Business Unit Data Analyst

Start your career as a Business Unit Data Analyst at Vopak and contribute to social themes such as energy security and energy transition. We offer you a working environment that is safe and pleasant and where equality, diversity and satisfaction are of paramount importance.

As a Business Unit Data Analyst, you will build together with all your colleagues in South Africa on our ambition to be the best in Port at leading locations. Vopak South Africa is a growing company and major investments have been made. You will join our motivated team to optimize the use of the infrastructure and contribute to a culture of pride in working for this growing company.

Ready to develop yourself and make a positive impact? Improve the world and start as a Business Unit Data Analyst at Vopak.

What will you do as a Business Unit Data Analyst?

Do you want to work at the intersection of the energy transition and making an organization more data-driven? Do you believe that data and AI will play a key role in this transformation? If you know how to effectively develop, implement and embed data and AI solutions, then this role might be for you.

Vopak is well underway to become a digital and data-driven organization. We have been standardizing our business processes across our terminal network, modernizing our application landscape, investing heavily in a data management program and data infrastructure foundation, and speeding up the utilization of data to improve our customer service, make our operations more efficient, reduce our energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, and share our data with partners in the supply chain.

For this journey, we are seeking a business unit data analyst capable of combining analytical skills, curiosity, critical thinking, sensitivity, and entrepreneurship to facilitate the business in defining and realizing data and AI solutions.

As a Business Unit Data Analyst, you will maintain close relationships with business subject matter experts and (potential) end users of the solutions, as well as with the global Data & Analytics team consisting of data analysts, data product managers, data engineers, and data architects. If this is you, then we’ll be happy to meet you!

What do we offer you?

• A market-based salary that is commensurate with your knowledge & experience, coupled with attractive bonuses.
• Relevant and competitively placed allowances.
• Various growth & developmental opportunities.
• Disability & Risk Insurance that is fully subsidized by the company.
• Group Medical Aid where Vopak pays 50% of the nominal costs.
• Excellent Retirement Scheme funding through our Group scheme retirement fund.
• Wellness Agenda that authentically connects and cares for our people and promotes work/life balance.
• Great working environment & a diverse and inclusive culture.

What do we expect from you as a Business Unit Data Analyst?

• Bachelor’s degree in business informatics, econometrics, mathematics, IT, or another data & analytics discipline.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated strong teamwork skills.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with agile scrum methodology.
• Experience with SQL.
• Experience with cloud data platforms, data catalog tooling, and data visualization tooling.
• Experience with data science platform tooling and object-oriented/object function scripting languages like Python.
• Experience with AWS, Snowflake, and GitLab is a plus.
• Experience with software development is a plus.

What does your day look like?

• You will be responsible for the identification and development of new data & analytics solutions and the implementation of existing data & analytic solutions.
• A start has been made with developing solutions to reduce energy consumption and asset failure, and we believe this needs to be further improved and extended to other business domains of Vopak.
• You will make a significant contribution to the digital transformation Vopak is currently undergoing.

What can you expect from your employee experience?

You are going to experience that we care & dare: We are empathetic. We know when to lead and when to let others lead. We attract, grow, and coach future leaders.

We aim to communicate in a clear & authentic way: We solicit feedback, ask and listen, learn and unlearn.

You will grow with your team: Whatever our role, we support business, in a thoughtful way, to create value for our teams and our clients. We embrace new ways of working, applying digitalization to provide solutions.

We lead the We: We have a passion for winning and growing as a team. We inspire people to deliver joint performance. We create an inclusive environment where different thoughts, generations, cultures, and experiences are valued and encouraged.

Your core responsibilities are:

• Collect, process, and clean data from various sources to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Analyze complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and correlations.
• Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Maintain and improve existing data systems and processes.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and company standards.
• Guide and inspire business leaders by giving demos, workshops, training, etc.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and understand business requirements.
• Translate business requirements into data products, visualizations, and/or algorithms.
• Develop data & analytics solutions in close collaboration with the global D&A team.
• Implement existing global data & analytic solutions at the local Business Unit, monitor and continuously improve ‘customer experience’.

Want to start as Business Unit Data Analyst at Vopak?

Are you ready to share your vision and contribute to Vopak South Africa? Then start as a Business Unit Data Analyst and apply now!