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The role will focus on four areas: anomaly detection, price elasticity, forecasting caps and forecast accuracy . You will work with business and technology teams to turn model outputs into decisions they can use and measure. This is a contract role, oniste in Cape Town. Key responsibilities Anomaly detection: Develop methods to identify unusual patterns in sales, pricing, demand and forecast data. Investigate whether flagged results reflect data issues or genuine business events. Price elasticity: Build and refine models that estimate how changes in price affect demand. Account for factors such as promotions, seasonality and differences between products or stores. Capping in forecasting: Assess and improve the rules used to cap forecasts, so extreme predictions are controlled without suppressing genuine demand. Forecast accuracy: Measure model performance using appropriate metrics, investigate sources of error and improve forecasts across products, stores and time periods. Prepare and analyse large datasets using Python and SQL , with appropriate data-quality checks. Explain assumptions, results and limitations to commercial and operational stakeholders. Work with data engineering and technology teams to implement, monitor and maintain analytical solutions. Requirements A degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field. Practical experience developing statistical or machine-learning models, particularly demand forecasting or pricing analytics . Strong Python and SQL skills. Sound understanding of time-series modelling, model evaluation and data quality. Ability to investigate model behaviour and explain findings to non-technical stakeholders. Advantageous Retail, FMCG or grocery experience. Experience with price elasticity modelling , anomaly detection or forecast controls. 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