Senior Data Analyst

Melbourne-based analytics, data products and applied AI grounded in 10+ years of commercial experience.

Melbourne, Australia

About Joseph Saba, Senior Data Analyst

A Melbourne Senior Data Analyst with 10+ years across commercial analytics, FMCG, retail, reporting, data products and software.

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An independent analytics consultant and software builder with more than a decade of experience creating useful tools from complex commercial problems.

I’m working across commercial analytics and software, with 10+ years across FMCG and retail. I work in the awkward middle between business problems, messy data and useful tools: understanding the question, checking whether the evidence can support it, and building the analysis, dashboard or product that helps someone act.

Experience

2025 – PresentIndependent Data Consultant

Self-Employed

Working independently across analysis, dashboards and data products. Built Python and SQL tools for messy datasets, delivered reporting and dashboard work for external clients, and developed Revisi and SplitPea as practical products that grew out of the same analytical problem-solving approach.

2021 – 2025Category Executive

BIC

Led commercial and performance analysis across sales, consumer, and market datasets, translating complex data into recommendations for marketing, sales, and leadership teams. Built self-serve dashboards in Excel and Power BI, and developed the business case that helped reverse a key product range from -48% decline to +18% growth.

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2018 – 2021Category Insights Analyst

Bakers Delight

Helped build the reporting infrastructure behind a 700+ location network, working with data engineers on databases, Sisense dashboards, and automated reporting. Developed analytical models across pricing, promotions, and performance data, and turned multi-source data into practical recommendations for operational and regional teams.

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2015 – 2018Client Service Executive → Senior Client Service Executive

Nielsen

Built my analytical foundation working across large retail and consumer datasets, helping major clients interpret performance, data methodology, and market trends. Delivered recurring and ad hoc analysis, translating complex data into clear recommendations for non-technical stakeholders.

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Education

2011 – 2015Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing, Statistics) & Bachelor of Information Systems

Deakin University