Business Data Analyst at GUO Transport Company Limited

GUO Transport Company is a division of G. U. Okeke & Sons Limited, a household name in the transportation industry and one of the largest providers of intercity and interstate transportation, serving more than 200 destinations across Nigeria and West Africa with a modern and environmentally friendly fleet.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Data Analyst

Location: Orile Coker, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objective(s)

• Responsible for gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data to provide actionable insights that improve business operations, optimize logistics processes, and drive strategic decision-making.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Gather, clean, and analyze data from various sources, including operational systems, customer databases, and financial records.
• Identify trends, patterns, and insights to improve logistics efficiency, customer satisfaction, and cost management.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and prepare regular reports for management.
• Develop and maintain dashboards using data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Excel) to track company performance.
• Generate reports on fleet utilization, operational material usage, vehicle part usage, tyres usage, maintenance records, delivery timelines and warehouse efficiency.
• Support route optimization and fleet management strategies to enhance delivery efficiency.
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and security in compliance with company policies and industry regulations.
• Maintain proper documentation of data processes, methodologies, and reports.
• Collaborate with IT, Operations, BOM, LOM, Regional Manager and other departments to enhance productivity and reduce operational costs.
• Present findings and insights to management for strategic decision-making.
• Support fleet management by identifying underutilized or overutilized vehicles.
• Identify bottlenecks in transport and logistics operations and propose data-driven solutions.
• Recommend process automation opportunities to reduce manual effort and errors.
• Support digital transformation initiatives within the company.
• Analyze customer feedback and complaints to identify service improvement areas.
• Identify risks related to fraud, revenue leakage, or operational inefficiencies.
• Work with the operations team to minimize fuel costs and vehicle downtime.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to fleet utilization, route efficiency, revenue, and delivery timing, operational materials.
• Any other task assigned by the MD and Director.

Key Performance Indicators

• Process Improvement: Implementation of at least 10 initiatives in a quarter
• Effective Cost Containment: Not more than 5% deviation from the approved Budget
• Timely submission of Management Reports: Timeliness and accuracy of report

Job Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Statistics, Data Science, Business Analytics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.

Experience:

• Knowledge of Nigerian transportation regulations.
• 2-5 years of experience in data analysis, preferably in the logistics or transportation sector.
• Proficiency in SQL, Excel, Python, R, Power BI, or Tableau for data analysis and visualization.

Key Competency Requirements:
Knowledge:

• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team.
• Experience with ERP and logistics management software.
• Knowledge of transport operations, fleet management, and logistics analytics is an advantage.
• Understanding of predictive modelling and machine learning techniques.
• Familiarity with financial analysis and budgeting in logistics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels.

Skills / Competencies:

• Must have excellent interpersonal skills, be tenacious, detail-oriented, tough minded when needed, but diplomatic.
• Must be able to settle in an environment requiring entrepreneurial/building skills.
• Keen interest to sales, structuring and implementing deals.
• Must be capable of working with a team.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and planning skills.
• Must be sales oriented.
• Must be market savvy, with good networking skills.
• Must be proactive and with high energy levels.
• Must be analytical, practical and have aptitude for trouble-shooting.
• High attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

Application Closing Date
6th February, 2026.