Senior Manager - Data Science
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- 💻 Technology
- Level
- Senior
- Type
- Full-time
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JOB TITLE
Data Science Senior Manager | MAF LifeStyle | Lifestyle
ROLE SUMMARY
This role is the primary owner of demand forecasting, demand sensing, demand planning, and advanced customer segmentation capabilities – driving measurable commercial impact across a multi-brand, multi-market retail portfolio spanning UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain.The role partners closely with brand owners, buying and planning teams
ROLE PROFILE
• Own end‑to‑end demand forecasting across SKU, category, and brand levels (short, medium, long term), incorporating seasonality, promotions, sell‑through, and external market factors across GCC markets.
• Lead demand sensing initiatives using real‑time POS, digital, and macro signals to anticipate near‑term demand shifts and enable rapid commercial decisions.
• Partner with Buying & Planning teams to translate forecasts into OTB, replenishment, markdown optimisation, and NPI strategies, presented in clear commercial language.
• Design advanced customer segmentation models (RFM, CLV, behavioural and propensity models) to enable personalised marketing, CRM, and loyalty activation.
• Identify and prioritise high‑impact AI use cases across pricing, assortment, promotions, churn, store clustering, and next‑best‑action with quantified business value.
• Drive adoption of Computer Vision solutions including footfall analytics, shelf compliance, planogram adherence, visual search, and automated product tagging.
• Lead NLP and conversational AI initiatives such as chatbots, sentiment analysis, multilingual (Arabic/English) text analytics, and automated product content generation.
• Build and scale production‑grade ML solutions on Azure/Microsoft Fabric, including automated pipelines, monitoring, drift detection, and executive reporting via Power BI.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).
- Advanced degree in related topics is a strong plus.
- Background or previous experience in retail, fashion, or lifestyle industry is strongly preferred.
- Experience in GCC/MENA markets is an advantage.
- Strong customer segmentation & CLV modeling experience.
Requirements
- •Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
- •Advanced degree in related topics is a strong plus
- •Background or previous experience in retail, fashion, or lifestyle industry
- •Experience in GCC/MENA markets is an advantage
- •Strong customer segmentation and CLV modeling experience
Responsibilities
- •Own end-to-end demand forecasting across SKU, category, and brand levels
- •Lead demand sensing initiatives using real-time POS, digital, and macro signals
- •Partner with Buying Planning teams for OTB, replenishment, and markdown optimization
- •Design advanced customer segmentation models (RFM, CLV, behavioral, and propensity)
- •Identify and prioritize high-impact AI use cases (pricing, assortment, promotions, churn)
- •Drive adoption of Computer Vision solutions (footfall analytics, shelf compliance, visual search)
- •Lead NLP and conversational AI initiatives (chatbots, sentiment analysis, multilingual text analytics)
- •Build and scale production-grade ML solutions on Azure/Microsoft Fabric with Power BI reporting
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Majid Al Futtaim is a leading conglomerate in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. They own, operate and develop shopping malls, communities, businesses, and leisure facilities.