Senior Data Scientist - Demand & Planning Optimization (Remote)

Kreate; Findlay (OH); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kreate is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to own forecasting, optimization, and analytics across production planning and enterprise reporting. You will mentor a Data Scientist and partner with engineering, finance, and business leadership to build production-ready tools.

The role emphasizes advanced analytics, experiments with retail partners, and developing governance for key metrics while communicating complex methods to executives.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in data science, operations research, advanced analytics, or a related field.
• Experience applying forecasting and inventory methods in production environments.
• Experience with optimization techniques (LP/MIP) and related tools.
• Expert-level SQL and Python skills, with production-quality code in Git.
• Ability to investigate and reconcile conflicting metrics and establish a source of truth.
• Strong analytical judgment and communication skills for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own the production planning model, including demand forecasting, safety stock, and forward production plans across plants.
• Build capacity and scheduling optimization models accounting for real-world constraints.
• Own metric governance and establish definitions for key business metrics.
• Reconcile metric definitions across data platforms to establish a source of truth.
• Design, execute, and analyze experiments with retail partners.
• Partner with engineering to build analytics tools, including AI-assisted capabilities.
• Support finance and corporate development with analytical modeling for strategic initiatives.
• Lead and mentor the Data Scientist, setting standards for analytical methods and documentation.
• Present findings and defend methodologies to executive leadership.

Skills

Data science

Operations research

Forecasting

Optimization

Python

SQL

Git

Tools

OR-Tools

PuLP

Pyomo

Job description

Kreate is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to own forecasting, optimization, and analytics across production planning and enterprise reporting. You will mentor a Data Scientist and partner with engineering, finance, and business leadership to build production-ready tools.

The role emphasizes advanced analytics, experiments with retail partners, and developing governance for key metrics while communicating complex methods to executives.