Jobs at Ocado Logistics

Senior Data Scientist responsible for developing and deploying machine learning solutions, conducting advanced statistical analysis, defining business metrics, and solving complex planning and forecasting problems. The role involves querying and analyzing data with SQL and Python, creating visualizations and stakeholder reports, influencing business decisions, implementing algorithms, managing project delivery, and mentoring other data scientists.

Analyze logistics and supply chain data to identify efficiency opportunities, optimize operations, develop dashboards and data models, and deliver recommendations to stakeholders. The role collaborates with engineers and multidisciplinary teams, leads analytics projects, supports process improvements, and mentors junior analysts across routing, fulfilment, labour planning, procurement, inventory, and distribution.

Own demand forecasting and volume planning for approximately 2,500 products across category and SKU levels. The role focuses on achieving availability, purge, and fulfilment KPIs; managing supplier performance and relationships; optimizing delivery schedules and inbound specifications; supporting collaborative planning; and analyzing supplier and product-range trends. Candidates need FMCG or commercial supply chain experience, supplier management skills, commercial acumen, strong numerical analysis, and flexibility to work occasional weekend rota shifts.

Own and execute the enterprise data platform strategy, translating logistics objectives into product roadmaps and measurable business outcomes. Bridge data engineering, analytics, and business leadership while driving data quality, lineage, contracts, governance, and catalog adoption. Manage brownfield architectures, balance scalability with operational needs, and leverage cloud data warehouse capabilities such as BigQuery to improve the logistics technology ecosystem.

Lead and embed change across Ocado Logistics projects: develop change management plans, assess impact/readiness, manage dependencies, drive adoption and sustainability, define success metrics, coach stakeholders, and support communications and training to ensure operational acceptance.

Lead and motivate warehouse operations teams in a 24/7 environment, ensuring health and safety, employee engagement, performance KPIs, food safety, housekeeping, training, and continuous improvement. The role includes conducting investigations, managing people performance, delivering briefings, interpreting operational data, and supporting warehouse activities across shifts, weekends, and other sites. Physical requirements include extended standing and walking, lifting up to 30kg, protective equipment use, and working in temperatures from 30°C to -30°C.

Leads large-scale transformation programmes focused on HR transformation, organisational design, culture change, target operating models, and strategic people initiatives. Responsibilities include executive stakeholder management, programme governance, change management, workstream coordination, budget and resource planning, and developing transformation roadmaps across a complex operational network.