Director, Data Science
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Director Data Science eCommerce Strategy
Job Description
Were looking for a Director to lead a team that is focused on creating initiatives for future strategies across Walmart that enhance our eCommerce Customer Value Proposition . This is a high-impact high-visibility role within the organization with expectations to deliver immediate this role youll primarily be responsible for creating a long-term strategy and transformative path for Walmarts rapidly growing omnichannel business.
Responsibilities
- Lead hire and mentor a team of world-class supply chain strategists and highly analytical leaders while working in an agile experimental environment.
- Manage and execute entire projects from start to finish including cross-functional project management data collection and manipulation analysis and modeling and the communication of insights and recommendations.
- Build scalable and complex models and processes to optimize digital and physical flows with the goal of delivering an excellent customer experience while balancing long-term financial efficiency.
- Develop strong relationships with Walmart functional areas to identify best practices solicit input/data coordinate interdisciplinary initiatives and gather support for recommendations.
- Identify areas of opportunity and influence execution of results via cross-functional participation to enable quick wins and continuous improvement.
- Obtain alignment from relevant business partners and management support for projects and lead discussions to drive change.
- Effectively organize assemble and use all available resources when given a project to ensure success.
You will thrive in this role if you:
- Bring a high degree of originality and creativity when developing solutions to improve existing business processes within the supply chain utilizing methods such as statistical analysis regression modeling and optimization.
- Are adept at dealing with ambiguity and making independent decisions about what data and approach is best for the task at hand.
- Excel in communicating with individuals and groups at all levels of an organization.
- Have experience leading a team of exceptionally business and strategy practitioners and data scientists.
- 10 - 12 years of supply chain/customer advanced modelling.
- 6 - 8 years of supervisory experience.
Potential projects include:
- Create models to analyze the Supply Chain network needed to support future sales growth with scenario modeling capabilities to understand the sensitivity to multiple variables; opening closing or repurposing distribution centers; conduct scenario analysis to evaluate multiple networks designs and impact to customer experience and cost to serve.
- Develop Inventory Planning and Distribution strategy to optimize cost to serve and improve customer experience and stock availability with a tiered storage network and dynamic real-time distribution network.
- Identify high-value actions that drive customer conversion during digital commerce using operational and digital data.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA MS or PhD in Analytics Economics Operations Research Industrial Engineering Operations Management or Supply Chain Management
- Experience with large dataset mining tools and open-source programming tools (e.g. R Python HiveQL Spark)
- Experience of retail and supply chain operations and how they relate to eCommerce and omni-customer experience
- Extensive experience or knowledge of eCommerce retail and supply chain domains and related information systems search impressions conversion distribution/transportation sourcing planning manufacturing and inventory management
- Retail industry experience
For information about PTO see Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sams Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelors degrees including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition books and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility see . Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no minimum qualifications. Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no preferred qualifications.Minimum Qualifications...
Option 2: Masters degree in Statistics Economics Analytics Mathematics Computer Science Information Technology or related field and 4 years experience in an analytics related field.
Option 3: 8 years experience in an analytics or related fieldPreferred Qualifications...
Primary Location...
702 Sw 8Th St Bentonville AR 72716 United States of America
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
