Decision Scientist

About the role

Enable data
driven decision making across the Tesco business globally by developinganalytics solutions using a combination of math, tech and business knowledge

You will be responsible for

Rolesand Responsibilities:

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Identifying operational improvements and finding solutions by applying CI toolsand techniques

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Responsible for completing tasks and transactions within agreed KPI's

- Knows and
applies fundamental work theories/concepts/processes in own areas of work

Engaging
with business & functional partners to understand business priorities, askrelevant questions and scope same into a analytical

solution
document calling out how application of data science will improve decisionmaking

- In depth
understanding of techniques to prepare the analytical data set leveragingmultiple complex data set sources

- Building
Statistical models and ML algorithms with practitioner level competency

- Writing
structured, modularized & codified algorithms using Continuous Improvementprinciples (development of knowledge assets and

reusable
modules on GitHub, Wiki, etc) with expert competency

- Building
easy visualization layer on top of the algorithms in order to empower end-usersto take decisions - this could be on a

visualization
platform (Tableau / Python) or through a recommendation set through PPTs

- Working
with the line manager to ensure application / consumption and also think beyondthe immediate ask and spot opportunities to

address the
bigger business questions (if any)

Key people
and teams I work with in and outside of Tesco:

People,
budgets and other resources

You will need

I amaccountable for in my job:

Enterprise
Analytics Senior Management

Partners
across the global Tesco business

Experiencerelevant for this job:

- Applied
Math: Applied Statistics, Design of Experiments, Linear

-1-2-year
experience in data science application in Retail or CPG

&
Logistic Regression, Decision Trees, Forecasting, Optimization Preferredalgorithms

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Functional experience: Marketing, Supply Chain, Customer,

- Tech:
SQL, Hadoop, Python, Tableau, MS Excel, MS

Merchandising,
Operations, Finance or Digital PowerPoint

- Soft
Skills: Analytical Thinking & Problem solving, Storyboarding

Whats in it for you?

At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you.  As a result, our colleagues enjoy a unique, differentiated, market- competitive reward package, based on the current industry practices, for all the work they put into serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day.  Our Tesco Rewards framework consists of pillars - Fixed Pay, Incentives, and Benefits.   Total Rewards offered at Tesco is determined by four principles - simple, fair, competitive, and sustainable.  

Salary

- Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment.  

Performance Bonus

- Opportunity to earn additional compensation bonus based on performance, paid annually  

Leave & Time-off

- Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the company’s policy.  

Making Retirement Tension-FreeSalary

- In addition to Statutory retirement beneets, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF.  

Health is Wealth

- Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family. Our medical insurance provides coverage for dependents including parents or in-laws.  

Mental Wellbeing

- We offer mental health support through self-help tools, community groups, ally networks, face-to-face counselling, and more for both colleagues and dependents.   

Financial Wellbeing

- Through our financial literacy partner, we offer one-to-one financial coaching at discounted rates, as well as salary advances on earned wages upon request.   

Save As You Earn (SAYE)

- Our SAYE programme allows colleagues to transition from being employees to Tesco shareholders through a structured 3-year savings plan.   

Physical Wellbeing

- Our green campus promotes physical wellbeing with facilities that include a cricket pitch, football field, badminton and volleyball courts, along with indoor games, encouraging a healthier lifestyle. 

About Us

Tesco in Bengaluru is a multi-disciplinary team serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day across markets. Our goal is to create a sustainable competitive advantage for Tesco by standardising processes, delivering cost savings, enabling agility through technological solutions, and empowering our colleagues to do even more for our customers. With cross-functional expertise, a wide network of teams, and strong governance, we reduce complexity, thereby offering high-quality services for our customers.  Tesco in Bengaluru, established in 2004 to enable standardisation and build centralised capabilities and competencies, makes the experience better for our millions of customers worldwide and simpler for over 3,30,000 colleagues.  

Tesco Business Solutions:

 Established in 2017, Tesco Business Solutions (TBS) has evolved from a single entity traditional shared services in Bengaluru, India (from 2004) to a global, purpose-driven solutions-focused organisation. TBS is committed to driving scale at speed and delivering value to the Tesco Group through the power of decision science. With over 4,400 highly skilled colleagues globally, TBS supports markets and business units across four locations in the UK, India, Hungary, and the Republic of Ireland. The organisation underpins everything that the Tesco Group does, bringing innovation, a solutions mindset, and agility to its operations and support functions, building winning partnerships across the business. TBS's focus is on adding value and creating impactful outcomes that shape the future of the business. TBS creates a sustainable competitive advantage for the Tesco Group by becoming the partner of choice for talent, transformation, and value creation