical colleagues in order to find the best analytical
solutions to address the problem.
Generating
insights within a squad
· Identify
and gather data from the business to be used for the use case
analysis/modelling.
· Collaborate
with squad members (e.g. business partners, data engineers, and data scientists)
to solve and deliver the use case.
· Communicate
the insights generated with appropriate recommendations to business
stakeholders.
Delivering
insights
· Escalate
issues that will hinder the delivery of the use case.
· Ensure
last mile execution based on the use case insights, collaborating with key
stakeholders across the business and driving tool adoption.
Behavioral
Competencies
· Understands
business context and needs and generates and crystallizes ideas.
· Structures
complex problems, leveraging analytics and business context in problem-solving.
· Demonstrates
analytical savviness, with a proven ability to make data-driven decisions.
· Drives
stakeholder alignment on complex issues, removing bottlenecks throughout the
use case life cycle.
· Comfortable
with ambiguity, developing MVPs in a “test and learn” environment.
· Communicates
in a structured and synthesized manner.
· Functional/Technical
Competencies
· R, SAS,
Advanced Excel, PowerPoint
· Analytics
QUALIFICATION,
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND TRAITS
· Bachelor’s
degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, Marketing, or a quantitative
subject-related field.
· A
Master’s Degree in Business Administration is preferred.
· Demonstrated
high-level skills in management (experienced communicator, proven ability to
build capacity and develop stakeholder engagement) of a large and complex
organization.
· Analytics
(Should be able to bridge the business and tech).
· Ability
to deal with people from diverse backgrounds.
Minimum
experience
· Minimum
6 years in a related managerial function.
· Preferably
2+ years in the retail business or closely related industry.
How to
Apply
To
apply, submit your application on our ATS at ats.flexi-personnel.com by
5th FEB 2023 under the DATA ANALYTICS MANAGER job posting.
All
applicants are advised to adhere to application guidelines for consideration.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
NB:
Flexi Personnel does not charge candidates for job placement.
