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takealot.com , a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented  Operations Data 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.  We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great. Reporting to the Marketplace Operations Manager Your responsibilities will include:  Solve ambiguous problems with less well-defined inputs and outputs; drive to the heart of the problem and identify root causes. Identify, develop and execute data analysis to uncover areas of business opportunities Learn and understand the broad range of Takealot data resources and develop knowledge of how, when and which data sources to use. Deep dive into massive data sets to answer key business questions using SQL, MS Excel and data analytics tools. Maintain existing and build new automation workflows, and reports/dashboards to enable emerging business use case and to automate the implementation of defined SOPs  Validating the data to ensure accuracy in the output, generating descriptive statistics and extracting insights Prototyping of data analytics tools to support marketplace operations teams. Develop forecasting models and simulations to quantify the potential impact of proposed operational process changes, supporting evidence-based decision-making. Qualifications and experience:  Bachelor’s Degree in any quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, Engineering or Operations Research or Similar degree. 2-4 years of experience working in Analytics Experience in working with databases and SQL in a business environment Prior experience in design and execution of analytical projects Skills required:  Exceptional attention to detail  Data-obsessed, analytical and able to generate actionable insights driven by data analytics.  Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy  Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions  Logical individual, motivated by building workable solutions  Strong prioritization and managerial skills  Exceptional attention to detail  Ability to manage complex interfaces & senior relationships  Strong aptitude to learn new systems  Strong understanding of business processes, acumen and interlinked relationships  Ability to approach problems logically and with good judgement to ensure the appropriate customer outcome  Versatile and with the appetite to learn by doing The Environment : takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa. We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. We are short on ego and high on output. We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all. We love what we do and what we are creating. We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who: is forthright but respectful is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute is analytical, able to use data to make decisions is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster i