Data Scientist in Scd Data

**Job ID**: REF17526M

**Date posted**: 28/02/2024

**_You see things a little differently. So do we. _**_We work hard to make sure everyone’s voice is heard and that everyone can make a difference. We offer positions that challenge your skills and inspire you to grow. _**_Come see things a little differently with us._**

**About you**

We are on the journey to transform our digital capabilities, bringing core business processes, people, data & technology together - an enabler for IKEA to become an even better home furnishing company in the future. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change, dare to question and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, come and join us. Together we can do great things.

We’re doing some amazing things in IKEA Supply chain; therefore, we need some amazing people - this position is not an exception.

To be successful in this role, you have experience in building data models with an excellent proven track record. We believe you can inspire and mobilize people towards clearly set objectives. You are curious and able to build relationships to establish strong trust between the Supply Data & Technology community and its stakeholders. You should also be able to make advanced technical solutions understood and embraced by both technical and non-technical co-workers. Leadership and business development experience from complex organisations is to your advantage.

We expect you to have a very good knowledge of IT and digital organizations, strategies and working methods, in particular project and program management with the relevant experience and track record. You have knowledge in modern development techniques such as Agile / DevOps and comprehensive understanding of statistical and machine learning techniques as well as data management and visualisation techniques. You have proficiency with an appropriate set of languages, technologies, and frameworks (e.g., Databricks, Mlflow, Pytorch, Tensorflow, Keras and Azure ML) and cloud environments (e.g. Azure, AWS, Google). Most likely you have a graduate degree or similar higher qualifications in statistics, physics, mathematics, econometrics, computer science or related.

You enjoy building a purposeful business by creating engaging and trustful relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and business partners. As a person you are appreciated for collaborative spirit and how you lead with strong focus on both technology and people. You create impact and inspiration regardless of function or formal reporting lines.

**Qualification** About the job**

As a Data Scientist, you will support the organisation in leveraging data. This you will do in many ways; by supporting business stakeholders in understanding the potential of and what is needed to unlock the power of data science, by being engaged in the community of data scientists across the organisation, creating and disseminating best practices, frameworks, and accelerators across the organisation.

We work in a modern cloud-based Azure environment, and you will be a part of the community continuously developing our data science and machine learning capabilities. You take your colleagues by the hand, and you constructively advise what is needed to enable efficient use of data to reach the organisation's goals. You are regularly involved in activities and meetings with stakeholders to determine large and small data opportunities and support teams regarding data and analytics.

More specifically, in this role you will be accountable to:

- Create new insights within Supply by having data models and algorithms in place to enable prediction, optimization, and simulation.
- Perform all stages of advanced analytics, from exploring and blending data, to structure predictive data models and to draw insights and deployment.
- Drive continuous improvement, collaboration and knowledge sharing of methodologies, tools, and materials across the Inter IKEA Data Science community.
- Help ensure consistency by supporting the use of relevant development techniques, digital frameworks, and best practices.
- Collaborate and communicate with other parts of the organisation to understand needs of stakeholders and devise possible solutions.

In this role you will report to our Data & Analytics manager at IKEA Supply and work closely with the Data Science network of expertise to lead towards uniformity and commonality, contributing to the Inter IKEA Digital framework and delivering on the needs of IKEA Supply.

Are you looking for the challenge of your life? Come on board and #JoinUsAtIKEASupplyD&T
**More Information**
Inter IKEA Group brings together three core businesses: Franchise, Range and Supply. Together we work constantly to improve the IKEA home furnishing offer and make it more accessible for the many people. You will be part of IKEA Supply and the Supply Chain Development organisation. IKEA Supply is responsible for securing that the product offer is produced and deli