Retail AI & Data Science Strategist

MR DIY Malaysia; Seri Kembangan; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MR D.I.Y. is seeking an AI & Data Science professional to advance predictive models, personalization, pricing optimization, and analytics across its retail network.

The role involves collaborating with retail clients, deploying models to production, and driving data-driven decision-making for inventory, promotions, and customer experiences. The team values practical solutions and scalable analytics across MR D.I.Y.'s nationwide stores and online platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in data science, CS, statistics, mathematics, engineering or related field.
• Experience in AI, machine learning, analytics or data science.
• Experience in retail, e-commerce, FMCG, or consumer-focused industries.
• Strong programming skills in Python, SQL and data analytics tools.
• Experience with ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn.
• Knowledge of retail analytics and business KPIs.
• Experience with BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau or Looker.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Develop predictive models for demand forecasting, inventory optimization, customer segmentation and sales prediction.
• Build recommendation engines and personalization solutions for e-commerce and loyalty platforms.
• Design AI solutions for pricing optimization, promotion effectiveness and basket analysis.
• Apply machine learning and analytics to improve supply chain efficiency and store operations.
• Analyze customer behavior using transactional, digital and omnichannel datasets.
• Develop NLP or Generative AI solutions for customer service, retail chatbots and product search.
• Monitor model performance and continuously optimize AI solutions.
• Collaborate with retail clients to identify business challenges and AI/data opportunities.
• Translate retail use cases into scalable AI, analytics and automation solutions.
• Conduct workshops, assessments and discovery sessions with stakeholders.
• Provide strategic recommendations on retail AI adoption and digital transformation.
• Support project planning, stakeholder management and client presentations.
• Collaborate with engineering and cloud teams to deploy AI models into production.
• Support MLOps, automation and scalable AI architecture implementation.
• Document technical designs, methodologies and project deliverables.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data analytics

ML frameworks

Retail analytics

BI tools

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science/CS/Statistics/Math/Engineering

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Power BI

Tableau

Looker

Job description

MR D.I.Y. is seeking an AI & Data Science professional to advance predictive models, personalization, pricing optimization, and analytics across its retail network.

The role involves collaborating with retail clients, deploying models to production, and driving data-driven decision-making for inventory, promotions, and customer experiences. The team values practical solutions and scalable analytics across MR D.I.Y.'s nationwide stores and online platform.