Job Description

Introduction to the VKB Group
The VKB Group is an agricultural company, providing support to farmers and producing straight-from-the farm-foods for consumers. Apart from the various consumer brands, the VKB Group is also represented by its regional brands: VKB, GWK and NTK. Our roots are firmly planted in agriculture with farming at our core, continuously growing and evolving throughout the years.
Starting with providing everything needed on the farm to produce food, we now also operate in all areas of the food supply chain: processing, logistics, and national and global market channels.
This house of brands weve established with the support of our farmer shareholders is the foundation for building the agribusiness of the future.
About the Role
The ideal team player will collaborate with different departments and industries within our company to identify business intelligence, reporting, and data analysis needs.
This role requires extensive knowledge and experience related to data analysis, design, manipulation, developmental, and operational insights.
The right person will have a background in data warehouse development and be self-motivated and passionate about solving complex problems with simple solutions.
Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems / National Diploma in Information Technology related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years' formal experience in ETL/Data Warehouse development.
• Knowledge of database management system (DBMS) physical implementation, including tables, joins and SQL querying.
• Knowledge and experience of structured data, such as entities, classes, hierarchies, relationships, and metadata.
• Preference to development
• Experience in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 or Microsoft Dynamics Business Central ERP systems will be beneficial.
• Experience in agile development.

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL processes using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).
• Develop and deploy SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) Tabular models to support analytical reporting.
• Write T-SQL queries, stored procedures, and performance-tuned database objects.
• Monitor and troubleshoot ETL jobs.
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and integrity across systems.
• Attending and accurate reporting on projects and tickets at weekly team meetings
• Ensure that the I&T department remains the preferred I&T service provider of business.
• Continuous identification, reporting and handling of risks in the I&T department.
• Comply with all VKB policies as well as adhering to all I&T principles.
• Attending and participation in daily scrum meetings.

• Knowledge and understanding of SQL Server (2019 or later).
• Proficiency in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) for ETL Development.
• Experience in SSAS Tabular models and DAX.
• Solid understanding of Kimball Data Warehouse principles and best practices.
• Strong SQL skills for data manipulation and performance tuning, prioritizing efficiency.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills in English / Afrikaans.
• Beneficial Skills:

• Scripting experience in C#, Python, or PowerShell.
• Experience with Tabular Editor for Tabular development.
• Basic understanding of Cloud Services.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).

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