Data Scientist - Big Data - Global Supply Chain/Strategic Initiatives Office

Position : Data Scientist

DEPT / DIVISION : Global Supply Chain / SIO

POSITION REPORTS TO : Senior Manager - Strategic Initiatives Office

LOCATION : Bangalore, India

POSITION SUMMARY :

The primary role is to synthesize and leverage large amounts of data from multiple internal sources to enhance and optimize the outcomes of various supply chain initiatives.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNT ABILITIES OF THE JOB :

- Model complex business problems, discovering business insights and identifying opportunities through the use of statistical, algorithmic, mining and visualization techniques.

- Model and frame business scenarios that are meaningful and which impact on critical business processes and/or decisions.

- Collaborate with business subject matter experts to select the relevant sources of information

- Collaborate with the data procurement manager to ensure that the information used follows the compliance, access management, and control policies and that it meets the qualification and assurance requirements of the Institute.

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CONTACTS :

Internal : Executive Management, Global Owners, Team Leaders, and all levels of associates including the overseas offices.

External : as determined

DECISION MAKING :

- Elevate issues to the appropriate channels

RESOURCEFULNESS/CREATIVITY/SKILLS :

- Intellectual Curiosity.

- Ability to see trends or patterns in large sets of data.

- Creative problem solving skills.

ENVIRONMENT :

- Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE :

- Masters in mathematics, statistics or computer science or related field.

- 3-5 years- experience manipulating large datasets and using databases.

- 3-5 years- experience with a general-purpose programming language (such as Hadoop MapReduce or other big data frameworks, Java).

- Proficiency in using query languages such as SQL.

- Experience in the use of statistical packages.

- Familiarity with basic principles of distributed computing and/or distributed databases.

- Domain Knowledge/Business Acumen.

- Good communication and interpersonal skills.

- Knowledge of one or more business/functional areas.