Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO) Looking for Manufacturing Data Analyst at Saudi , Jeddah Full Time

Purpose of the job

Responsible for complete manufacturing data sourcing & presentation life cycle of SADAFCO factories – from understanding stakeholders’ requirements and how they translate to new reporting features through high quality code, planning, coordination, implement, execute, and information control.

Key Accountabilities

1. Reports development

· Design and develop reports to support business processes and decision support processes.

· Fulfil ad-hoc information requirement of users, utilizing data from manufacturing & corporate systems and other office tools, in order to document new development and customization as per the guidelines of change management process.

· Arrange application testing and user acceptance tests to make sure only a thoroughly tested application is deployed on production system.

2. Continuous Improvement

· Regularly review data collection methods – based on future requirement and constraints. Suggest enhancement to CI manager and implement the approved enhancement.

· Keep impact of business requirement in mind while migrating to new platform or newer version of existing platform.

3. Flexibility

· Develop solutions which meet business requirement with great flexibility.

· Engage with information users to understand their perception of reporting and the challenges they face to come up with solutions for flexible and user-friendly dashboards.

4. Database & Application Administration & Security

· Optimize and trouble shoot databases, in order to solve and minimize the errors. Keep a balance between front end and backend development.

5. Trouble Shooting

· Investigate errors/incidents of manufacturing information loss on a priority basis, fix them and document them for future reference.

· Maintain complaint log and discuss it with the Line Manager on a periodical basis with recommendations & proposed action plan for a permanent solution.

Job Requirements

• Educational level: Minimum Bachelor degree in IT (e.g. MIS, Software Engineering)
• Specific diploma/education: Certified application developer (e.g. ASP.Net), Certified Mobile App developer is a plus
• Minimum 3 year of relevant experience in application development using Power BI and Excel advanced reporting
• In-Depth understanding of dashboard design and programming techniques.
• Strong application testing and user acceptance testing skills
• Good working experience in VBA (Visual Basic for application, MS office applications).
• Strong command on databases (SQL Server)
• Experience with Python, Java Scripts and HTML preferred but not essential.
• Knowledge of programming for diverse operating systems and platforms using development tools
• Good experience in complete development life cycle of application.
• Understanding of latest programming trends and their implication in commercial environment.
• Languages: Fluent in English & Arabic

Job Competencies

• Ability to work under pressure and handle tight deadlines
• Ability to solve problems with a sense of ownership, enthusiasm and innovation
• Excellent and effective communication skills: verbal, drafting, reporting
• Team Player
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving capability
• Time-management skills and ability to work on different projects at the same time.
• Accuracy and attention to details
• Self-development skills to keep up to date with fast growing trends.
• Creative and innovative thinking
• Strong documentation skills and attention to detail