Data Scientist Opportunity

Remuneration:	negotiable Basic salary
Location:	Cape Town
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#1505201

 

Job description

An online retail concern based in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town is looking for a data scientist with numerate degree e.g. BCom, B Bus Sci, B Eng, BSc and minimum of five years previous experience as an analyst in a marketing or risk environment where three of these years was at a management level.

Drive sales revenue and improve spend efficiency

• Develop and implement a list strategy and action plan to optimize opportunities and sales strengths.

 

• Work with the marketing and risk analysts to identify the best customers and mailing strategy to maximise efficiency.

 

• Build relationships with analysts/data providers and other partners.

 

• Compile and create accurate presentations on a daily basis.

 

• Coordinate workflow and communications with other team members.

 

• Develop and implement strategy and action plan to retain growth commitment and existing client base.

  List development

 

• Ensure effective workflow structures, systems, processes and practices are in place.

 

• Continuously identify opportunities to improve the selection process.

 

• Develop new customer segmentation and sign off with the business.

 

• Make improvements to the current list model and customer lifecycle model.

 

• Develop and implement a strategy to eliminate/minimise threats and weaknesses.

 

• Receive, understand, analyse and make industry research available to relevant staff.

 

• Develop and implement strategies to drive repurchase in active customers and efficiently reactivate inactive customers.

  Implementation of list and sales growth strategies

 

• Forecast the number of new customers required to meet the group business’s growth aspirations.

 

• Support the development of a strategy and action plan to acquire new customers.

 

• Drive tele and mailing strategies to ensure retention and repurchase.

 

• Ensure credit risk strategy is in line with and supports acquisition strategy.

 

• Evaluate, compare and provide target market alternatives.

 

• Managing, teaching and mentoring of entry-level employees.

  List analysis and reporting

 

• Develop and track model to forecast the growth of customer segments in the short, medium and long term.

 

• Supply the organisation with accurate, insightful list reports.

 

• Identify, analyse and interpret trends in order to identify opportunities and threats.

 

• Provide accurate post campaign analysis for management.

 

• Audit and verify testing results.

 

• Evaluate and analyse campaigns with the specific objective of accurate forecasting for the future.

 

• Assist in identifying opportunities in competitive analysis.

 

• Provide thorough list research, back end analysis and reporting.

  Management

 

• Manage junior analysts, conducting bi-annual KPA and performance reviews.

 

• Coach, mentor and develop analysts ensuring that they have a personal development plan.

Requirements:

• A numerate degree e.g. BCom, B Bus Sci, B Eng, BSc.

 

• Minimum of five years previous experience as an analyst in a marketing or risk environment where three of these years was at a management level.

 

• Proven track record of integrating and interpreting numerical and statistical information.

 

• Highly computer literate with strong PowerPoint and Excel skills at an advanced level.

 

• SQL experience required.

Attributes:

• Analytically minded, acute attention to detail with a thorough approach to work.

 

• Ability to creatively question processes and be entrepreneurial by nature.

 

• Excellent interpersonal communication, assertiveness and judgment skills.

 

• Strong planning, organizing and coordinating skills.

 

• Performance-driven and results

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