Associate Manager - Data Science Practitioner in Retail Analytics

I&F Decision Sci Practitioner Assoc Mgr

Skill required: Data Scientist - Retail Analytics
Designation: I&F Decision Sci Practitioner Assoc Mgr
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:10 to 14 years
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com
What would you do? Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 699,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com. You will be part of Accenture Operations global data science group, an energetic, strategic, high-visibility and high-impact team, to innovate and transform the Accenture Operations business using machine learning, advanced analytics and data science. You will have the unique opportunity to be exposed to a wide diversity of exciting business problems and data and create machine learning methods and data science solutions to deliver the next-generation Accenture Operations offerings. Data Scientists in Operations follow multiple approaches for project execution from adapting existing assets to Operations use cases, exploring third-party and open source solutions for speed to execution and for specific use cases to engaging in fundamental research to develop novel solutions. They also leverage the vast global network of Accenture to collaborate with Accenture Tech Labs and Accenture Open Innovation for creating solutions.
What are we looking for? • Experience working on Oracle Retail Demand Forecasting (RDF) • Advanced knowledge and working experience in MS Excel and PPT • Strong programming experience – Python • Data visualization experience- Power BI • Ability to understand, manage and navigate large datasets • Proficient in Time series Forecasting • Experience in Consumer Retail Supply Chain Demand Forecasting , Time Series forecasting, Location Planning, Assortment Planning, Demand Planning & Retail Analytics • Strong communication and articulation skills in English • 6-10 years professional experience working on Retail Analytics and Data science • 3-4 years of working experience on Retail Demand Forecasting & Planning • Experience managing junior team members & handling stakeholders independently • Knowledge of other ML techniques like – Classification, Regression, Clustering, Neural Networks, Dimensionality Reduction Techniques, Ensemble Modelling (random forest, boosted tree, etc.), Natural Language Processing, Forecasting • Ability to think creatively to solve real world business problems • Ability to work in a global collaborative team environment • Education: Masters in Statistics, Economics, Business Analytics/Data Science or Mathematics, Operations Research/ Post graduate certification in Data Science/Business Analytics
Roles and Responsibilities: • In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of moderately complex problems • Typically creates new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures • The person requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals • Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor or team leads • Generally interacts with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture • The person should require minimal guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments • Decisions often impact the team in which they reside and occasionally impact other teams • Individual would manage medium-small sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture