Senior Data Scientist - Commercial & Marketing Insights

Key Skills

Automation, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Large data sets, Microsoft Office suites, Microsoft-Excel, Python Programming, R Programming, SQL

Job Description

Senior Data Scientist - Commercial & Marketing Insights

Position Snapshot

Location: Nestlé Global Hub in Barcelona, Spain  

Stream: IT Analytics, Data and Integration

Permanent Contract 

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Math, Statistics, Physics, Operations Research, Econometrics or Data Science (or equivalent)

Fluent English 

About You 

Are you an expert in applying advanced analytics to solve marketing and sales business problems? Do you have a passion for optimizing marketing spend and trade investments to drive business growth? If so, we want you to join our team as a Senior Data Scientist! 

A day in the life of a Senior Data Scientist 

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be responsible for using advanced analytics to provide robust measurements of marketing and trade investment across different business models, product categories, and varied geographies. You will work closely with stakeholders in European zone to provide guidance on how to best optimize and allocate marketing and trade investments to support the delivery of our commercial strategy. 

What you'll do:

• Share your experience and knowledge and build Nestlé's internal modelling capability.
• Partner with marketing and commercial stakeholders to build and deliver a portfolio of advanced analytics initiatives.
• Work cross-functionally to identify and answer business problems/ and questions using appropriate modeling techniques on available data.
• Evangelize and provide advisory services around data science capabilities and knowledge within Nestlé and work with large, complex data sets and solve non-standard problems. 

We offer you

We offer more than just a job. We put people first and inspire you to become the best version of yourself.  

• Great benefits including competitive salary and a comprehensive social benefits package. We have one of the most advantageous pension plans on the market, as well as flexible remuneration with tax advantages: health insurance, restaurant card, mobility plan, etc.  
• Personal and professional growth through ongoing training and constant career opportunities reflecting our conviction that people are our most important asset.  
• Hybrid working environment with flexible working scheme. Our state-of-the-art campus is dog friendly and equipped with a medical center, canteen, and areas to co-create network and chill!  
• Recreation activities such as yoga, Zumba, etc. and a wide range of volunteering activities.

Minimum qualifications:

• You are educated to BSc or MSc level (or equivalent) in Math, Statistics, Physics, Operations Research, Econometrics, or Data Science.
• You have proven experience of handling large datasets and reporting automation and be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of marketing mix modelling and price & promotion analytics
• You should have the ability to network and influence at senior levels both internally and externally and be able to interpret data and explain business performance in an easy-to-understand way that tells a story to key stakeholders.
• You have proven experience of working in a matrix environment, achieving results through effective influencing and collaboration.
• You have advanced MS Excel, SQL, R, Python (or similar) experience. 

Bonus Points If You:

• You have experience with dynamic linear models/state space models is of particular interest.

About the IT Hub

At Nestlé IT, we are a diverse, global team of IT professionals in the biggest health, nutrition and wellness company of the world. We strive to create an environment where people are valued for who they are. We innovate every day through future ready technologies to create opportunities for Nestlé to delight consumers, customers and employees alike. We collaborate with partners around the world to deliver tangible value at global scale. We continuously work to develop our people to be future ready.