Python Job: Junior Data Scientist

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Company

Coolblue

Location

Rotterdam - Netherlands

Job type

Full-Time

Python Job Details

You will work in a challenging and demanding environment, yet very rewarding. The industrialisation of Data Science solutions is a crucial part of our responsibilities as a department, and you will be a key part of it.
How do I become a Junior Data Scientist at Coolblue?

You work with state-of-the-art methods, the latest technologies, and large amounts of data from many different sources to make Coolblue even better at making our customers happy. You will join one of our four teams with experienced data scientists. Each team has different challenges from which you can learn a lot. Want to become a Junior Data Scientist at Coolblue? Read below to see if the job suits you.

You enjoy doing this
  • Finding effective ways to help our stakeholders restock our warehouse so we can meet our customer's demands while minimizing the storing costs.
  • Identifying relevant relationships amongst products that might serve us to orchestrate better product allocation in the warehouse and brick and mortar stores.
  • Analysing relationships between expected demand, product availability, providers' lead time and storing cost to enhance the mechanisms that help our restocking team decide when to order products from our providers.
  • Contributing to designing the logic and creating our own software to manage purchase orders and store replenishment.
  • Querying data from our systems and processing them in a way that allows you to view the situation with clarity.
  • Experimenting with modern Machine Learning techniques and methods typically found in the Operations Research discipline.
  • Sparring with your colleague for a second opinion on your analysis.
  • Learning from our experienced Data Scientists.


You recognize yourself in the following
  • You have a MSc or PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research or Statistics.
  • You combine an understanding of business challenges with strong data-analytic thinking.
  • Ideally you have at least 1 year of experience in a similar role.
  • You are familiar with Operations Research techniques.
  • You have some experience with the application of Machine Learning techniques such as Gradient Boosting, Random Forest and Neural Networks and demonstrable experience with the successful application of these (or similar) techniques.
  • Experience with SQL and / or BigQuery is a plus.
  • You have good knowledge on Python and / or R.
  • You are already living in the Netherlands.


This is what you’re looking for in a job
  • Money.
  • Over 30 training courses at our own Coolblue University.
  • Relocation assistance: from A to Z. We will make sure it goes well and give full support.
  • Travel allowance and a retirement plan and where-you-work-allowance.
  • 25 days of leave. As long as you promise to come back.
  • A discount on all our products.
  • An extraordinarily good work environment with colleagues from all over the world who make you happy, epic (digital) Coolblue parties, pubquizzing, and other activities.
  • Working together in an international environment with colleagues from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, and Italy, among others.
  • Room for new initiatives and ideas. We’re always open to those, whether you’ve been with us for a week, a month, or a year.
  • Hybrid working: a fine balance between working at the office and working from home. Of course, we’ll help you create the best home-office possible. Including desk chair, laptop, and blue garlands.