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European Tyre Enterprise Limited is an international tyre and automotive service, maintenance and repair business group with annual sales revenues of more than £1 billion across five countries in Europe.

We operate multiple retail brands including Kwik Fit with over 800 centres in the UK and Netherlands as well as Stapletons Tyre Services which sells over 6 million tyres to trade customers in the UK.

With the largest such retail and wholesale operation in the UK, as well a substantial investment in our ongoing tech transformation programme, the ETEL group is at the forefront of data analytics in the automotive industry. We see data across all different vehicle makes and models as well as across a vast number of tyre brands and mechanical parts. We want to utilise this data and our new tech capabilities to help achieve our purpose of keeping our customers safe on the road.

Reporting to the Senior Data Analytics Manager, the Data Scientist is responsible for tackling complex problems across the organisation, through a combination of advanced analytics and asking the right questions.

Under the guidance of the Senior Data Analytics Manager, the Data Scientist will engage with every area of the company to translate business problems into data problems and prioritise those that deliver significant business value. They will be expected to clearly convey findings from their models and analyses back to the business to create action and change.

A key aspect of the Data Scientist role is to forge productive collaborations and leverage opportunities to apply their innovative analytical, statistical and programming knowledge, thus enabling better decision-making across the enterprise.

This permanent role will operate on a hybrid basis, with time spent at our central offices as well as other ETEL locations nationally, as required by the business. Therefore flexibility around location and travel is important, with a full UK drivers licence advantageous.

• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Develop existing models and implement novel solutions to improve our predictive analytics.
• Mine data to supply business stakeholders with crucial insights that support decision making.
• Identify key metrics that drive the long-term health of the business.
• Keep up to date with data analytics industry developments, best practices and policies.
• Ensure all our personal data is treated ethically by upholding compliance and security standards.
• Constantly challenge your own assumptions, as well as those of the business.
• Maintain objectivity to deliver analytic products with minimal bias.

Skills and experience (required)

• Educated to advanced degree level (Master’s or PhD), preferably in a quantitative discipline. Alternatively, relevant job experience in a similar role will also be considered.
• Self-motivated and proactive with exceptional problem-solving skills.
• Able to keep the customer front and centre of analytical decision making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Extensive analytical experience, proficient in the use of R/Python and SQL.
• Rigorous understanding of the capabilities and limitations of datasets and analytical techniques; able to separate signal from noise.

Skills and experience (desired)

• Familiarity with business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI etc.)
• Knowledge of version control and code auditing, collaboration, and documentation tools (e.g. bitbucket (git), Jira and containerisation (Docker).
• Experience with cloud computing (e.g. AWS, Azure, Oracle etc.)
• Full UK Cat B drivers licence and flexibility to travel regionally, nationally preferred.

• Performance related bonus, up to 10% of annual salary
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, increasing to 38 days with service
• Exclusive discounts at major retailers, restaurants, holidays and much more
• Generous staff discounts for you and your family
• Award-winning training and development, with fantastic career prospects
• Wide range of wellbeing support for you and your family