Data Scientist, Supply Chain

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives that drive large scale impact across the enterprise supply chain
• Lead technical projects with multiple team members and stakeholders
• Mentor junior team members on data science best practices
• Plan, develop, and execute data science workstreams that align with the enterprise supply chain strategic goals
• Engage with key business stakeholders to identify areas of opportunity and develop requirements
• Develop business requirements for a Supply Chain data repository to consolidate multiple ERP data sources into a comprehensive source for analytics
• Partner with the IT organization on the development and implementation of algorithms required to extract and cleanse data into the Supply Chain data repository
• Develop and implement diagnostic tools for use by business users to identify performance opportunities and root causes for action planning
• Develop and implement optimization programs to improve planning outputs for manufacturing and distribution operations
• Contribute to development of enterprise big data infrastructure using Apache Spark to extract, transform, load, and model terabytes of raw system data
• Develop and implement machine learning and optimization programs to improve planning outputs for manufacturing and distribution operations
• Lead deployment of Python-based statistical forecasting engine

Requirements

• 3+ years experience developing and applying analytics in a business environment
• Experience in operations research and/or optimization modeling
• Self-starter with the ability to lead projects with minimal supervision
• Intermediate SQL skills with demonstrated experience with large data sets
• Strong knowledge of data visualization tools like PowerBI, Tableau, QlikView, Qlik Sense, etc., deploying BI tools at scale
• Ability to drive business outcomes using advanced analytics
• Advanced experience in open source programming languages (R/Python)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Interpersonally savvy and able to connect with all levels of employees
• Strong planning & organizing skills
• Initiative & follow-up, including a strong sense of autonomy
• Strong character with the ability to champion the right decision in difficult situations
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering or related field
• Master's Degree in Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering or related field (Preferred)