Mr D, a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talented Senior Business Operations Analyst to join our team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us!

Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!

Scale: Show the millions of Mr D customers what you can do
Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some.
Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: Takealot.com and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.

This position reports to the Head of Data & Analytics for Mr D.

Your Team:

You will report to the Head of Data & Analytics of Mr D. Your regular points of contact will be the Mr D Operations, Finance, Customer Service, Marketing, Delivery, Sales and Engineering teams, as well as the wider Takealot Business Intelligence Team.

Your responsibilities will include the following :

Generate regular reports and provide insights/recommendations to the business on topics such as:

Analyse the success and effectiveness of product and process changes
Identify opportunities for growth within serviced areas as well as in currently unserviced areas based on demand, restaurant/driver availability and competitor activity.
Facilitate the performance improvement of various teams within the business through the identification of operational and product weaknesses through testing/analysis and recommending process changes.
Implementing reporting requirements and facilitating report automation with the BI team.
Assisting the Head of Data & Analytics in compiling special enquiry reports.
Mentoring junior analysts, transferring knowledge, and providing technical assistance where required.

Attributes required:

Attention to detail in a high pressure environment.
Enterprising spirit and ability to take ownership of tasks.
Strong interest in e-commerce.
Strong team player.
Strong analytical ability.
Advanced Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets skills.
Intermediate SQL skills
Experience working with a visualisation platform (e.g.Qlikview, Looker, Tableau, PowerBI)
Ability to verbalise and visualise findings/results.
Ability to identify areas of improvement in current processes.
Ability to use logic and common sense to arrive at conclusions.
Willingness to buy into the requirements of working in a fast-paced, ever-changing, start-up environment.
Mentoring/leadership experience is beneficial, but not required

Qualifications:

Relevant tertiary qualification in commerce, science or engineering.
3+ years’ experience in an operations, finance, consulting, analysis or BI environment.

Let’s talk about life @ Mr D

The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on MyAcademy and more.
Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.
Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).

Like what you see?

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!

Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference

Mr D - Senior Business Operations Analyst

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