An enormous quantity of knowledge
Initially from Poland, Eryk studied in Rotterdam, took a detour again to his dwelling nation, and as soon as once more returned to the Netherlands. “Earlier than becoming a member of bol, I labored at a Fintech startup. It was an amazing expertise, however one the place I used to be carrying many alternative hats. I used to be wanting to significantly concentrate on machine studying and I additionally needed to hitch a extra mature group. That’s when bol caught my eye.”
Eryk continues: “Moreover the maturity and the dimensions, the probabilities when it comes to tech and knowledge at bol actually fascinated me. There’s a large quantity of knowledge accessible right here, principally well-documented, clear and well-maintained. With round 40 million objects reaching tens of millions of individuals in The Netherlands and Belgium, there may be a lot for me to work with. My job is to translate this knowledge into forecasts for a number of use circumstances, like buyer wants, logistics and merchandise. To offer you a sensible instance: with this type of info bol can plan the staffing in our warehouses exactly, even 20 weeks forward.”
Chaotic instances
Becoming a member of bol within the fall of 2020, Eryk confronted a very difficult interval. He shares: “The pandemic utterly disrupted bol´s current forecasting fashions. We may now not depend on previous occasions and needed to cope with a brand new scenario with none management or accessible historic knowledge. It was an attention-grabbing scenario to be a part of and one I had, clearly, by no means skilled earlier than.”
Regardless of the difficult instances, Eryk realized an amazing deal. “We organized common brainstorming periods, developed fast fixes, and pursued a long-term answer – all on the identical time. Ultimately, we included the impression of COVID-19 utilizing a tailored function for our forecasting fashions, which efficiently restored our accuracy ranges. It was a very distinctive time to be a part of, and it made me develop so much as knowledgeable.”