Circana hiring Liquid Data Production Specialist in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | LinkedIn (2024)

Let’s be unstoppable together!Circana is the leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior. Through unparalleled technology, advanced analytics, cross-industry data, and deep expertise, we provide clarity that helps almost 7,000 of the world’s leading brands and retailers take action and unlock business growth. We understand more about the complete consumer, the complete store, and the complete wallet so our clients can go beyond the data to apply insights, ignite innovation, meet consumer demand, and outpace the competition.

At Circana, we are fueled by our passion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedback freely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environment that is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives. We have a global commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as we believe in the undeniable strength that diversity brings to our business, employees, clients, and communities (with us you can always bring your full self to work). Join our inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and stay curious together. Learn more at www.circana.com.

What will you be doing?The Liquid Data Production Specialist role is responsible for attaining high levels of client satisfaction by successfully managing weekly Liquid Data production in accordance with the international weekly production cycle. You will also be responsible for ensuring the successful setup of new Liquid Data clients by conducting thorough data validations in order to sign off on client access & data trends. You will partner cross-functionally and directly with internal CIRCANA South Africa stakeholders as well as with global production & support teams to understand/implement production and new client setup best practices and to feedback progress on production and project tasks/risks. The work involves strong attention to detail, solid analytics skills, a planning focus and active communication with stakeholders locally and internationally in order to execute on all contracted deliverables on time and to the quality standard as defined in the client contracts. You will be responsible for continually improving local production processes and standards to deliver improved quality and timely deliverables. The Liquid Data Production Specialist will need to demonstrate that you have excellent problem-solving abilities in order to deal with unique data discrepancy scenarios that require active investigation and management through to the solution

Job Responsibilitiesq Manage the end-to-end weekly Liquid Data production process including the creation of dimension extracts, submission of request/exception tasks and conducting of weekly structural and data validation checks so as to deliver on time and accurately.

q Investigate data discrepancies and if required enlist the assistance of global support teams via the creation of detailed service support requests.

q Attend and be an active participant of international production touch base meetings.

q Manage the Liquid Data new client access process via testing, checking and updating of client entitlements tables as per client signoffs.

q Manage client entitlement tables for existing clients by running monthly retailer signoff comparison checks and updating the relevant access as required.

q Lead the end-to-end client change request process including working with the global support teams to schedule international modeler availability, adjust model specification documents and validate and sign off on changes prior to being released to client.

q Coordinate and manage Liquid Data retailer restatements with the local SQL BI and Data Integration teams including the assessment and validation of the correctness of these historical data changes.

q Design, update and manage the KPI tracking of Liquid Data production clients.

q Learn, adopt and utilize the global CIRCANA proprietary software & tools to assist with the production process.

q Partner with the PMO, BA, Product & Operations teams on implementations and change requests and act as a SPOC for Liquid Data production.

q Partner globally to adopt and contribute to best practices.

Requirementsq Tertiary Education and ideally with statistical and/or data analytics qualifications

q Experience in managing & coordinating business processes.

q Experience in validating data and/or analytical models/databases.

q An understanding of CIRCANA South Africa’s core business, systems and processes is desirable.

q Strong Verbal Communication Skills Required.q Strong Microsoft Excel skills would be desirable.

Circana BehaviorsAs well as the technical skills, experience and attributes that are required for the role, our shared behaviors sit at the core of our organization. Therefore, we always look for people who can continuously champion these behaviors throughout the business within their day-to-day role:

• Stay Curious: Being hungry to learn and grow, always asking the big questions
• Seek Clarity: Embracing complexity to create clarity and inspire action
• Own the Outcome: Being accountable for decisions and taking ownership of our choices
• Center on the Client: Relentlessly adding value for our customers
• Be a Challenger: Never complacent, always striving for continuous improvement
• Champion Inclusivity: Fostering trust in relationships engaging with empathy, respect and integrity
• Commit to each other: Contributing to making Circana a great place to work for everyone

Location

This position can be located in the following area(s): Cape Town, South Africa