Data Scientist | FMCG | Bangalore

Manager - Data Science JOB DESCRIPTION Position Overview Job Title Data Scientist - Gen AI & Automation Department Sales Automation Reports To Head of Automation Location Bangalore (EO) Employment Type Full-Time, Permanent Experience Required 5-7 Years Date Posted Jun 9, 2026 Role Summary We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist with strong skills in analytics, Generative AI, and automation to join our Business Intelligence team. Reporting to the Head of Automation, you will play a key role in building forecasting and financial models, generating actionable business insights, automating reporting workflows, and supporting strategic planning - all with a focus on the FMCG domain. Key Responsibilities Analytics & Business Insights Build and maintain dashboards covering sales, distribution, and trade promotion performance across regions and channels. Conduct exploratory analysis to identify trends, growth opportunities, and areas of concern for leadership. Develop KPI scorecards and automated reporting pipelines that reduce manual effort and improve data accessibility. Generative AI & Machine Learning Develop Gen AI solutions using LLMs (GPT, Claude, Gemini, or opensource models) for use cases such as automated report generation, document summarization, and conversational analytics. Build RAGbased pipelines and explore AI agent frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, or similar) to automate analytical workflows. Apply ML techniques classification, regression, clustering, and NLP to solve business problems like customer segmentation, churn prediction, and promotion effectiveness. Forecasting & Financial Modelling Build demand forecasting models for sales prediction and inventory planning. Develop financial models covering P&L analysis, revenue forecasting, and budget planning in collaboration with Finance. Support the annual operating plan (AOP) and strategic initiatives with scenario analysis and datadriven recommendations. Automation & Process Improvement Identify and automate repetitive reporting and data processing tasks using Python, SQL, and tools like Power Automate or Airflow. Build and maintain ETL pipelines to ensure clean, timely, and reliable data flows across the BI ecosystem. Set up anomaly detection alerts to proactively flag issues in sales, inventory, or financial data. Required Skills Python & SQL: Strong proficiency in Python (Pandas, Scikitlearn, Statsmodels) and SQL for data analysis, modelling, and automation. Machine Learning: Handson experience building and deploying ML models supervised/unsupervised learning, timeseries forecasting, and NLP. Generative AI: Working knowledge of LLM APIs, prompt engineering, RAG architectures, and at least one framework like LangChain or LlamaIndex. BI & Visualisation: Proficiency in Power BI for creating executivelevel dashboards and data storytelling. Cloud Basics: Familiarity with at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) for data storage, processing, or ML deployment. FMCG Domain: Understanding of sales analytics, demand planning, distributor performance, and trade dynamics in FMCG. Communication: Ability to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable insights for both technical and business audiences. Good to Have Experience with RPA tools (UiPath, Power Automate) or workflow orchestration (Airflow, dbt). Familiarity with MLOps practices model versioning, monitoring, and retraining pipelines. Exposure to cloud data warehouses like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift. Prior experience in FMCG. Qualifications Bachelors or Masters degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field. 5-6 years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related role with demonstrable business impact. At least 1-2 years of handson experience with Generative AI tools and technologies. Relevant certifications in ML, AI, or Cloud are a plus but not mandatory. Manager - Data Science JOB DESCRIPTION Position Overview Job Title Data Scientist - Gen AI & Automation Department Sales Automation Reports To Head of Automation Location Bangalore (EO) Employment Type Full-Time, Permanent Experience Required 5-7 Years Date Posted Jun 9, 2026 Role Summary We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist with strong skills in analytics, Generative AI, and automation to join our Business Intelligence team. Reporting to the Head of Automation, you will play a key role in building forecasting and financial models, generating actionable business insights, automating reporting workflows, and supporting strategic planning - all with a focus on the FMCG domain. Key Responsibilities Analytics & Business Insights Build and maintain dashboards covering sales, distribution, and trade promotion performance across regions and channels. Conduct exploratory analysis to identify trends, growth opportunities, and areas of concern for leadership. Develop KPI scorecards and automated reporting pip