Data Scientist

2 weeks ago


Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Engen Full time

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
  • You have a reputation as a strong communicator
  • You influence people from different levels of the organization
  • You are innovative and curious
  • You are selfdirected 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 & problemsolving skills
  • Must be able to multitask 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 selfstarter who is curious and passionate about creating insights for the business that were not previously known

What You Will Be Doing:

  • Effectively communicate findings to leadership and translate them into recommended actions with ongoing tracking mechanisms
  • Provide indepth 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 indepth 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 nontechnical 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

Location:

  • Durban

Job Advert Closing Date:
All job adverts close five days after date posted

Engen's approved Employment Equity plans and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Important Information:

  • The appointment will be made in line with Engen's Employment Equity Strategy.
  • Engen reserves the right not to make an appointment.

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