Data Scientist Executive (Decision Intelligence)

MR DIY Malaysia; Seri Kembangan; On-site; MYR 45,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

MR D.I.Y. in Seri Kembangan seeks an analytics-focused professional to support procurement and retail optimization. You will build simulation models to evaluate business scenarios, assess impacts of pricing, display and stock changes, and design allocation and forecasting solutions.

You will analyze data, create dashboards, and communicate insights to stakeholders. A background in analytics or related fields and 1–2 years of experience in retail or procurement is preferred; proficiency with

Qualifications

• Background in analytics, business, economics, engineering or math.
• 1–2 years in retail, supply chain, FMCG, or procurement preferred.
• Proficiency with Excel, SQL, BI tools, Python (pandas, sklearn).
• Ability to communicate analytical findings to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop simulation models to evaluate business scenarios.
• Assess impact of pricing, display, and stock changes.
• Design optimization models for inventory allocation across stores.
• Balance constraints such as stock availability, demand and capacity.
• Create and maintain analytics and dashboards to drive business decisions.
• Build and maintain forecasting models and evaluate model accuracy.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Structured thinking

Education

Analytics/Business/Economics/Engineering/Math degree

Tools

Excel

SQL

BI tools

Python (pandas, sklearn)

Job description

• 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

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

• Able to think from business perspective first.
• A background in analytics, business, economics, engineering, mathematics, or related fields.
• 1–2 years of experience in retail, supply chain, FMCG, or procurement is preferred.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, SQL, BI tools, Python (pandas, sklearn)) and structured thinking.
• Strong ability to communicate analytical findings to stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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".