Company Overview
From humble beginnings to disruptive innovations in the retail industry, when we say there’s no other retailer like Matalan, we really mean it! There’s an honesty and energy here that allows our people to shine, which our colleagues, customers and suppliers love. With over 200 stores in the UK, a growing online presence and over 15,000 employees, we’re a thriving, omnichannel value retailer that’s going places and delivering year on year growth. If you want to work for a company that’s passionate about its people, helps you to grow and be the best you can be, then you’ve come to the right place. We work together to support our customers, suppliers and each other, and we’re excited by the possibility of our people helping us to shape the future of retail. We make sure every voice is heard, nurture the ambitions of our people and invest in their future. Our amazing and diverse people make us who we are and our values are the driving force behind everything we do: Think Customer, Think Family, Be Real, Be the Best. Talent is quickly spotted and nurtured, and there are lots of opportunities to tailor make your own career and learn with us. Right now, Matalan is stepping in to a new age and embracing the changing face of retail. We have some exciting opportunities across the business in Retail and Logistics, as well as Ecommerce, Marketing, Technology and Product at our Head Office in Liverpool and our new Creative Hub in London.
About Matalan
From humble beginnings to disruptive innovations in the retail industry, find out about how Matalan is ever-evolving here.
We know as a team, we are stronger together – we champion equality for all and make lasting connections that go beyond work. We thrive off our inclusive culture, encouraging our colleagues to bring their true selves to work and contributing to collective creativity, open-mindedness and growth.
We want give every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the application and interview process and then ultimately in their role. If you require any adjustments during our recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know.
In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.
About The Role
We are looking for a Data Scientist to join Matalan.
Key Responsibilities –
- Working with the Merchandising & Stock Placement teams on a range of projects to optimise the stock availability and demand forecasting accuracy
- Driving innovation with the forecasting engine with a focus on delivering stock optimisation
- Developing existing AI/ML tools including Google Vertex AI and Azure ML
- Building models to answer complex business questions and to proactively inform stock placement strategy and direction.
- Build, validate and monitor predictive models to grow business confidence.
- Cultivating relationships cross functionally with stakeholders across Matalan including stock placement and supply chain.
About You
- Experience in a numerate subject with work experience delivering data science solutions.
- Experience in customer demand forecasting, including product, promotions and supply chain
- Experience of applying a range of forecasting, data science and machine learning techniques to deliver business value.
- Proficiency in SQL and R, Python, or a similar programming language
- Experience with the data science project lifecycle: developing, deploying and maintaining production models
- Credibility with stakeholders at all levels of the business, able to expertly convert complex data and analysis into concise and easy to understand presentations and insights.
- Experience with a major cloud platform (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
Desirable –
- Experience delivering data science projects in retail and/or supply chain forecasting would be advantageous
- Experience in customer demand forecasting, including product, promotions and supply chain
- Experience of applying a range of forecasting, data science and machine learning techniques to deliver business value.
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