Data Scientist Manager | FMCG | Bangalore

Manager - Data Science

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist with strong skills in analytics Generative AI and automation to join our Business Intelligence team. Reporting to the Head of Automation you will play a key role in building forecasting and financial models generating actionable business insights automating reporting workflows and supporting strategic planning - all with a focus on the FMCG domain.

• Build and maintain dashboards covering sales distribution and trade promotion performance across regions and channels.
• Conduct exploratory analysis to identify trends growth opportunities and areas of concern for leadership.
• Develop KPI scorecards and automated reporting pipelines that reduce manual effort and improve data accessibility.

• Develop Gen AI solutions using LLMs (GPT Claude Gemini or open-source models) for use cases such as automated report generation document summarization and conversational analytics.
• Build RAG-based pipelines and explore AI agent frameworks (LangChain CrewAI or similar) to automate analytical workflows.
• Apply ML techniques - classification regression clustering and NLP - to solve business problems like customer segmentation churn prediction and promotion effectiveness.

• Build demand forecasting models for sales prediction and inventory planning.
• Develop financial models covering P&L analysis revenue forecasting and budget planning in collaboration with Finance.
• Support the annual operating plan (AOP) and strategic initiatives with scenario analysis and data-driven recommendations.

• Identify and automate repetitive reporting and data processing tasks using Python SQL and tools like Power Automate or Airflow.
• Build and maintain ETL pipelines to ensure clean timely and reliable data flows across the BI ecosystem.
• Set up anomaly detection alerts to proactively flag issues in sales inventory or financial data.

• Python & SQL: Strong proficiency in Python (Pandas Scikit-learn Statsmodels) and SQL for data analysis modelling and automation.
• Machine Learning: Hands-on experience building and deploying ML models - supervised/unsupervised learning time-series forecasting and NLP.
• Generative AI: Working knowledge of LLM APIs prompt engineering RAG architectures and at least one framework like LangChain or LlamaIndex.
• BI & Visualization: Proficiency in Power BI for creating executive-level dashboards and data storytelling.
• Cloud Basics: Familiarity with at least one cloud platform (AWS Azure or GCP) for data storage processing or ML deployment.
• FMCG Domain: Understanding of sales analytics demand planning distributor performance and trade dynamics in FMCG.
• Communication: Ability to translate complex analysis into clear actionable insights for both technical and business audiences.

• Experience with RPA tools (UiPath Power Automate) or workflow orchestration (Airflow dbt).
• Familiarity with MLOps practices - model versioning monitoring and retraining pipelines.
• Exposure to cloud data warehouses like Snowflake BigQuery or Redshift.
• Prior experience in FMCG.

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Data Science Computer Science Statistics Mathematics Engineering or a related field.
• 5-6 years of experience in data science analytics or a related role with demonstrable business impact.
• At least 1-2 years of hands-on experience with Generative AI tools and technologies.
• Relevant certifications in ML AI or Cloud are a plus but not mandatory.