Data Scientist

Reporting to the Route-To-Market Insights Manager, Africa, the Route-To-Market Data Scientist will be responsible for generating insights aimed at capturing growth opportunities and supporting strategic decision making based on the behavior of the trade and sales force., Identify and segment customers using advanced clustering techniques, enabling insights into customer behavior and preferences.

• Use advanced techniques like statistics, econometrics, and machine learning to measure the impact of business actions such as pricing, rotation, and product distribution.

• Develop approaches to understand cause-and-effect relationships, to evaluate strategic initiatives and identify the primary factors influencing growth.

• Collaborate with commercial stakeholders to gather input from business performance and sales teams as part of the insights incubation process.

• Prepare regular and ad-hoc reports in collaboration with local teams to support strategic decision-making and commercial execution.

Degree or strong background in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or related fields.

• Minimum 2 years of similar work experience.

• Knowledge in advanced analytics, statistical modeling, and hypothesis testing.

• Skilled in machine learning, econometrics, and causal inference models.

• Skilled in Python, R, SQL, and data visualization platforms.

• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking in ambiguous contexts.

• Effective communicator with strong data storytelling skills.

• Agile and autonomous in managing multiple case-specific requests.

• Strategic thinking and team playing skills.

• Project management and prioritization capabilities.

• High level of English to interact with local stakeholders. Knowledge of French will be highly valued.

Actual Talent is the talent acquisition consultancy that offers Executive Search, RPO and Talent Solutions. About the client: Our client is a global food company based in Barcelona, Spain, operates in over 50 countries across Europe and Africa, offering more than 30 local brands., At GBfoods we offer culinary solutions in several countries of Europe and Africa with prestigious leading local brands, including Jumbo, Gallina Blanca, Erasco, Gino, Liebig, Star, Bama, D&L, Grand'Italia and Blå Band, among others. GBfoods Africa operates in 24 countries with a Regional office in Accra - Ghana. Our Purpose "Celebrating local flavours" is to empower and take care of each of the local communities we belong to and to bring out their authentic flavours. Some of our local brands have been in consumers' kitchens for over a century and have positioned themselves as authentically loved brands, as well as deeply rooted parts of the local culture. Today, with a turnover of around 1,5 billion euros and a team of around 3,300 people, we are the preferred choice of millions of consumers.