Data Analyst at DP World

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Job Description

We are:

Strategy & Operations Excellence, we are Strategy activation experts. Because a strategy that doesn’t get implemented is merely a suggestion.

Our clients are the business leaders within DP World SSA that need big-picture change, so we come at their challenges from all sides with functional insights, data and analytics, and robust toolkit to solve complex problems.

It’s our job to show clients how to take major leaps forward while becoming more sustainable and resilient.

How do we do it? We call out the most important issues and challenge the status qou. We identify growth opportunities, cut costs, optimize capital, improve response times and consider ESG values. We design and implement innovative business, fit for purpose operating models and data analytics tools that really work. Using a blend of creative, interactive, experiential, and engaging methods, we activate, motivate, and inspire our business clients and their people to accelerate the speed of change.

You are:

As a Data Analyst at Strategy and Operations Excellence, you’ll harness your expertise to deliver key project modules.

Your analytical foresight and drive will be pivotal in crafting innovative solutions and delivering specific workstreams through ground-breaking changes, ensuring project results go above and beyond.

This role demands savviness in sophisticated analysis, clarity in communication, and a shown proficiency in steering workstream vision to completion.


What you will do

You'll work in teams of typically 2 - 4 to identify, and oftentimes implement, potential solutions for a specific client problem or challenge. Together, you will help our internal leadership make lasting improvements to their performance and realize their most important goals.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.


With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.


We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.


What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.


DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave.


We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what’s possible.

Job Industry

ICT / Computer, Data, Business Analysis and AI

Job Salary Currency

Job Salary Fixed

No

Key Deliverables

Key Performance Indicators

This role will be a technical Data Analytics role responsible for daily analytics outputs in support of the SSA Logistics Business Intelligence capability under the Strategy and Operational Excellence Department.

The Data Analyst will be responsible for the delivery of reliable, on-time, efficient & high-quality data analytics solutions and professional services.

This role supports:


  • Leveraging data to drive informed decision-making, enhance business performance, and foster growth opportunities.
  • Transforming data into actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making within DP world's SSA operations.


This role will support the SSA Logistics business leaders by leading and executing on a specific assigned focus of either of the following:

  • Creation of an integrated enterprise scorecard (single source of truth) that supports the business with visibility of critical performance levers as agreed with leadership.
  • Developing focused analytics products to uncover key growth opportunities in terms of markets, sectors verticals and client accounts.
  • Developing practical cost/ efficiency analytics to drive insight across the key logistics supply chain domains of fleet, warehouse/ depots, fuel, drivers, and overall network efficiency.
  • Other strategic objectives as business needs change.


Your role responsibilities:

  • Play a pivotal role in cross-functional teams to solve complex business challenges
  • Lead key workstreams within a project, ensuring alignment with project objectives and timelines
  • Engage client stakeholders through interviews and workshops
  • Craft in-depth data analyses using advanced tools and techniques
  • Thoughtfully communicate insights


Job Context

The position works across the SSA Logistics region to investigate strategic growth bets, support the business in defining and executing on strategic projects

Essential Qualities

Essential Qualities
  • BSc Computer/Data Science (Essential/Minimum) or
  • BCom Informatics (Essential/Minimum) or
  • BEng Computer/Industrial (Essential/Minimum) or
  • BSc Mathematics / Statistics (Essential/Minimum)
  • Masters level (Preferred)

Experience and Skills required:

  • 5 years (Minimum 4 years) of combined consulting and industry experience
  • Working experience and proficiency with the following Technologies:
  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly SQL Data Warehouse)
  • Azure Data Factory
  • Azure Databricks
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Power BI
  • Azure Stream Analytics
  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Advanced Excel
  • Data Engineering (advantageous)


Application Process

Close Date

28/07/2025