Data Scientist - eCommerce Strategy

Position: Staff, Data Scientist - eCommerce Strategy
Position Summary...

What you'll do...

We're looking for a Senior Manager 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 results. In this role, you'll primarily be responsible for creating a long-term strategy and transformative path for Walmart's rapidly growing omnichannel business.

Responsibilities
· 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 customer eCommerce journey, 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 creative retail strategy practitioners and data scientists.
· 8 - 10 years of of supply chain/customer advanced modelling.
· 4 - 6 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 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 with advanced analytical modeling tools, network optimization, and long-range planning
· 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 At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.

Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used…