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Data Scientist

South Africa💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-21

Core

Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models and analytical solutions to address complex retail business challenges such as forecasting, customer lifetime value, churn prediction, and pricing optimization.

Role type

Mid-level IC data scientist (retail analytics)

Builds

Predictive models, customer segmentation strategies, and dashboards for merchandising, supply chain, and marketing teams.

Domain

Retail / Consumer Goods

Deliverable

production ML models | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Python (pandas, scikit-learn, numpy), SQL, statistical modelling, machine learning, Power BI, AWS services, Snowflake

Preferred skills

Experience in retail, FMCG, or consumer-facing industries; experience with large, complex datasets

Technologies

Python, SQL, AWS (S3, Glue), Snowflake, Power BI, Git

Responsibilities

Design and deploy ML models for forecasting and customer lifetime value; conduct exploratory data analysis on large-scale retail datasets; build predictive models for merchandising and supply chain; create Power BI dashboards to communicate insights; translate analytical findings into actionable business recommendations.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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