Data Analyst

About Costa

Costa is a leading grower, packer, and marketer of premium quality fresh fruit and vegetables in Australia.

We prioritize the well-being of our employees, cultivate our growing sites, and invest in ongoing research and development to ensure the highest quality products.

Our products are fresh, nutritious, unprocessed, and grown on our own farms or those of our partner growers.

The Costa Berry Category is at the forefront of genetic growing and innovation, exporting to demanding markets worldwide and prioritizing food safety.

We are committed to sustainable production and growing practices across all our operations.

Costa is a major employer, with over 6,000 workers during peak seasons across our regions.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and high-performing Data Scientist to join our Berries team.

This role will report to the Transformation Manager - Berry Category and be responsible for assisting the business in making key decisions through data modeling.

The Data Scientist will work within the berries transformation team, supporting key projects to maximize business productivity and performance.

This role will interact with all elements of the berry business in Australia and be critical in ensuring that we learn from our data and assess the impact of decisions appropriately.

Key Responsibilities

• Advanced and Predictive Analytics: Run advanced and predictive analyses, perform model assessments, validation, and enhancement activities using predictive analytics software tools and functionalities.
• Data and Analytics Strategy: Make recommendations to improve data and analytics systems and platforms, contributing to the continuous improvement and refinement of data and analytics strategy.
• Performance Improvement through Business Intelligence: Support the creation of machine learning algorithms by applying standard statistical analysis or data preparation methods.
• Data Architecture: Consult and educate stakeholders on methods for streamlining and standardizing data recording to ensure quality and accuracy.
• Data Collection and Analysis: Conduct research using primary data sources, select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends.
• Stakeholder Engagement for Business Requirements: Support the collection of business requirements using various methods, such as interviews, document analysis, and workflow analysis, to express requirements clearly and succinctly.
• Insights and Reporting: Contribute to the preparation of various data and analytics reports.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have significant experience in a similar role within a large multi-site business.

You will be competent in understanding business needs and developing methods to support those needs.

You should have experience using statistical computer languages to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.

Experience creating and using advanced machine learning algorithms and statistics, such as regression, simulation, scenario analysis, modeling, clustering, decision trees, neural networks, etc.

Experience managing projects, including setting up project timelines, assessing milestone achievements, and reporting on progress externally.

Skills to communicate effectively with a range of people in the business.

The ability to make sound decisions and influence stakeholders.

Skills to coach others around you and share knowledge.

Strong skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

The role will support all of our domestic berry sites, therefore the ability to travel is preferred.