Data Scientist Executive (Decision Intelligence)

MR DIY TRADING SDN BHD; Seri Kembangan; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MR DIY TRADING SDN BHD is seeking a data analytics professional in Malaysia to build simulation, optimization, and forecasting models for retail procurement. You will analyze data to uncover trends, create dashboards, and support inventory decisions across stores.

Strong Excel/SQL/Python skills and 1–2 years’ related experience are preferred. Join a dynamic team focused on improving procurement strategies, reducing costs, and driving data-driven decisions across MR D.I.Y.'s extensive store

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in analytics or related field.
• 1–2 years of relevant experience in retail, supply chain, FMCG, procurement, analytics, or related field.
• Proficiency in Excel, SQL, BI tools, and Python. Strong analytical and structured-thinking skills.
• Good communication skills to present data insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Knowledge of forecasting, predictive modelling, or machine learning is an added advantage.
• Able to translate business problems into data-driven solutions.

Responsibilities

• What-if Simulation: Develop simulation models to evaluate business scenarios.
• Allocation Optimization: Design optimization models for inventory allocation across stores.
• Dashboarding and Analytics: Create analytics to drive business decisions on dashboards.
• Prediction and Forecast Models (Added Advantage): Build forecasting models.
• Model Evaluation (Added Advantage): Evaluate model accuracy using suitable metrics.
• Data Analysis: Collect, clean, and analyze data to identify trends and insights.
• Process Improvement (Added Advantage): Identify gaps and propose solutions to improve efficiency.
• Any Other Tasks as Assigned

Skills

Excel

SQL

BI tools

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in analytics, data science, business, economics, engineering, mathematics, or related field

Tools

Pandas

Scikit-learn

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• What-if Simulation
  • Develop simulation models to evaluate business scenarios.
  • Assess impact of pricing, display, and stock changes.
• Allocation Optimization
  • Design optimization models for inventory allocation across stores.
  • Balance constraints such as stock availability, demand, and capacity.
• Dashboarding and Analytics
  • Create and maintain analytics that is impactful and able to drive business on various platform eg. dashboard.
• Prediction and Forecast Models (Added Advantage)
  • Build and maintain forecasting models.
• Model Evaluation (Added Advantage)
  • Evaluate model accuracy by using suitable metrics.
• Data Analysis
  • Collects, cleans, and analyzes data to identify trends, patterns, and insights to improve procurement strategies.
• Process Improvement (Added Advantage)
  • Identifies process gaps, proposing solutions and build the solution to improve work efficiency.
• Any Other Tasks as Assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Analytics, Data Science, Business, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 1–2 years of relevant experience in retail, supply chain, FMCG, procurement, analytics, or a related field is preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel, SQL, BI tools, and Python (e.g. pandas, scikit-learn). Strong analytical, problem-solving, and structured-thinking skills.
• Good communication skills with the ability to present data insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Knowledge of forecasting, predictive modelling, or machine learning is an added advantage.
• Able to think from a business perspective and translate business problems into data-driven solutions.

MR D.I.Y. is a home-grown enterprise with over 1,300 stores across Malaysia and Brunei. The home improvement retailer has dedicated to make a positive difference in the lives of its valued customers by offering convenience at all its stores nationwide and online at mrdiy.com.my

All MR. D.I.Y. stores are managed directly and the retailer often works in collaboration with owners of shopfront properties or owners of malls. MR. D.I.Y. stores offer a wide selection of SKUs across five major categories, namely hardware; household and furnishing; electrical; stationery and sports equipment products; and others (comprising toys, car accessories, jewellery, cosmetics, food and beverage items, as well as health and personal care).

The Company strives to put its customers first by operating an innovative business that is flexible when it comes to providing a wide variety of products, good quality and value-for-money, holding true to the Company’s motto of “Always Low Prices”.