Background information about the job or company

Human Capital Business Solutions Ltd is a Boutique HR Advisory Firm that specializes in strategic HR Consulting, Talent Acquisition & Development, Risk Management and Business Process Outsourced Services with our Headquarters based in Uganda and Country Office in Tanzania.

On behalf of Our client in the Manufacturing Sector, we are looking for a competent and experienced Business Performance and Analytics Manager to be based in Kampala

Reports To: Finance and Strategy Director

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda.

Job Summary: The Business Performance and Analytics Manager will drive informed decision-making and improve overall business performance through the effective use of data, aiming at extracting actionable insights from data that translate into relevant, accurate and usable strategic knowledge.

Responsibilities or duties

• Oversee the monitoring and reporting for key metrics and KPIs regularly to track performance against targets and identify areas for improvement.
• Oversee the Dashboards and Reports development: Designing and developing dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to communicate insights effectively to stakeholders.
• Establish KPIs and Metrics, working with stakeholders to define key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure and monitor business performance.
• Oversee the proactive generation of insights through collection and analysis/interpretation of data concerning customers and their usage behavior, channels, competition, and the macro-environment into relevant, accurate and usable strategic knowledge.
• Oversee the development of Predictive Analytics and Forecasting models leveraging advanced AI/ML modelling techniques for future business performance.
• Oversee the Business Plan forecast modelling. Support the Business planning process by developing forecast models for both Financial and Non-Financial KPIs.
• Drive regular interactions for the assurance of both financial and non-financial KPI reporting.
• Talent Development: Building and developing a high-performing analytics team through recruitment, training, and mentoring.
• Technology Evaluation and Implementation: Participate in the assessment and selection of appropriate tools and technologies to support data analytics initiatives and oversee their implementation.
• Engage functional departments to understand their BI needs according to strategic impact to deliver insights and guide business decisions, as well as gather feedback to improve analytics processes and deliverables.

Qualifications or requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, or related field
• Masters Degree in Business Administration is of high advantage

Experience

• 5+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated skills in Data Analytics and visualization projects.
• Demonstrated experience in UI/UX design concepts.
• Proficiency in Data Science & ML development.
• Experience in deployment of data platforms and technologies such as Power Bi, Spark etc.
• Experience in design and implementation of data models and ETL pipelines for AI, ML operations and data visualization projects.
• At least 3 years’ experience in managing Data analyst teams.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment.

Additional Notes

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Oversee the monitoring and reporting for key metrics and KPIs regularly to track performance against targets and identify areas for improvement.
• Oversee the Dashboards and Reports development: Designing and developing dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to communicate insights effectively to stakeholders.
• Establish KPIs and Metrics, working with stakeholders to define key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure and monitor business performance.
• Oversee the proactive generation of insights through collection and analysis/interpretation of data concerning customers and their usage behavior, channels, competition, and the macro-environment into relevant, accurate and usable strategic knowledge.
• Oversee the development of Predictive Analytics and Forecasting models leveraging advanced AI/ML modelling techniques for future business performance.
• Oversee the Business Plan forecast modelling. Support the Business planning process by developing forecast models for both Financial and Non-Financial KPIs.
• Drive regular interactions for the assurance of both financial and non-financial KPI reporting.
• Talent Development: Building and developing a high-performing analytics team through recruitment, training, and mentoring.
• Technology Evaluation and Implementation: Participate in the assessment and selection of appropriate tools and technologies to support data analytics initiatives and oversee their implementation.
• Engage functional departments to understand their BI needs according to strategic impact to deliver insights and guide business decisions, as well as gather feedback to improve analytics processes and deliverables.

• Data Analytics
• Data Visualization
• UI/UX design concepts
• Data Science & ML development
• Power BI
• Spark
• Data modeling
• ETL pipelines
• Team Management

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, or related field
• Masters Degree in Business Administration is of high advantage