An enormous quantity of knowledge
Initially from Poland, Eryk studied in Rotterdam, took a detour again to his house 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 incredible expertise, however one the place I used to be carrying many various hats. I used to be desperate to significantly concentrate on machine studying and I additionally needed to affix a extra mature group. That’s when bol caught my eye.”
Eryk continues: “In addition to the maturity and the scale, the probabilities when it comes to tech and knowledge at bol really 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 thousands and thousands of individuals in The Netherlands and Belgium, there’s a lot for me to work with. My job is to translate this knowledge into forecasts for a number of use instances, like buyer wants, logistics and merchandise. To present you a sensible instance: with this type of data bol can plan the staffing in our warehouses exactly, even 20 weeks forward.”
Chaotic occasions
Becoming a member of bol within the fall of 2020, Eryk confronted a very difficult interval. He shares: “The pandemic fully 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 fascinating scenario to be a part of and one I had, clearly, by no means skilled earlier than.”
Regardless of the difficult occasions, Eryk realized an incredible deal. “We organized common brainstorming classes, developed fast fixes, and pursued a long-term resolution – all on the similar time. Ultimately, we included the affect of COVID-19 utilizing a tailored function for our forecasting fashions, which efficiently restored our accuracy ranges. It was a extremely distinctive time to be a part of, and it made me develop rather a lot as an expert.”
