Job Purpose

The Jr. data scientist reports into the Data & Analytics Manager, and is part of a global and

multicultural team of analysts operating from various locations. His/her role is to support the

central Global Business Services (GBS) organization with business needs analyses and

modelling tools and enabling Akzo Nobel drive continual end-to-end process maturity and

standardization initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

Act as analytics SME :

• Liaise with stakeholders to understand business priorities and objectives
• Conceptualize, design, build and deploy precise and accurate predictive data models on top of the existing transactional data repositories
• Lead technical design and implementation of forecasting and predictive models;
• Identify trends and business opportunities in the area using descriptive analytics and complex data analysis (root cause deep dives, correlations, regressions, simulations)
• Build intuitive and user-friendly scenario models to enable efficient decision-making process

Support GBS and GPO organization with analytical expertise:

• Cleanse and combine data from structured and unstructured sources to derive meaningful insights
• Identify, gather, analyze, and interpret trends in complex data sets
• Prepare presentations to share analysis outcome with various stakeholders
• Help Process specialists/champions / CI Managers and RPA team identify and estimate process improvement opportunities through predictive analysis;

Experience

• Bachelors or master’s degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Informatics, Business analytics, Finance from a premier institute
• 1-3 years of deep statistical domain experience into advanced/predictive analytics space
• Knowledge of and practical experience in quantitative / predictive modelling
• Experience with python, R scripting and data transformation tools [e.g. Alteryx]
• Knowledge of SAP (including Business Warehouse/Business Objects) a plus
• Experience with Tibco Spotfire reporting and visualization tools a plus
• Experience in supply chain domain a plus
• Ability to work with a cross regional, multicultural and virtual team
• Extensive number literacy and financial acumen

Competencies