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Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.\nSasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.\nJob Requisition ID\n13106\nClosing Date\n8 October 2026\nOME\nBST: Business Building\nLocation\nSandton\nPurpose of Job\nAccountable for developing and applying advanced data science, statistical modelling, forecasting and pricing analytics to support Sasol’s Integrated Power portfolio, including generation, demand, market exposure, commercial risk, portfolio optimisation and value creation.\nThe role develops analytical models, forecasting methodologies, scenario tools and decision-support outputs to improve commercial decision-making across the power portfolio. ETRM enablement, SAWEM readiness support, energy management analytics, Power BI and Aveva PI are positioned as future-facing application areas or enabling toolsets where this capability may be applied; prior exposure to these areas would be advantageous.\nThe role serves as the specialist analytics interface between Integrated Power, trading, asset management, commercial, finance, digital and operational teams, converting complex generation, load, market, metering, contractual, pricing, financial and risk data into reliable insight, measurable value opportunities and defensible commercial decisions\nKey Accountabilities\nAdvanced Analytics, Statistical Modelling and Decision Support\nDevelop and maintain statistical models, analytical tools and scenario engines to support Integrated Power decision-making.\nConvert generation, demand, market, pricing, metering, contractual, financial and risk data into actionable commercial insight.\nAnalyse portfolio positions, market exposure, imbalance risk and optimisation opportunities across Sasol’s contracted and future power portfolio.\nDevelop dashboards, analytical outputs and management reports that support operational, commercial and executive decision-making.\nIdentify value creation opportunities through improved forecasting, pricing insight, resource allocation and portfolio optimisation.\nForecasting, Pricing Analytics and Portfolio Optimisation\nDevelop, test and improve load, generation, renewable supply, price and imbalance forecasting methodologies.\nApply pricing analytics to assess market signals, tariff structures, bilateral pricing, imbalance exposure and commercial optimisation options.\nSupport short-, medium- and long-term portfolio optimisation across internal generation, renewable PPAs, market purchases, customer commitments and future trading positions.\nTrack forecast accuracy, model performance and variance drivers, and recommend improvements to data, assumptions and methodologies.\nQuantify commercial impacts of forecast error, curtailment, constraints, outages, price movements and imbalance positions.\nSupport the optimal deployment of electrons by providing insight into when, where and how Sasol’s power resources should be contracted, allocated, dispatched or hedged.\nETRM Enablement, SAWEM Readiness and Market Analytics\nData Governance, Performance Measurement and Value Tracking\nEstablish structured datasets, assumptions registers, model documentation and version control for key analytical outputs.\nMaintain data quality checks, exception reporting and governance over analytical inputs and outputs.\nMeasure performance against forecasts, portfolio strategies, pricing assumptions, optimisation cases and realised commercial outcomes.\nTrack value creation opportunities, benefits realisation and analytical recommendations implemented by the business.\nSupport auditability, assurance and governance of models, data sources, assumptions and decision-support outputs.\nStakeholder Collaboration and Capability Building\nWork with trading, commercial, asset management, finance, digital, operations and external partners to translate business questions into analytical solutions.\nBuild internal capability by documenting methodologies, training users and embedding repeatable analytical processes.\nProvide analytical input into business cases, investment decisions, contract evaluations and market-readiness activities.\nCommunicate insights clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders through dashboards, reports, presentations and decision papers.\nReduce dependency on external advisors by developing sustainable internal analytics capability for Integrated Power.\nKey Working Interfaces\nIntegrated Power business building, asset management, supply chain, information management, commercial, trading and portfolio management teams.\nFinance, risk, legal, assurance and internal control functions requiring analytical input, commercial insight and governance over assumptions.\nDigital, data, ETRM, metering, forecasting, Aveva PI, Power BI, energy management and reporting teams responsible for data integration, model enablement and system implementation.\nGenerators, IPPs, customers, service providers and external advisors where analytical inputs are required for portfolio, contract, market-readiness or energy management decisions.\nMarket, system and network operators where relevant to future market participation, data requirements, settlements or commercial exposure analysis.\nKnowledge and Capability Requirements\nStrong capability in data science, advanced analytics, statistical modelling, optimisation, forecasting and scenario analysis.\nExperience working with time-series, operational, market, financial or commercial datasets to support business decision-making.\nAbility to develop pricing analytics, forecast models, portfolio scenarios, dashboards and decision-support tools.\nWorking knowledge of electricity, energy, commodity, trading, optimisation or similar commercial environments would be advantageous.\nExposure to ETRM systems, electricity market platforms, SAWEM, Power BI, Aveva PI or energy-market reform would be advantageous.\nExposure to energy management, energy efficiency, demand-side management, site energy performance or energy consumption analytics would be advantageous.\nStrong data governance discipline, including model documentation, assumption management, validation, auditability and version control.\nAbility to communicate complex analytical findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders through reports, dashboards and decision papers.\nQualifications and Experience\nUniversity Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Business Analytics or a related quantitative discipline.\n9 years of experience\nCompetencies\nCustomer Centricity: Engages with internal customers and stakeholders to understand business requirements and provide analytical insight that supports informed commercial and operational decisions.\nBusiness Acumen: Applies understanding of the Integrated Power business, electricity markets, portfolio value drivers, pricing, forecasting and commercial risk to produce relevant decision-support outputs.\nCommercial Agility: Uses analytics, modelling and scenario assessment to support timely, evidence-based commercial decisions in a dynamic market environment.\nTechnical and Analytical Excellence: Builds robust analytical models, forecasts, dashboards and optimisation tools, while ensuring assumptions, data quality and outputs are properly tested and governed.\nDelivery Excellence: Creates practical, reliable and repeatable analytical solutions that support delivery against business priorities, project milestones and value-creation objectives.\nPartnership: Works collaboratively across Integrated Power, trading, asset management, finance, digital, operations 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Inspired by our Purpose of “Innovating for a better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.\nOur automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful. 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