Senior, Data Scientist Workforce Intelligence
Bentonville, AR - USA
Job Summary
Position Summary...
What youll do...
About Workforce Intelligence- Forecasting :Workforce Intelligence is the engine behind Walmarts labor allocation strategy. We enable optimal labor planning for 1.6M associates across 4600 stores by designing and delivering forecasting solutions that help our stores operate efficiently and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our work blends machine learning advanced analytics and statistics GenAI and deep operational and financial data to predict labor demand with high precisionensuring the right associates are in the right place at the right time.
Join Walmarts Workforce Forecasting team as a Senior Data Scientist and help shape the future of labor forecasting at Fortune 1 scale. This is a high-impact opportunity to drive workforce solutions improve forecasting and allocation and influence operational excellence across the enterprise. What youll do...
- Partner cross functionally across Store Operation Supply Chain Transportation and Workforce Intelligence team to understand the current business and future scope and translate them into labor forecasting strategy
- Work with the forecasting team to develop new forecasting capabilities to support the aligned broader labor strategy
- Improve the accuracy and robustness of the end-to-end forecasting suite through innovative modeling approaches and optimization techniques
- Work closely with the internal team and finance to provide Business As Usual (BAU) and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) forecasts
- Leverage GenAI and ML/AI algorithms to help build a scalable platform that supports automation across the model lifecycle (runs evaluation data validation drift monitoring and deployment).
- Work with partner teams (e.g. Labor Generation Industrial Engineering) to identify process gaps and develop data science solutions that improve business outcomes.
- Masters degree in a relevant field (Business Analytics Data Science Statistics Software Engineering ML Engineering Computer Science)
- 3 years experience in building and delivering real life data science products in relevant industry (Workforce/Store Ops experience plus)
- Strong technical acumen in SQL Python ML/AI Statistics (GenAI hands-on experience preferred)
- Experience in retail or supply chain environments is a plus
- A self-directed curious outcome-oriented mindsetable to operate with minimal supervision and drive work forward independently.
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.
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The annual salary range for this position is $90000.00 - $180000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1- Bachelors degree in Statistics Economics Analytics Mathematics Computer Science Information Technology or related field and 3 years experience in an analytics related field. Option 2- Masters degree in Statistics Economics Analytics Mathematics Computer Science Information Technology or related field and 1 years experience in an analytics related field. Option 3 - 5 years experience in an analytics or related field.Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no preferred qualifications.
Supervising AssociatesMasters: EconomicsProject Management - Project Management Professional - CertificationPrimary Location...
802 Respect Dr Bentonville AR 72716 United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Required Experience:
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About Company
Walmart started with one man. In 1962, Sam Walton began with just one store and one mission: help people save money so they could live better. As a growing global digital enterprise and with over 11,500 stores, we maintain Mr. Sam’s vision, but now, we are able to help more customers ... View more