Data Scientist

**About Distrelec**

Distrelec is one of Europe’s leading technical components distributors. Founded over 50 years ago in Switzerland, growth over recent years has made the Distrelec Group a leading distributor for electronics, automation, and measurement technology.
In the last few years we’ve rapidly digitised the business and fully embraced a customer-led, product-focused digital strategy; which we’re already seeing incredible company wide results from.
Distrelec is now one of the largest multichannel pan-European companies with a growing online presence. With expert colleagues based throughout the European countries in which we operate, we are a truly diverse organisation which serves a global, ever-growingcustomer base.

**About the Data Scientist position**:
This position is responsible for identifying and solving complex business problems that arise within a global e-commerce company; driving methodological innovations into data science and digital products in customer analytics, supply chain, operations optimisationand more.

The Data Scientist will be hands-on and build statistical models and digital solutions to extract value and create actionable recommendations; influencing business decisions and driving digital transformation.

**Day to day, we'll look for the Data Scientist to**:

- Build statistical models from data and use good coding practices to generate reproducible work
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders, product owners and team members and drive product development plans
- Explore and visualise data to present meaningful stories
- Use an evolving range of data analysis tools and techniques
- Query structured data from relational databases using programming languages including SQL
- Gather unstructured data through web scraping, APIs, and surveys
- Employ sophisticated analytical methods, machine learning and statistical methods to prepare data for use in predictive and prescriptive modelling
- Extract large volumes of structured and unstructured data and thoroughly clean and prepare data for pre-processing and modelling
- Perform exploratory data analysis to determine how to handle missing data and to look for trends and/or opportunities
- Develop new algorithms to solve problems and build programs to automate repetitive work
- Communicate predictions and findings to management and various departments through effective data visualisations and reports
- Recommend cost-effective changes to existing procedures and strategies
- Work with all teams to understand and demonstrate where data science can add value and support strategic and operational decision making
- Help to grow data science skills in other teams across a variety of functional roles

**We're looking for a Data Scientist with**:

- A Bachelors, Masters and/ or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Physics or related field
- Significant working experience as a Data Scientist; building data science models and products, ideally for an e-commerce company
- A background in machine learning, quantitative methods, predictive modelling, statistics or similar.
- An excellent track record of delivery using languages like Python, R, Excel, Jira
- A willingness to build on and experiment with data science platforms and solutions
- The ability to effectively communicate data science results and analytics value to business stakeholders
- C1 Effective Operational Proficiency or Advanced: English

**Most importantly, we offer**:

- Remote, hybrid working with two days in our unique Manchester City Centre office, plus flexible working hours with the option to work from home on the days that suit you best
- Competitive salary to be discussed transparently at the outset of the recruitment and selection process
- Minimum 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Personal development plans and tailored career paths
- Great office environment with a pool table and games room, free tea, Nespresso coffee and fresh fruit
- Comprehensive benefits package which includes pension, life insurance, income protection as well as private medical insurance, an employee assistance programme and various additional benefits
- Access to medical support services such as online GP appointments, medical second opinions and mental health support, and a 24/7 helpline providing support on issues such as health, money and work.
- Optional benefits include cycle to work scheme, restaurant card, gym discounts, online learning, shopping discounts, savings on everyday healthcare expenses (dentist, opticians, prescriptions), etc.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

To be engaged, you must feel included and valued. We strive to build and nurture an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our people. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and practices,flexible working arrangements, employee engagement forums and office facilities and services to support employees from different backgrounds. We truly believe that diversity and inclusion fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our customer and thecommunities we serve.