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Global Data Scientist

Employer
McCormick UK Limited
Location
Haddenham, UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
6 Jul 2022

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Technical, Scientist
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Global Data Scientist

Haddenham, UK

This Global Data Scientist will be responsible for providing leadership and subject matter expertise in the use of visualization and advanced analytics to solve business problems.  The role requires a deep understanding of the processing, modelling and analysis of structured and unstructured data, combined with the ability to interpret results and make recommendations to business stakeholders to shape strategies for our business units globally.  The candidate needs to be able to establish credibility with a wide variety of business partners by providing consulting (advisory) services as well as high quality execution across multiple priorities, in a fast-paced environment.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Leverage data mining and analytical skills to provide advanced analytic solutions that solve business problems and bring new insights to the business; Develop global tools to integrate, report and interpret large data sets with structured and unstructured data
  • Automate data collection, data transformation & harmonization for one source of truth and data democracy in EMEA region
  • Capture EMEA regional reporting requirements and extract data to support automated reporting workstreams executed by offshore analytics partner
  • Work with IT to create and manage a data infrastructure to support for McCormick Marketing function
  • Leverage external connections to seek out new and improved tools and approaches to bring into McCormick
  • Develop training content that enables business partners to use data more effectively in their jobs

CANDIDATE PROFILE

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, IT or Data Analytics/Science, or closely related field
  • Experience in analytics, data science, or related field
  • Demonstrated skills and results in analyzing complex datasets, generating insights and building robust statistical models
  • Demonstrated sound understanding of concepts, principles and practices in Marketing and Sales Demonstrated ability to connect the dots between complex data/analytics and business understanding
  • Proficiency with building dashboards for business users using data visualization software (Power BI preferred)
  • Expertise with SQL and coding in one or more languages (Python preferred)
  • Experience with building data models (machine learning & AI preferred)
  • Comfortable working with structured and unstructured data sources, e.g. syndicated data, SAP
  • Proven project leadership experience with demonstrated success in balancing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment; foresees and addresses issues before they become significant obstacles
  • Strong technical curiosity, a passion for problem solving and the ability to uncover richness of analytic insight that translates to business opportunity
  • Demonstrated agile learning skills; ability to learn new technology, skills & tools quickly and easily
  • Ability to synthesize analytic learnings and translate into compelling stories for a business audience
  • Effective at building collaborative, cross functional and cross-geography partnerships
  • Excellent written communication and presentation skills
  • Strong personal leadership, including attention to detail, quality of work and bias toward action
  • Ability to travel internationally, as needed (0-5%)
  • CPG or Food/Bev experience desirable

Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

 

Company

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavour and one of the most respected and familiar names in the industry.

 Our UK business manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavourful products for retail outlets, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. We create flavours for a wide range of applications, such as beverages, snacks, dairy, bakery/confectionary, savoury, performance nutrition, and health.

 McCormick has had a presence in the UK for nearly 40 years. We have three sites across the country–our EMEA headquarters in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, our new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and innovation centre in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (which is on track to become McCormick’s first Net Zero carbon building), and our plant in Littleborough, Greater Manchester.

 Our brands and our products are trusted sources of flavour in millions of kitchens across the country—in homes and in restaurants. Our UK brand portfolio includes Schwartz, Frank’s RedHot, French’s, Cholula, Herdez, and OLD BAY.

Partnerships with farmers and suppliers around the world allow us to provide great-tasting, quality spices with consistency that you can trust. Our herbs and spices come from around 80 different countries.

 At McCormick, we stand together for the future of flavour, and we bring that commitment to work every day in the UK to deliver top-tier growth and quality from our global business.

 As a people-first culture, we encourage development in many ways, respect everyone’s differences and contributions, and do what’s right to develop our employees and to better our world.

 

Company info
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Location
Haddenham Business Park
Pegasus Way
Haddenham
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP17 8LB
United Kingdom

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