Data Scientists at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc was incorporated in September 1960 as a private limited liability company, and commenced operations in 1962 with an installed capacity of 600 metric tons per day. The Company was converted to a public limited liability company in 1978, and its shares were subsequently listed on The Nigerian Stock Exchange. In its 54 year history, Flour Mills has remained at the forefront of wheat milling in Nigeria. The Company’s flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria. Flour Mills has invested over N25billion in milling infrastructure over the last seven years, to maintain its competitive advantage. Today, Flour Mills has a rated milling capacity of over 8,000 metric tons per day, making it one of the largest single site mills in the world. The Company’s flagship mill located in Apapa, Lagos comprises of 10 integrated mills. Each mill was designed as a multilevel operation in order to optimize the use of gravity in the sifting process, thereby reducing the energy requirements. In addition, the Company maintains dedicated mills to the processing of different wheat varieties to produce different flour types. This has ensured consistent quality of its products for 50 years. The Apapa Mill also boasts of modern silos with a storage capacity to 191,000 metric tons. Flour Mills has also made significant investments in power generation. The Company has 11 General Electric (GE) Jenbacher gas generators at its Apapa Mills, with a combined capacity of 30 megawatts. This has enabled the company to reduce the occurrence of production stoppages. In addition, the Company has a 30megawatt diesel plant at the same site to act as a backup in the event of any shortage of feedstock to the gas generators.

THE PURPOSE

To design data strategy and models that transform raw data into actionable insights / intelligence, customized and fit for purpose to predict outcomes, optimize processes, and identify trends to aid data-driven business decision making.

THE DUTIES

• Oversee the design, collection, storage, analysis, implementation and interpretation of data for businesses, as well as developing and implementing machine learning models to extract valuable insights that can inform business decisions and the performance, integrity, data consistency, and security of the database.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify business needs and build models that translate them into data-driven solutions.
• Create predictive reports by exploring data warehouses and presenting insights for business use.
• Define and implement data management policies and plan database structures and access strategies.
• Coordinate the accurate creation and updating of Master Data.
• Transform data into formats suitable for analysis & models that are interpretable and aligned with business objectives, thus enabling stakeholders to make decisions that are fact-based evidence and predictive insights.
• Continuously improve data processes by staying current with emerging technologies and best practices.

THE PERSON MUST

• Possess excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have good knowledge of statistics and probability.
• Possess expertise in business intelligence solution such as Power BI and Qlik.
• Be an expert in programming languages such as python or R and SQL.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Have strong analytical and critical thinking.
• Have a good understanding of cloud computing.

QUALIFICATION

• BSC/HND in mathematics, statistics or any related field.
• Professional Certification will be an added advantage.

  EXPERIENCE

• 5-7 Years cognate experience.

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