Data Scientist

6 months ago


Durban, 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 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**:

- 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

**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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