Data Scientist.

About This Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Data Scientist to join our Data Science and Advanced Analytics team. This Advanced Analytics role is part of the broader Technology function and plays a key role in supporting high impact, data driven initiatives across the organization. The team partners with stakeholders in commercial strategy, sales execution, and operations to address complex business challenges through advanced analytics and machine learning.

As a Data Scientist, you will contribute to cross functional projects involving demand modeling, promotion and trade spend optimization, pricing and elasticity analysis, network and inventory optimization, and scenario modeling. You will work closely with business partners to translate exploratory analytical work into scalable, production ready solutions that enhance planning, strengthen decision making, and improve execution across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to analytics initiatives using statistical and machine learning techniques to solve business problems in demand forecasting, pricing, and product optimization.
• Support the development and improvement of analytical models to understand demand drivers and price elasticity, ensuring insights are practical, reliable, and business-relevant.
• Assist in building tools and analytical processes that improve trade spend effectiveness and promotional performance, enabling smarter commercial and sales decisions.
• Support analytics initiatives that enhance operational planning and execution, applying data-driven insights as the function expands into operations-focused areas.
• Create clear visualizations and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate data insights into actionable recommendations for commercial, sales, and operations stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or a college diploma in a quantitative or technical field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering); a Master’s degree is considered an asset.
• 3+ years of experience in data science, advanced analytics, or applied machine learning roles, with exposure to business-focused analytics.
• Strong experience working with large, complex datasets and proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Experience applying statistical modeling and machine learning techniques, such as regression-based models, tree-based models and optimization approaches.
• Foundational understanding of demand forecasting, elasticity modeling, promotional analysis, or scenario modeling.
• Familiarity with analytics development within Databricks and the Azure data ecosystem is considered an asset.
• Strong proficiency in data visualization tools such as Power BI (preferred) or Tableau.
• Ability to communicate analytical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to work through ambiguity, take initiative, and suggest new analytical approaches or opportunities to improve business outcomes.

Why work with us?

• Join a local, family-owned business that’s part of a globally recognized brand, where you can develop your capabilities, competencies, and career.
• Coke Canada has a culture of learning, and we offer several channels to support your development, including on-the-job training and a library of free courses for just-in-time learning.
• We are committed to offering a comprehensive benefits package designed to help our employees achieve their best physical, mental, financial, and overall health and well-being. This includes a competitive compensation package, access to retirement and saving programs, family and employee assistance program, paid vacation and floater days.
• We have close, local connections with the communities in which we operate across Canada. We’re determined to make a positive difference in our communities; this includes opportunities for employee volunteerism.
• We’re building our business responsibly and our mission is to work Toward a Better Future Together. We have a plan that outlines how we are reducing, reusing, recycling, decreasing our carbon footprint, and using water responsibly. For more information visit cokecanada.com/sustainability/

Coke Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Employers for Diversity, and we’re committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. Together we are creating a workplace culture that values diversity, enables inclusivity and ensures everyone feels like they belong. We are aiming to ensure our diverse workforce is reflective of the communities in which we operate. Research shows that women-identifying and other marginalized individuals often hesitate to apply unless they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If this role excites you, even if you don’t check every box, we enco