{"id":30959,"date":"2016-09-22T09:59:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T07:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=30959"},"modified":"2016-09-22T11:11:39","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T09:11:39","slug":"2017-graduate-programme-foschini-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/2017-graduate-programme-foschini-group.html","title":{"rendered":"2017 Graduate Programme at The Foschini Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

Applications<\/span> are now open<\/span> for the 2017 Graduate Programme at The Foschini Group (TFG)TFG, a leading fashion lifestyle retailer, offers graduate opportunities for students interested in a career in the fashion industry and retail.<\/p>\n

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In the past 9 years, TFG has offered hundreds of passionate graduates the opportunity to kick start an exhilarating career in retail. Many of them are still delivering pure awesomeness in our business today.<\/p>\n

The TFG Graduate Programme is designed to help you make a smooth transition from campus into the world of work. You will engage with various individuals and teams in the business who will share their experience, knowledge, passion and purpose, to help you successfully complete the structured training programme.<\/p>\n

Three positions exist within the Analytics Division:<\/strong>
\nTrainee Analytics Specialist: Credit Risk
\nTrainee Analytics Specialist: Marketing Analytics
\nTrainee Analytics Specialist: Merchandise Analytics
\n\u00a01. Trainee Analytics Specialist: Credit Risk<\/em>
\nThe Credit Analytics Team develops scorecards and predictive models to inform and improve decisions in the credit life cycle. \u00a0This includes models and strategies that focus on credit growth and bad debt management \/ collections<\/p>\n

Your key responsibilities will be:<\/strong>
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\n<\/strong>Work closely with an experienced Analytics Specialist in the development of creditapplication<\/span> scorecards to assess new applicants<\/span> for credit, as well as behaviour scorecards to improve decisions in the credit life cycle
\nTracking of scorecard and model performance, including recommendations for redevelopment \/ calibration
\nExtraction and preparation of data for internal and outsourced projects
\nAssist in the development of analytical strategies applied in credit life cycle management, with a strong focus on mathematical optimisation
\nEnsuring appropriate statistical methodology and data mining techniques are applied to modelling process to deliver and deploy robust and effective models
\nEffective communication and presentation of analytical results to different stakeholders
\nDocumentation of analytical processes and results, adhering to agreed documentation standards
\n2. Trainee Analytics Specialist: Marketing Analytics<\/em>
\nThe Marketing Analytics Team provides analytical solutions that improves multi-channel campaign management across the customer life cycle.<\/p>\n

Your key responsibilities will be:<\/strong>
\nAssist in the development and deployment of a suite of response, propensity and segmentation models to improve customer targeting capability for acquisition<\/span>, cross-selling, retention and customer management initiatives across all retail brands, insurance products and publications \/ magazine offering.
\nAssist with mathematical optimisation strategies to ensure customers are targeted with the best offer through the right channel
\nTracking of model performance, including recommendations for redevelopment \/ calibration
\nExtraction and preparation of data for internal and outsourced projects
\nEnsuring appropriate statistical methodology and data mining techniques are applied to modelling process to deliver and deploy robust and effective models
\nEffective communication and presentation of analytical results to different stakeholders
\nDocumentation of analytical processes and results, adhering to agreed documentation standards
\n3. Trainee Analytics Specialist: Merchandise Analytics<\/em>
\nThe Merchandise Analytics Team develops analytical strategies and algorithms to improve decisions in the merchandise life cycle. In addition<\/span>, this team focuses on customer analytics\/insights to ensure a customer centric approach to strategy<\/p>\n

Your key responsibilities will be:<\/strong>
\nAssist in the development of algorithms to ensure optimal merchandise allocation to stores, using mathematical optimisation methodologies
\nDevelopment of store segmentation to inform merchandise \/ location strategy
\nForecasting of future demand, referencing historical sales patterns<\/span> and clearance rates
\nAnalysing customer behaviour and trends across all TFG trading brands, generating actionable customer insights
\nExtraction and preparation of data for internal and outsourced projects
\nEnsuring appropriate statistical \/ mathematical methodology is applied to analytical process
\nEffective communication and presentation of analytical results to different stakeholders
\nDocumentation of analytical processes and results, adhering to agreed documentation standards<\/p>\n

To take up any of these challenging positions you should have:<\/strong>
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\n<\/strong>A B degree in a numerate discipline, preferably Statistics \/ Mathematics \/ Operations Research (Honours \/ Masters degree preferable)
\nAn analytical, detailed and strategic approach to problem solving
\nGood conceptual abilities
\nTo be self-motivated, and take responsibility for your own development
\nAble to work independently as well as within a team
\nExcellent interpersonal skills
\nTo confidently influence and persuade at all levels
\nResilience and emotional maturity
\nKnowledge of statistical software packages (SAS\/SPSS\/R) would be advantageous<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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