Staff Data Scientist - Supply Chain Forecasting

Staff Data Scientist, Supply Chain Forecasting Up to £850/day | Remote-first | Outside IR35 Global consumer business operating at scale, with a complex international supply chain and a strong focus on using data to drive planning and inventory decisions. They already have forecasting capability in place, but are now investing in more advanced models and production systems to improve accuracy, responsiveness, and decision-making across regions and product lines. What you’ll be doing • Build and improve demand forecasting models across complex supply chain data • Design production ML pipelines and forecasting systems end to end • Tackle cold start and new product forecasting problems • Apply modern approaches including hierarchical forecasting and foundation models • Work closely with business teams to ensure forecasts drive real decisions What they’re looking for • Strong forecasting experience in supply chain, retail, or similar • Proven track record deploying ML systems idanto production • Strong Python and SQL • Experience with hierarchical forecasting and time series methods • Solid understanding of MLOps and model deployment Requirements Remote flexible Outside IR35 Up to £850/day outside IR35