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Job Description

Job Description

DATA ANALYST

DATA ANALYST

DATA ANALYST

Reporting Line: National Systems Manager

Reporting Line: National Systems Manager

Internal & External Vacancy

Internal & External Vacancy

Full Time

Durban

Posted: 17 Apr 2026

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful applicant will be responsible for but not limited to:

  • Conduct research using analytical tools

  • Develop business solutions and compile reports

  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders, management, and executives

  • Build innovative approaches to solve business challenges and communicate findings and methodologies

  • Generate meaningful business insights from raw data

  • Collaborate with various departments to develop data-driven business strategies

  • Identify, analyse, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets

  • Work with management to prioritise business and information needs

  • Develop, locate, and define new process improvement opportunities

  • Oversee departmental data integration, including the development of data models

  • Maintain the data warehouse and analytics environment.

  • Write scripts for data integration and analysis

  • Manage large and diverse data sets, including structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data

  • Develop reports and data visualisations using data from the data warehouse and other sources

  • Produce and distribute reports in line with agreed organisational requirements

  • Provide relevant reporting to stakeholders within agreed timeframes

  • Implement reporting requirements and projects to meet organisational needs

  • Monitor reporting deliverables to ensure alignment with business SLA's

  • Coordinate and ensure all data reporting projects are properly designed, scoped, and delivered to meet business requirements


REQUIREMENTS

We invite applications from candidates who meet the following minimum criteria:

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Computer Science, Data Science and Statics

Experience

  • Experience in cost analysis

  • 5-7 years' relevant experience in logistics

Required Skills

  • Diligence

  • Analytical

  • Problem-solving

  • Planning and organising

  • Learning and researching

  • Collaborating with people

  • Decision-making and initiating action

  • Applying expertise and knowledge


Application date closes 27 April 2026.

Applicants are requested to send their CVs to the HR Department via email to

glo-recruitment@grindrodlogistics.com


NB! Please state the name of the position as a reference.

Due consideration will be given to the company’s equity targets.

APPLY NOW

Submitting an application does not guarantee employment. We will review all applications and contact you only if your qualifications match our requirements for the position.

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5th Floor, Grindrod House
106 Margaret Mncadi Avenue,
Durban Central, Durban, 4001,
Kwa-Zulu Natal,
South Africa

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sales@grindrodlogistics.com

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Head Office

5th Floor, Grindrod House
106 Margaret Mncadi Avenue,
Durban Central, Durban, 4001,
Kwa-Zulu Natal,
South Africa

Contact Us

sales@grindrodlogistics.com

© Grindrod Logistics (PTY) LTD 2024. All rights not expressly allowed are reserved

grindrod logistics icon

Head Office

5th Floor, Grindrod House
106 Margaret Mncadi Avenue,
Durban Central, Durban, 4001,
Kwa-Zulu Natal,
South Africa

Contact Us

sales@grindrodlogistics.com

© Grindrod Logistics (PTY) LTD 2024. All rights not expressly allowed are reserved