Data Scientist - Range Selection Tool
Data Scientist - Range Selection Tool
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About us
We are on the journey to consolidate the digital capabilities and business processes at Retail Concept across the leadership areas IKEA Retail Experience Brand & Marketing Learning and Development and Expansion. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change and development dare to question and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you come and join us. Together we can do great things so IKEA can be an even better home furnishing retailer in the future.
The main responsibility areas in the Retail Concept Operations (RCO) following the new Inter IKEA operating model are
Retail processes EndtoEnd
Digital capability areas
and channels
ROSS
In short the responsibility areas are described below
Retail processes EndtoEnd: The retail process is to describe how IKEA work with retail throughout that value chain. It start with our identity the range. How the we manufacture and supply the range to the franchisees and then how to communicate sell and customer fulfillment. The process indirectly defines the capabilities IKEA need and at least half of the process and capabilities is defined and managed by the franchisees.
Digital capability areas: It is the different capabilities the support retail concept and consist of both subject matter experts process people but also the digital tools as needed. Tools as currently provided are for example IKEA Digital Design System Skapa IKEA Knowledge graph Visa Retail Guidance Range Selection Tool etc..
and channels: Is the external brand building top domain of IKEA online. It is not the sales channel that sit on the franchisee side but the rather the part that explain for the customer audience of who we are.
Retail Operation Solution and Support (ROSS): It is the combined upper funnel of retail websites as mainly contracted by IKEA IT AB but also the lower funnel of customer checkout payment order orchestration fulfillment finance customer support and supply. This is a combination of capabilities from Supply and the Microsoft 365 Dynamics Enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform provided as a service to most of the non INGKA franchisees.
The job as Data scientist is a data and insights assignment in the Range Selection Tool data foundation area. Range selection tool is used by most of IKEA stores in the whole IKEA franchise system and the data foundation in order to offer the best possible range (recommendation engine on store level) for the stores are for example sales data demographic data sematic data and other data sources.
About you
You believe that developing models for data analysis and insights by creating transparent reproducible reusable data science products and services. This needs then to be possible to explain/communicate within the digital product team or outside for efficient decision making to make a better everyday life for the many people. You also believe in working together in the team and outside the team regarding technology trends data science and help IKEA to become more data driven. You are also used to work in agile teams with high autonomy.
In addition to be a successful Data Scientist in Range Selection Tool we expect
You to be an experienced data scientist with minimum 35 years of experience
Comprehensive understanding of statistical and machine learning techniques.
You to be able to understand various data structures and common methods in data transformation
You have proficiency with an appropriate set of languages technologies and frameworks (e.g. Python R Julia Stan Tensorflow Keras Jupyter Databricks Azure ML ADLS) and cloud environments (e.g. Azure)
You have proficiency with data modelling techniques and concepts incl. conventional databases (SQL Oracle or related) as well as distributed technologies and graph databases.
You are used to do research and to develop models for data analysis.
You to have proven ability to facilitate the construction of transparent reproducible reusable and generalizable data science products and services.
You have the ability to design develop and maintain data science models and infrastructures for your area or product.
You are good in communicating results and ideas to key decision makers.
You to ensure application and consistency with relevant digital frameworks principles guidelines and standards
You are up to date with the latest technology trends in the data science field.
As a Data Scientist in Range Selection Tool your main responsibilities will include:
Analize various data structures and common methods in data transformation in the range selection data foundation
Apply statistical and machine learning techniques on the data.
Work with the dissemination of methodologies accelerators or algorithms created for specific models or analysis
Continuously improve existing models and environments
Responsible to make sure that the insights and conclusions from data science are easily available to other parts of the organization are well communicated and understood.
Explain statistical and machine learning techniques to nontechnical stakeholders and software engineers
Assure quality and contribute to testing of deliverables
Has a growth mindset: curious to explore eager to learn and finding better ways as well as and energised by sharing.
Collaborate with Product Team or area to understand needs and devise possible solutions
Support a culture of datadriven decision making for Retail Concept Operations business domain
Additional Information :
This position is fulltime 40 hours per week) and is located in Malm Sweden. Some travel will be required.
Please send your application CV in English latest 12th of May 2025. We really want to get to know you so make sure you tell us why you want to work at IKEA and why you would be a good fit for this role.
In this role you will be reporting to the Competence Hub Development Manager.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
