Data Scientist : Forecasting & Optimization (Rust)

Company Description
Merchmix is a merchandising and inventory operating system with intelligence at its core, designed for retailers, brands, wholesalers, and inventory-led businesses that need sharper control over stock, planning, trading, suppliers, stores, and execution. The platform unifies merchandise financial planning, budget and OTB management, range and assortment planning, allocation and replenishment, visual merchandising, and AI-driven decision intelligence into one connected source of truth. By replacing fragmented spreadsheets and disconnected systems, Merchmix enables teams to move from reactive firefighting to proactive planning, improving inventory precision, protecting margins, and responding faster to demand shifts. The solution creates a single source of truth across teams, regions, stores, suppliers, and channels, integrating with leading enterprise systems including NetSuite, SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Shopify, and BigQuery. ERP remains the system of record,



supported by approval-first publish-back and a fully auditable trail.

Role Description
This is a full-time, on-site Data Scientist role based in Bengaluru. The Data Scientist will work closely with product, engineering, and customer-facing teams to design and implement data-driven solutions that enhance forecasting, inventory optimization, and merchandising decisions across the Merchmix platform. Day-to-day responsibilities include collecting and preparing data from multiple enterprise systems, building statistical and machine learning models, conducting exploratory data analysis, and creating explicit visualizations and reports that support business decisions. The role involves experimenting with new algorithms, validating model performance, and translating complex findings into actionable recommendations for non-technical stakeholders. The Data Scientist will also contribute to improving the platform’s AI decision intelligence ca

📌 Data Scientist (Bengaluru)
🏢 Merchmix
📍 Bengaluru