Croda

About the Company

Since 1925 we have been the name behind sustainable, high-performance ingredients and technologies in some of the world’s most successful brands: creating, making and selling speciality chemicals that are relied on by industries and consumers everywhere.

We are a FTSE 100 company with over 6,100 passionate and innovative employees, working across manufacturing sites and offices around the world with a shared Purpose to use Smart science to improve lives™. As part of this Purpose, and with around two thirds of our organic raw materials already from bio-based sources, we have committed to be the most sustainable supplier of innovative ingredients, becoming Climate, Land and People Positive by 2030.

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Company Name

Croda

Job Title

Technical Data Scientist

Job Description

**Job Title:** Technical Data Scientist **Role Summary:** Collaborate with chemistry and biology R&D teams to transform complex experimental data into actionable machine‑learning models and deploy them in user‑friendly digital tools. Drive end‑to‑end data science projects, from problem definition and feature engineering to model validation, deployment, and continuous improvement, accelerating research and decision‑making within a global life‑sciences organisation. **Expectations:** - Deliver robust predictive and optimisation models that directly support R&D outcomes. - Communicate analytical insights clearly to scientific and business stakeholders. - Proactively identify opportunities for digital innovation and promote data‑driven culture. - Work independently and in cross‑functional teams, balancing technical depth with practical application. **Key Responsibilities:** 1. Analyse heterogeneous scientific datasets; engineer features and assess data quality. 2. Build, validate, and benchmark tabular and deep‑learning models (e.g., classification, regression, computer‑vision) using Python. 3. Integrate models into internal tools (Dash, FastAPI, Streamlit) for end‑user consumption. 4. Collaborate with R&D scientists to define project scope, success metrics, and iterate on solutions. 5. Maintain reproducible workflows, including version control, testing, and documentation. 6. Liaise with IT/operations to enable MLOps pipelines, cloud deployment (Azure preferred) and model monitoring. **Required Skills:** - Proficiency in Python, scikit‑learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch, pandas, NumPy. - Strong knowledge of optimisation, predictive modelling, and deep‑learning fundamentals. - Experience with data pipelines, model versioning, and basic MLOps concepts. - Excellent analytical reasoning, problem‑solving, and critical thinking. - Clear written and verbal communication; ability to present technical concepts to non‑technical audiences. **Required Education & Certifications:** - MSc or PhD in a quantitative discipline (e.g., chemistry, biology, computer science, statistics) with quantitative focus. - No mandatory certifications; relevant industry or cloud (Azure, AWS) certifications considered a plus.

Goole, United kingdom

On site

13-03-2026

Company Name

Croda

Job Title

IT Category Manager

Job Description

Job Title: IT Category Manager **Role Summary** Responsible for leading strategic sourcing, supplier management and cost optimisation across IT, Telecom, and Professional Services categories, managing an annual spend of ~£20 m. Drive end‑to‑end category lifecycle from demand planning to contract execution and performance monitoring. **Expectations** - Deliver measurable cost savings, risk mitigation and value creation. - Align supplier portfolio with global IT strategy and stakeholder requirements. - Maintain compliance with commercial, legal and regulatory frameworks (data protection, IP, competition law, IR35). - Provide expert guidance to senior IT and business leaders on market trends and commercial levers. **Key Responsibilities** - Develop and implement a comprehensive IT category strategy covering software, hardware, cloud, telecoms and managed services. - Conduct spend analysis, categorize spend, and identify savings and risk opportunities; produce wave plans and prioritised actions. - Own full lifecycle: demand planning, sourcing actions (RFIs, RFPs, RFQs), negotiation, contract management, renewal and retender. - Lead complex multi‑supplier negotiations, creating innovative commercial models and TCO reductions. - Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships; set performance metrics, run scorecards, and conduct regular supplier reviews. - Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders (regional, global, technical) to define requirements and secure alignment. - Ensure alignment with governance, compliance, data protection, cybersecurity standards and IR35 assessments. - Deliver portfolio reporting to internal stakeholders; track savings, risk, and compliance metrics. **Required Skills** - 5+ years procurement/strategic sourcing experience, with focus on IT, Telecom, Professional Services. - Proven track record of cost‑out, descoping, and risk mitigation at portfolio level. - Expertise in software licensing (Microsoft, Adobe, SAP), cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, SaaS, managed services. - Strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and communication skills. - Advanced analytical capability using Excel, pivot tables, spend analytics tools. - Understanding of contract law, commercial risk, competition law, IP, and IR35. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology or related field. - Professional procurement qualification (e.g., MCIPS, CIPS) preferred.

United kingdom

Remote

12-03-2026