Description
Data Scientist - Fulfilment Capacity Planning & Forecasting
June 21 + extensions
Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Remote to start
An excellent opportunity for a Data Scientist to join a leading international end client in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on a minimum contract until June with high chance of extensions long term. We are looking for a consultant for the Order Fulfilment & Delivery Analytics team. The team is working to support and improve our customer fulfilment operations by the use of data and analytics.
The consultant will be part on an agile project team that develops an internal web app for forecasting delivery flows. An MVP version is currently evaluated by pilot users. Focus of work in first half of 2021 will be: - Improvements of forecasting algorithm - Introducing new data sources, incl. data validation - Improvement of model training infrastructure on GCP - Improvement of user interface - Technical support in rolling out to more users
All code is written in Python and deployed through GCP.
Requirements:
Required:
- Python, incl. Pandas and other common packages
- Experience developing software beyond simple scripts, eg version control, automated testing, code organisation, code review, etc.
- Ability to manage themselves and work independently, while collaborating with others in a team
- Ability to discuss requirements and solution approaches with stakeholders, and ask questions to ensure a clear path forward.
Desired:
- Experience with GCP
- Experience of starting to work with an existing codebase.
The ideal candidate also has experience in at least one of the following:
- Setting up efficient training of machine learning models in the cloud
- Working with end-user-facing applications
- Working with logistics or customer fulfilment applications
- Working with business forecasting