Senior Analyst: 964

About the Role
We are looking for an experienced data scientist with a strong background in algorithms, data management, scenario modelling, optimization and machine learning.
In this role, you will help design, implement, and deploy AI-driven models that improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability for the Revenue Growth Management (RGM) capability driving pricing, trade investment, and brand investment decisions.
This role sits at the intersection of data engineering, machine learning, and commercial application. Your mandate is to take identified algorithms and make them into a production-grade, self-sustaining system embedded in SGS's day-to-day RGM workflows. You are the bridge between the algorithm as designed and the tool as used.

Key Responsibilities
1. Tool Operations & Management
Connect and automate data flows from SAP/ERP, Salesforce, Anaplan and other internal tools as inputs to the RGM tools
Own data quality, freshness, and schema governance across all model inputs: sell-in, sell-out, MRP, cost curves, TI/BI spends, promo calendar, outlet-level data across all markets
Build data validation, reconciliation, and lineage frameworks to ensure model inputs are auditable and trustworthy
Manage data refresh cadences across structured sources (SAP, Salesforce, IWSR, Anaplan, etc.)
Proactively identify and resolve data gaps, quality failures, and schema drift before they surface in model outputs

2. Algorithm Management
Monitor live model accuracy against thresholds, distinct by model type (e.g., pricing elasticity vs. TI/BI ROI decomposition), and recommend / perform model refreshes basis updated data-sets & inputs
Retrain and redeploy pricing elasticity and TI/BI optimizer models at the required granularity and cadence
Maintain version control and reproducibility of model iterations; document rationale for retraining decisions

3. New Data / Source Ingestion
Evaluate and integrate new structured and unstructured data sources (e.g., alternative/enrichment data such as outlet review platforms, delivery-app footprint proxies, search-interest signals)
Assess incremental predictive value of a new source before onboarding — not integration for its own sake
Update and retrain algorithms to incorporate new sources without disrupting existing production outputs

4. Governance, Guardrails & Compliance
Implement business and portfolio constraints (margin floors, brand positioning rules, excise/regulatory limits handed down by Legal/Regulatory) as configurable guardrails within the live tool
Enforce data-use segregation rules — e.g., competitor-benchmarking-only datasets (such as third-party market data) must never enter internal SGS performance or recommendation models
Maintain auditability of model logic and recommendation rationale for internal and regulatory review

Education
Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
Experience

Required Qualifications
5+ years of hands-on experience in machine learning, optimization, and applied statistical modelling
Expertise in Python and related frameworks: scikit-learn, XGBoost/gradient boosting, and Bayesian modelling libraries (e.g., PyMC, Stan)
Strong SQL skills; comfortable querying and reconciling large, high-granularity datasets (state × brand × SKU × channel × outlet level)
Proficiency in optimization techniques: linear/non-linear programming, heuristics, or constraint-based modelling (e.g., LP-based budget optimizers)
Experience building hierarchical/Bayesian models for elasticity or demand estimation, and gradient boosting models for attribution/ROI decomposition
Experience deploying and maintaining ML models on cloud platforms, ideally GCP (Vertex AI, BigQuery); AWS or Azure also acceptable
Familiarity with MLOps and version control practices for production-scale model deployment and retraining
Experience with data pipeline/ETL tooling (e.g., dbt, Cloud Dataflow, or equivalent) and integrating with enterprise systems (SAP, Salesforce, Anaplan)
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with demonstrated success translating data-driven insights into business impact
Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to partner with technical and non-technical stakeholders
FMCG, AlcoBev, or retail commercial analytics background is a plus
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