Data Scientist - Durban at Engen

Who Are You

• You are an experienced data scientist with proven experience in solving high impact business problems by providing actionable insights from large data sets and market intelligence
• Ability to effectively apply a combination of statistical knowledge, programming skills and business acumen to identify, prioritize and solve high impact business issues
• You have a reputation as a strong communicator 
• You influence people from different levels of the organization
• You are innovative and curious
• You are self-directed and results orientated
• Ability to drive decision making through analytical insights
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build solid relationships with individuals at all levels, in multiple geographies and business functions, both internally and externally
• Simplify complex situations; strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Must be able to multi-task and project manage many tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work under continual deadlines
• Strong project and process management with proven ability for planning, scheduling & coordinating

What You Have Done Before

Baseline:

• NQF Level 7 Degree in one of the following disciplines:
• Computer Science/ Information Technology/Software Engineering/Data Science/ Actuarial Science/ Mathematics)
• 8 years’ experience in Data Science Analytics or Statistics 
• 2 years’ Experience in Supply Chain/Logistics environments or similar
• 2 years’ Experience in Business Analysis & Data Visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, QlikView etc)
• Proficiency in using query languages such as SQL, Hive, Pig or similar
• Experienced with analytical tools (R, Python, Stata and frameworks (ML algorithms, time series forecasting, scientific sampling techniques
• Excellent applied statistics such as modeling, testing, regression, time series forecasting and sampling
• Highly proficient in dealing with large data sets and comfortable in moving between financial and behavioral indicators and big data analytics

Advantageous:

• 7 years experience in supply chain, marketing & customer experience or research analysis
• 8 years experience in Oil & Gas and/or Lubricants
• Exciting Challenges You Might Face
• A highly motivated self-starter who is curious and passionate about creating insights for the business that were not previously known

What You Will Be Doing

• Apply a combination of statistical knowledge, programming skills and business acumen to identify, prioritize and solve high-impact business challenges
• Effectively communicate findings to leadership and translate them into recommended actions with ongoing tracking mechanisms
• Provide in-depth analysis and research into the Lubricants Supply Chain to identify innovative opportunities and provide actionable insights to enhance customer experience, improve efficiencies and reduce costs 
• Analyse customer requirements and behaviours to develop strategies that enhance the supply chain offering to market 
• Conduct in-depth research on competitor behaviour and data to provide ongoing intelligence to ensure Engen remains ahead of the competition
• Support Lubricant teams in developing, maintaining and improving real time dashboards for key KPI's and business metrics
• Integrate digital analytics data with traditional data sources & build predictive models to target the right customers. 
• Present data in a clear manner to technical and non-technical audiences through the use of Data Visualisation Tools and Computer Animation
• Stay current and adapt to new and emerging data science, artificial intelligence, cognitive learning and machine learning technology