Senior Data Scientist - Hybrid Role in Retail Analytics

Placements24; Klerksdorp; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Annual bonus

Paid time off

Professional development

Hybrid work in Klerksdorp

Job summary

Placements24 is assisting a leading retail analytics provider in Klerksdorp, North West to hire a Senior Data Scientist. You will develop and deploy predictive models for customer behavior, sales forecasting, and inventory management in a hybrid work setting.

The role requires a strong background in statistics and ML, programming in Python or R, and experience with large datasets and ML frameworks. Collaboration with stakeholders is essential to translate data into business value.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Data Scientist with a proven track record in building and deploying predictive models.
• Strong proficiency in statistical modeling, machine learning algorithms, and experimental design.
• Programming experience in Python or R with libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels, TensorFlow/PyTorch.
• Experience with SQL and large datasets; familiarity with Spark/Hadoop is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and deploy predictive models for customer behavior, sales forecasting, and inventory management.
• Apply advanced statistical methods and ML techniques (regression, classification, clustering, time series) to solve business problems.
• Analyze large datasets to identify patterns, trends, and insights for strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope and communicate findings clearly.
• Design experiments to test hypotheses and evaluate model performance.
• Work with data engineers to ensure data availability and quality.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Pandas

Scikit‑learn

TensorFlow/PyTorch

Spark/Hadoop

Data visualization

Communication

Education

Masters or PhD in Statistics/ Mathematics/ CS/ Economics

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Placements24 is assisting a leading retail analytics provider in Klerksdorp, North West to hire a Senior Data Scientist. You will develop and deploy predictive models for customer behavior, sales forecasting, and inventory management in a hybrid work setting.

The role requires a strong background in statistics and ML, programming in Python or R, and experience with large datasets and ML frameworks. Collaboration with stakeholders is essential to translate data into business value.