Technical Data Analyst – Sasol Opportunities


Website Sasol

Position Summary:

The role is responsible to transform data into insights that drive business value. Requirements are gathered from analysis of historical data, directly from business users or functions. Visualisation solutions are built based on requirements gathered and analysis outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Identify/highlight issues to the business with respect to effective KPI analysis & review
  • Participate in the development, implementation and integration of performance measurement & reporting solutions
  • To apply a collaborative and consultative approach to work to ensure that business needs are met
  • Opportunity & Gap identification from analysis
  • Ensure the use and correct application of appropriate data automation processes and platforms to support sustainable reporting practices in Operations.
  • Create reports that enable tracking of improvement initiatives
  • Identify business process measurement & health status issues
  • Support operations-wide transformation interventions by identifying gaps between current performance and the expected/benchmarked performance
  • To regularly review, recognize, manage and enable performance (individual and team) through a coaching culture (outside of own line management)
  • Gather reporting requirements from stakeholders Functions and Operations
  • To achieve results through cross boundary teamwork
  • Provide line of sight for Operations Steercom on operations performance & gap closure
  • System data extraction, monitoring, reporting and utilisation for improvement
  • Effective and efficient performance reporting by integrating IM process of performance measurement & system automation solutions
  • Track value from operations improvements and Sasol 2.0 initiatives
  • Utilise analytical methods to analyse data generated in Operations to gain insights and facilitate better business decision making. Models generated and information produced
  • To ensure governance and adherence to policies and laws in all actions.
  • Set & enable key performance indicators (KPI’s) & supporting measures

Required Education & Experience:

  • Data modelling
  • Ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders.
  • Minimum of 6 years experience, at least 2 related to Analytics/Reporting/Data science
  • Report creation in PowerBi and Excel
  • Experience in analysis of business results in order to provide information that facilitates better descision making.
  • Data extraction & translation from various systems like SAP, SQL, historians ect.
  • Establish and build relationships and partnerships for win-win outcomes.