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Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : November 04, 2024

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Purpose of the Job

In this role, you should be highly analytical with a knack for analysis, math and statistics. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential for interpreting data. We also want to see a passion for machine-learning and research.
Your goal will be to help our company analyse trends to make better decisions.

Responsibilities would include:

Extract-, Transform-, Load data
Undertaking data collection, data pre-processing, data engineering, feature selection and exploratory data analysis
Interpreting data, analysing results using statistical techniques
Building models to address business problems
Presenting information using data visualization techniques
Maintain and develop dashboards using business intelligence tools example Power Bi and Tableau.
Maintain and develop datasets on our BI Microsoft SQL server.
Manage a team of data analysts and monitoring performance.
Team yearly and quarterly KPI reviews
Lead successful team

Job Description
Key Duties:

Identify valuable data sources and automate collection processes
Undertake pre-processing of structured and unstructured data
Analyse large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns
Build predictive models and machine-learning algorithms
Combine models through ensemble modelling • Evaluate model performance and use hyperparameter tuning or feature selection to improve models.
Implement object serialization (Storing variables and their values)
Ensure model reproduce ability (environment dependencies and versions)
Present information using data visualization techniques • Propose solutions and strategies to business challenges
Collaborate with engineering and product development teams • Implement and drive new projects/models within the business.
Identify areas of improvement within the business and by involving the necessary personnel with the relevant skills, proposing the required solutions.
To provide instruction and guidance to other personnel within the Solutions team and company, and ultimately facilitating the achievement of goals.
Conduct and lead feasibility studies on various internal and external ventures.
Presentation of key findings to clients and the business.
Ensure the solutions team remains informed of the technologies and capabilities available in the market.
Keep EXCO informed of trends within the industry and business
Offer guidance and support to the Business Analysts

Minimum Requirements:

Proven experience as a Manager/Leader in similar role.
Understanding of the logistics industry.
Proven experience as a Data Scientist or Data Analyst
Experience in data mining
Understanding of machine-learning and operations research
Knowledge of SQL and Python
Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau and Power Bi) Analytical mind and business acumen
Strong math skills (e.g. statistics, algebra)
Problem-solving aptitude
Excellent communication and presentation skills (Visual story telling)
BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field; graduate degree in Data Science or another quantitative field is preferred
Valid Code 08 driver’s license and own reliable transport