Business and Systems Analyst

Our client in Agricultural Industry, requires the services of a Business and Systems Analyst

to join their team. This role is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and stabilising the company's information systems, while transforming data into accurate, decision-ready information that supports management at all operational levels of the business.

Key performance areas

• Implement, maintain, and stabilise sales capture and production information systems to ensure system reliability.
• Configure, maintain, and implement vendor-released system updates.
• Act as the in-house systems champion, reducing dependence on the Managing Director for routine systems matters.
• Maintain a clean, reconciled single source of truth across sales and production data.
• Provide the finance team, procurement, and management with accurate and timely data.
• Perform operational and commercial data analysis, including sales analysis.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports using Excel and database queries.
• Support the November to March harvest, sales, and invoicing cycle by ensuring information systems operate without disruption.
• Provide timely data to support packaging stock, just-in-time procurement, and similar operational decisions.
• Implement vendor updates and drive continuous system improvements and automation.
• Reduce manual Excel processes as the business grows.
• Manage relationships with information system vendors, including support, updates, and service levels.

The successful candidate must have

• Matric with a Degree in Information Systems, IT, Data or Commerce, Agricultural Economics or relevant qualification
• Must have at least 3–5 years’ relevant experience in a systems / data / analytics role, able to operate this seat through a full season without hand-holding
• Accounting / financial literacy would be advantageous
• Agriculture, export or supply-chain exposure would be advantageous
• Must be advanced in Excel: cross-database queries, pivot models, data manipulation
• Must have knowledge of Power Query / Power BI: the Microsoft 365 data stack
• Must have demonstrated data-analysis capability: raw operational data into decision-ready information
• Systems literacy: owning, configuring and troubleshooting business information systems
• Excellent computer literacy (MS Office – Outlook, Word & Excel)
• SQL or deeper database skills would be advantageous
• Power Automate / automation; exposure to AI and analytics tooling would be advantageous
• Vendor / service-level management experience would be advantageous
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
• Commercial sense: understands why the numbers matter, not just how to produce them
• Must be self-directed and reliable: able to carry a staff function under seasonal pressure
• Intellectual calibre to engage at a commercial-strategic level with the Managing Director
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Sound data-management discipline: integrity, reconciliation, single-source-of-truth thinking
• Must have a driver’s licence and own reliable transport

Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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To be discussed during the interview process.

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Recruiter: Wallindi Schirnig

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