Data Scientist

What if one store runs out of products, while the other has too much? What if there is high demand for a product in summer, but you only find out at the end of it? These are the kind of questions we deal with at Fashion Cloud.

In this role, you’ll be the central player to add more intelligence to our platform. You work with our data and team to come up with new predictive algorithms, design them, test them, prove them, and eventually help implement them.

About the job

• Run analysis on data from hundreds of retail stores and webshops

• Find new ways to improve stock levels and the order flow from brands to retailers

• Help reduce waste in the supply chain, by optimally allocating stocks

• Imagine, design, prove, and help implement new algorithms

• Continuously bring more intelligence to our platform

• Work with our development team, our BI team, our product managers and customers

About building predictive algorithms at Fashion Cloud

The main pool of data we have contains product, sales and inventory data of brands and retailers, but there are many other data sources available. These streams are maintained by development teams and our Business Intelligence (BI) team. You will coordinate with them how to consume the data, and give input on which other data you are missing for proper analysis.

Predictive algorithms in fashion work slightly differently than in other fields. By definition, you should not recommend based on historical data, because that’s last year’s fashion. Also, there are many boundary conditions that any algorithm should adhere to before a brand or retailer can work with it. It will be your job to find algorithms that combine mathematical rigor with everyday business rules.

Developing an algorithm is “easy”. The hard part is to prove that it actually improves outcomes. It will be your role to define metrics with which we can test whether your algorithms are working, and putting your algorithms to the test is key.

Once an algorithm is developed and proven, you are responsible for presenting the details and results in a clear manner. Depending on whether they run in a production environment or not, you either maintain these algorithms, or collaborate with one of the development teams to ensure they can be used smoothly forever.

About you

• You have a solid foundation in programming (preferably Python) and mathematics

• You are familiar with extracting data from various sources (external databases, APIs, etc.)

• You have experience writing predictive algorithms and proving that they work, and know how to let them co-exist with business rules

• You are a good communicator. You can explain algorithms to developers (details) or a non tech savvy audience (visuals)

• You speak English fluently

• You smile at least twice a day 😄

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working times - No 9 to 5, you are in charge of your time!

• Hamburg-based role with 20 Days Remote Working Program

• A great office - we stick to a hybrid work model (minimum 2 days per week working at the office) and enjoy flexibility between working face to face with the colleagues at the office and opportunity to work from home

• Free choice of laptop and equipment (e.g. MacBook)

• Regular team activities - Christmas party, Trivia nights and even trips abroad to celebrate success together!

• Health is wealth - Sports membership discount + mental health support by nilo.health

• Continuous education - 1000€ yearly development budget, books and free online tutorials from Pluralsight

• Sabbatical option - one month for 3 years of Fashion Cloud and 3 months if you’ve been with us for 5 year

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