Sales Analyst ( (6 Months Fixed Term Contract)

Closing Date 2025/11/19Reference Number RCL251017-5Company RCL FoodsJob Title Sales Analyst ( (6 Months Fixed Term Contract)Functions ITJob Type Classification ContractLocation - Town / City Pretoria WestLocation - Province GautengLocation - Country South AfricaJob DescriptionAt RCL FOODS, we are driven by a purpose that goes beyond business. Our commitment to "We grow what matters" reflects our dedication to nourishing lives, communities, and the future. As a leading player in the Food Manufacturing industry, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality products and making a positive impact.As we continue to grow, we are seeking a talented and motivated individual to join our team as a Sales Analyst (6 Months Fixed Term Contract) within our Baking operating unitto drive business insights and continuous improvement to assist in short, medium & long-term decision making, scope reporting requirements to deliver key analytics initiatives and manage and support day-to-day analytics requirements and platforms by ensuring solutions are up-to-date and accurate.The role will report into the Business Analyst and will be based at Pretoria West.Minimum RequirementsA relevant Qualification or 3+ relevant experience (preferably a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, B.Com Computer Science or similar degree).High level of proficiency with MS Office packages with proven advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.Knowledge of PowerBI and system integration.2-5 Years’ experience in a data analytics environment.Experience and In-depth knowledge of creating dashboards.Success in providing data & analytics insights that have added value.Experience in food manufacturing, consumer and sales industries.Ability to draw insight from analysis, communicate effectively, and be able to influence peers and superiors.Specialization in data sciences and data analytics.Knowledge/SkillsExcellent research and analytic skills.Data Base knowledge.Working knowledge of relevant business management principles.Excellent attention to detail.Ability to turn complex concepts into simple language.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Working knowledge of word processing tools and other relevant software packages.Have a good understanding of the solution technology components and how they are used together.Proven success as a business analyst delivering a well-balanced repertoire of business relationships, BI solutions, and business requirements in a Sales function.Proven capabilities to model and frame strategic business scenarios that impact on critical business decisions, providing insights and reporting.Duties & ResponsibilitiesPartner with various stakeholders within sales to understand and deliver performance insights and key analytics solutions.Collaborate with business and business partners to deliver analytical solutions aligned to other business solutions.Design and develop cost effective BI solutions.Create and maintain detailed documentation for all processes and procedures required to perform the BI Analyst role.Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and validity.Ensure data and information is accessible to departments and stakeholders across the business as per business requirements.Provide training and support on dashboards to business users.Troubleshoot and resolve issues and queries from users regarding dashboards.Maintain current knowledge of all relevant technological developments and seek opportunities to deploy new technologies.Generate specs for new reports based on business requirements.Identify areas of improvement in the reporting process.Create dashboards and interactive visual reports using Power BI or relevant data dashboard tool.Document all reports, data sources and purpose of reports.Design, build and release reports to relevant stakeholders.Extract, transform and load data from external sources (Excel, SharePoint lists).Build user friendly data models.Monitor and track all data reports.Identify root causes and escalation of failure points.