Data Scientist at Woolworths Group Limited

Woolworths Ltd.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team discounts across Woolworths Group

Career growth opportunities

Global business network exposure

Wellbeing programs and flexible leave

Job summary

Woolworths Group Limited in Surry Hills, NSW, AU is seeking a Data Scientist for an on-site role within the Wiq Experiment initiative. The position emphasizes data-driven decision making and collaboration with Quantium to reimagine retail through advanced analytics.

You will work in an Agile squad, partner with business stakeholders, and deliver capacity and demand models, forecasting, and optimization solutions for the Order Sourcing domain.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of practical experience as a Data Scientist.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Experience in Operations Research is a plus.
• Strong statistical and mathematical foundation with experience in experimental design or A/B testing.
• Solid understanding of MLOps, including CI/CD, Git operations, model productionization.

Responsibilities

• Delivering clear, concise, and comprehensive presentations to senior management and stakeholders.
• Collaborating with the Engineering team to facilitate the productionization of work streams.
• Partner closely with delivery teams to help design, implement and execute solutions to help shape and support their strategy.
• Engage in coordination and collaboration with broader data science teams, and provide mentorship to more junior team members.

Skills

SQL

Python

Operations Research

Advanced statistics

MLOps

Job description

Data Scientist at Woolworths Group Limited in Surry Hills, NSW, AU. This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Data Scientist- Order Sourcing Wiq Experiment with new ideas, taking a test and learn approach to your work Work collaboratively with other data professionals in an Agile squad Partner closely with business stakeholders to support delivery We strive to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow for our customers and team, bringing the best of Woolworths Group and Quantium together to make data driven decisions. By partnering with Quantium, a world-class data science and advanced analytics business we’re excited about the future as we unlock the power of data to reimagine retail. Through this partnership, we’ve created a new business called wiq who will harness the best of Woolworths Group and Quantium to reimagine retail by solving the most complex problems using data and analytics. As a team, we leverage Agile ways of working to help our team develop their skills while also making sure our team is focusing on solving the most complex problems for both our customers and team.

What you’ll do

This role supports the eCommerce Fulfilment & Future Network Business Unit, focusing on Capacity & Demand initiatives. It will span both operational aspects of fulfilment (such as order orchestration) and strategic network evolution (including building and uplifting capacity models, demand prediction models, and bridging unified order management system with bespoke optimization solutions). You will partner closely with the business to help support decision making and drive delivery.

Principal responsibilities encompass, but are not limited to:

• Delivering clear, concise, and comprehensive presentations to senior management and stakeholders.
• Collaborating with the Engineering team to facilitate the productionization of work streams.
• Partner closely with delivery teams to help design, implement and execute solutions to help shape and support their strategy.
• Engage in coordination and collaboration with broader data science teams, and provide mentorship to more junior team members.

What you’ll bring

• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python.
• 3+ years of practical experience as a Data Scientist, with a focus on developing models using supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms.
• Experience in Operations Research is a plus.
• Strong statistical and mathematical foundation, with experience in experimental design or A/B testing, hypothesis testing, and power analysis.
• Solid understanding of MLOps, including CI/CD, Git operations, model productionization, and building production pipelines.
• Commercial mindset and business acumen.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

What you’ll experience

Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• High impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities.
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
• Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.