Forecasting Analyst - Functional Analytics
Core
Develop, maintain, and enhance forecasting models for cocoa supply chain strategy, pricing decisions, and supply chain planning.
Role type
Senior IC data scientist (forecasting & supply chain analytics)
Builds
Production forecasting models for cocoa market dynamics (supply, demand, price) integrated into scenario planning
Domain
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) / Food & Beverage / Commodity Markets
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Time series modeling, Causal inference, Machine learning, Python, SQL, PySpark, MLOps, Statistical analysis, Model interpretability
Preferred skills
GenAI/LLMs, Agriculture/Commodities domain knowledge, CPG industry experience
Technologies
Databricks, Tableau, Alteryx, R, Python, PySpark, MLflow, SQL
Responsibilities
Design and operationalize advanced forecasting models for cocoa market dynamics; Ensure model deployment compliance with data science standards; Partner with procurement, supply chain, and finance teams; Implement model monitoring frameworks for drift detection; Explore GenAI capabilities for market intelligence.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
