Performance Visibility & Optimisation Specialist
Innovative Recruitment invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for the Performance Visibility & Optimisation Specialist position, based in Cape Town. This role is responsible for:
- Providing the business with data-driven insights, obtained through both standard reports and ad-hoc analyses, and establishing standard dashboards and reports to enable the business to monitor and improve performance across various departments.
Duties & Responsibilities
The role supports commercial, operational, and financial decision-making through advanced analytical modelling, using large sets of data:
- The secondary focus of the role includes ad-hoc design and optimization projects, as well as assistance with costings and solution design for new business initiatives.
- Improve resource utilisation and associated costs through analytical insights.
- Draw clear conclusions through data analysis.
- Support operational, commercial, and financial decisions.
- Identify issues and trends and discuss with the responsible managers.
- Design and cost solutions using appropriate fleet and network design modelling.
- Drive “cost to serve” optimisation by principals, regions, service levels, and network partners.
- Identify and drive continuous improvement projects with key stakeholders in the business.
Desired Experience & Qualification
• Industrial Engineering Degree (preferred)
• BCom Honours (Logistics / Supply Chain Management)
Job-Related Work Experience and Skills:
• Minimum 2 years data analytics experience in an integrated logistics or supply chain environment.
• Advanced Excel modelling and analytical skills.
• Advanced skills in Power BI.
• Experience in programming languages such as SQL, Python, or R will be advantageous.
• Network modelling (using Advanced modelling software or advanced Excel models).
• Trained and experienced in Cost to Serve modelling and analytics.
• Strong data management and database usage skills.
• Experience in structured ongoing continuous improvement function – diagnostics, value identification, solution generation, value extraction.
• Experience in Sales and Operations planning will be advantageous.
• Ability to translate quantitative outputs into a well-structured presentation format.
• Strong communication and people skills.
Personality and Attributes
Minimum:
• Positive
• Passionate
• Self-starter capable of working independently
• Internal locus of control with high performance standards
• Attention to detail
• Tenacious
• Exceptional work ethic
• Ability to effectively communicate and translate analytics for broader audiences
• Pragmatic and practical approach to managing business and real-world trade-offs
• “Can do” attitude
• Ability to influence and co-opt buy-in
• Willing and able to travel at times
• Must have own vehicle
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