Analytics and Consumer Insights Manager

Job Location

JOHANNESBURG GENERAL OFFICE

Job Description

Overview of the job

You will be a leader in the Analytics & Insights team, responsible for shaping business and customer strategy through consumer, market and retailer insights. You will lead complex analytics and end-to-end consumer research, translate quantitative and qualitative data into clear strategic recommendations, and partner with leadership teams and retailers to activate the insights. Using tools such as Power BI and Microsoft Excel, you will simplify large data sets, create dashboards where needed and enable efficient, consistent data mining and decision-making across the business.

Your team

This role reports to the Director of Analytics & Insights for P&G South Africa and works with a team of analytics and insights professionals across retailer analytics and consumer research. You will lead work across multiple multifunctional teams, including Sales, Finance, Marketing, Strategy and retailer-facing teams. Key stakeholders include senior business leaders, internal sales teams, retailer leadership and external research and data partners.

Job Qualifications

Technical competencies  

• University degree in Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science or Business Science, supported by strong technical mastery and a passion for consumer insights and research. 

• Preferred experience: 3–5 years in a multinational consumer goods or retail environment in a similar or related role. 

• Strong proficiency in Power BI and Microsoft Excel, including large-data-set analysis, data modelling, dashboard development and clear visualisation of business performance. 

• Proficiency in applying AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot and Claude Code, to accelerate analysis, research, data interpretation, automation and the development of high-quality business insights. 

• Demonstrated expertise in market, customer and consumer analysis, combining multiple quantitative and qualitative sources to identify trends, opportunities and strategic implications. 

• Proven capability to lead consumer research and analytics projects end to end, manage external agencies or data partners, and deliver high-quality outputs on time. 

• Experience owning enterprise or corporate data and analytics initiatives, including governance, reporting routines, adoption and value delivery. 

JUST SO YOU KNOW:

You will get a competitive compensation package, in line with your qualifications and experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Our people are all equally talented in unique ways: we come from diverse traditions, personal experiences and points of view, and we want to include yours. Our mission of Diversity and Inclusion is: “Everyone valued. Everyone included. Everyone performing at their peak”. Are you ready to inspire us with your creative ideas?

About us

We produce globally recognized brands and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ariel®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Herbal Essences®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Tampax® and more. Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Visit http://www.pg.com to know more.

Our consumers are diverse and our talents - internally - mirror this diversity to best serve it. That is why we’re committed to building a winning culture based on Inclusion and our ideal candidate is passionate about the same principle: you will join our daily effort of being “in touch” so we craft brands and products to improve the lives of the world’s consumers now and in the future. We want you to inspire us with your unrivaled ideas.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000160211

Job Segmentation

Experienced Professionals