Data Science Lead (Hybrid) for Retail & Supply Chain

John Lewis plc; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

John Lewis plc is seeking a Data Scientist to help our Commercial, Retail and Supply Chain teams make insight-driven decisions. You will work closely with stakeholders, building and deploying solutions that address real business problems across our central Data Science team serving John Lewis, Waitrose and John Lewis Money.

This hybrid role mixes home and Bracknell head office, with occasional travel to other locations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on data science with Python and SQL.
• Experience with ML Ops (Vertex AI) and Git.
• Strong problem-solving and stakeholder collaboration.
• AI and learning mindset with continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Analyse complex data sets to drive actionable insights.
• Build and deploy models to improve customer experience and profits.
• Lead data science roadmaps with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Senior Data Scientists, ML Engineers, Analysts, and Architects.
• Apply agile practices and promote AI tools to improve productivity.
• Communicate benefits and use cases across the business.

Skills

Data science

Python

SQL

Mentoring

ML Ops

Vertex AI

Git

Cloud platforms

Tools

Git

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

John Lewis plc is seeking a Data Scientist to help our Commercial, Retail and Supply Chain teams make insight-driven decisions. You will work closely with stakeholders, building and deploying solutions that address real business problems across our central Data Science team serving John Lewis, Waitrose and John Lewis Money.

This hybrid role mixes home and Bracknell head office, with occasional travel to other locations.