E247 Vladyslav Prytula, Head of Applied Science at Zooplus

Today's guest is Vladyslav Prytula, Head of Applied Science at Zooplus in Munich, who is a major European e-store with pet-related products. Zooplus want to continue to be at the forefront of eCommerce and they believe eCommerce to be the sales model of today and for the future. eCommerce has become one of the fastest developing areas of business with modern logistics centres and the use of big data and personalization, which means that online sales can be handled with increasing efficiency.

While they aim to achieve continuous growth, Zooplus remain faithful to the key values of the company: a dynamic and flexible approach, constant learning opportunities and inventive thinking at every level and position in the organization. The satisfaction of their animal-loving customers remains their primary goal and the trust they place in them is the highest honour. Thanks to the passion of their employees, Zooplus' customers in over 30 European countries can rest assured that their order is in good hands.

In the episode, Vladyslav will discuss:

His journey to joining Zooplus,

Building a data science function at Zooplus,

Interesting projects they work on such as reinforcement learning,

Impact of Covid-19 on the business and 

Advice he would offer to his younger self