Associate Data Scientist – Supply Chain
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Job Location:
Richfield, MN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Best Buys Advanced Analytics is on the forefront of Best Buys purpose to enrich lives through technology. The Advanced Analytic team is responsible for elevating our highest-stake largest-impact decisions with advanced analytic insights and solutions.
As a Data Scientist on the Supply Chain Analytics Team you will play a key role within Best Buy Data & Analytics COE to drive transformational change in Best Buys supply chain. The contribution of this role directly impacts our customer and delivers differentiated value to Best Buy through innovative data capabilities and insights to highlight the opportunities present to optimize holistic Supply Chain processes and strategies. The team seeks a candidate with a background in applying analytic techniques to solve problems in supply chain across domains of Network Strategy Inventory Management and Assortment Optimization. A strong candidate will possess a background in a diverse slate of data science and optimization research techniques in addition to having a strong understanding of its application in retail supply chain.
This role is hybrid which means you will be required to work some days on-site at the Best Buy location listed on this posting and some days virtually from home oranother non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
Key Accountabilities
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
We are committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it especially at key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
About us
As part of the Best Buy team you will help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life in our stores online and in customers homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We are committed to being a great place to work where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.
As a Data Scientist on the Supply Chain Analytics Team you will play a key role within Best Buy Data & Analytics COE to drive transformational change in Best Buys supply chain. The contribution of this role directly impacts our customer and delivers differentiated value to Best Buy through innovative data capabilities and insights to highlight the opportunities present to optimize holistic Supply Chain processes and strategies. The team seeks a candidate with a background in applying analytic techniques to solve problems in supply chain across domains of Network Strategy Inventory Management and Assortment Optimization. A strong candidate will possess a background in a diverse slate of data science and optimization research techniques in addition to having a strong understanding of its application in retail supply chain.
This role is hybrid which means you will be required to work some days on-site at the Best Buy location listed on this posting and some days virtually from home oranother non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
Key Accountabilities
- Build an understanding of Best Buys supply chain operations and relevant processes and systems.
- Source interpret and transform operational and transactional data into valuable analytical insights.
- Use your knowledge of optimization statistics and predictive modeling to identify and test new analytic solutions that create improvements for business operations.
- Craft and deliver compelling presentations to stakeholders effectively communicating findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Collaborate with data engineers to design and implement scalable data pipelines and infrastructure for advanced analytics.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Best Buys Logistics Inventory and Distribution Operations teams. Partnering for shared understanding and driving common outcomes.
- Actively work to identify improvements to internal processes to improve analytical outcomes and drive enterprise KPIs.
- Explore and experiment with emerging technologies and methodologies in data science to continuously enhance the capabilities of the supply chain analytics team.
- Collaborate with a team of decision and data scientists and interact with cross functional partners to ensure accurate timely and impactful delivery of projects.
- Formulate research and solve business-critical problems.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree from accredited college/university preferably in mathematics statistics economics computer science or related STEM field
- 2 years of relevant experience indata science such as statistics operations research design and analysis of experiments machine learning and/or quantitative analysis
- 2 years of experience using Python and SQL
- Hands-on experience using data analytics and optimization tools (i.e. SQL Python R Gurobi Vertex AI).
- Hands-on experience working in large structured and unstructured data environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters in Operations Research Industrial Engineering Mathematics Statistics Economics Computer Science or related STEM field.
- 2 years of experience in the areas of Operations Research and/or Supply Chain Projects (demand planning forecasting inventory transportation network optimization segmentation and S&OP) in sophisticated and complex environments
- 2 years of experience of practical utilization and application of computer programming languages such as Python R
- Knowledge of Machine Learning / Deep Learning including Python libraries like TensorFlow and PyTorch
- Experience with Supply Chain Network Design software including AIMMS SC Navigator Tactical Planning Inventory Planning
- Experience working with globally distributed team
We are committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it especially at key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
- Competitive pay and PTO package
- Generous employee discount
- Physical and mental well-being support
- Robust benefit package
About us
As part of the Best Buy team you will help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life in our stores online and in customers homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We are committed to being a great place to work where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.
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