What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Advanced Analytics - Inbound Transportation Optimization position at Walmart?
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Business Partnerships: Provides consulting expertise and acts as a subject matter expert to senior functional leadership (e.g., VPs); articulates the needs of current and future customers to executive leadership. Reviews and influences business strategies and integrates customer strategies to achieve business objectives. Consults with executive leadership to identify and answer critical questions about customers to drive business decisions. Collaborates with multiple cross-functional stakeholders to drive business outcomes spanning from merchandising, replenishment, and DC operations.
Project Scope: Leads all advanced analytics projects for a small business area, category or prototype across platforms based on broad industry and organizational knowledge. Ensures solution and analytical plans reflect business priorities.
Model Development: Leads the development and implementation of data models for all projects within a small business area or category. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to align modeling solutions with business priorities and strategies. Defines, tests, and implements optimization strategies utilizing simulation, transportation management, and other systems to achieve optimal business outcomes.
Proof of Concept and Prototype: Directs the implementation of production-ready complex algorithms for all projects. Develops the testing and validation methodology and processes. Presents production-ready algorithms to cross-functional partners (e.g., software engineering, category management) to gain buy-in. Partners with product and technology teams to define future roadmap of transportation optimization capabilities and ensures the successful deployment of enhancements.
Data Collection and Analysis: Directs analysis of business issues, considering team structures and iteration models needed to develop innovative solutions. Partners with leadership across all analytics functions to define the data analysis strategies based on business priorities. Collaboration: Partners with functional leadership and other cross-functional leaders across the organization (e.g., Categories, Customer Experience, Merchandising) to develop consultative solutions for all projects for a small business area, category or prototype, ensure buy-in for recommendations as necessary and ensure alignment on data analysis strategies. Proactively maintains existing relationships and develops new relationships with external business partners and vendors.
People Development: Ensures associates are receiving learning and development opportunities (e.g., training, mentoring) for the good of the associate and Walmart. Coaches team members and provides feedback to enhance skills, knowledge and work performance. Mentors less experienced associates and managers. Identifies new and emerging skills needed by Advanced Analytics associates.
Provides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices; analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; determining and supporting resource requirements; evaluating operational processes; measuring outcomes to ensure desired results; identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; promoting a customer environment; and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning.
Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps; recruiting, selecting, and developing talent; supporting mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning; and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent.
Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices; developing consequences for violations or non-compliance; and supporting the Open Door Policy.
Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals by sponsoring and leading key community outreach and involvement initiatives; engaging key stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives; and supporting associate efforts in these areas.
You'll sweep us off our feet if you...
Live our Values
Culture Champion
Curiosity & Courage
Customer Focus
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 5 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 7 years'
experience in data analytics or related field.
4 years' supervisory experience OR experience leading cross-functional teams
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Cluster analysis techniques, simulation, inferential statistics, neural networks, or data mining techniques
Masters: Business Administration, Masters: Information Systems, Masters: Statistics
Primary Location...
311 NORTH WALTON BOULEVARD, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716, United States of America
What you'll do...
Business Partnerships: Provides consulting expertise and acts as a subject matter expert to senior functional leadership (e.g., VPs); articulates the needs of current and future customers to executive leadership. Reviews and influences business strategies and integrates customer strategies to achieve business objectives. Consults with executive leadership to identify and answer critical questions about customers to drive business decisions. Collaborates with multiple cross-functional stakeholders to drive business outcomes spanning from merchandising, replenishment, and DC operations.
Project Scope: Leads all advanced analytics projects for a small business area, category or prototype across platforms based on broad industry and organizational knowledge. Ensures solution and analytical plans reflect business priorities.
Model Development: Leads the development and implementation of data models for all projects within a small business area or category. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to align modeling solutions with business priorities and strategies. Defines, tests, and implements optimization strategies utilizing simulation, transportation management, and other systems to achieve optimal business outcomes.
Proof of Concept and Prototype: Directs the implementation of production-ready complex algorithms for all projects. Develops the testing and validation methodology and processes. Presents production-ready algorithms to cross-functional partners (e.g., software engineering, category management) to gain buy-in. Partners with product and technology teams to define future roadmap of transportation optimization capabilities and ensures the successful deployment of enhancements.
Data Collection and Analysis: Directs analysis of business issues, considering team structures and iteration models needed to develop innovative solutions. Partners with leadership across all analytics functions to define the data analysis strategies based on business priorities. Collaboration: Partners with functional leadership and other cross-functional leaders across the organization (e.g., Categories, Customer Experience, Merchandising) to develop consultative solutions for all projects for a small business area, category or prototype, ensure buy-in for recommendations as necessary and ensure alignment on data analysis strategies. Proactively maintains existing relationships and develops new relationships with external business partners and vendors.
People Development: Ensures associates are receiving learning and development opportunities (e.g., training, mentoring) for the good of the associate and Walmart. Coaches team members and provides feedback to enhance skills, knowledge and work performance. Mentors less experienced associates and managers. Identifies new and emerging skills needed by Advanced Analytics associates.
Provides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices; analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; determining and supporting resource requirements; evaluating operational processes; measuring outcomes to ensure desired results; identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; promoting a customer environment; and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning.
Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps; recruiting, selecting, and developing talent; supporting mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning; and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent.
Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices; developing consequences for violations or non-compliance; and supporting the Open Door Policy.
Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals by sponsoring and leading key community outreach and involvement initiatives; engaging key stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives; and supporting associate efforts in these areas.
You'll sweep us off our feet if you...
- You bring 7 years in the Transportation Optimization & Supply Chain Management space, Continuous Improvement, Product Development, Strategic Innovation, and Data Analytics
- Advanced knowledge in SQL, Python Transportation Management System architecture
Live our Values
Culture Champion
- Models the Walmart values to foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; and supports Walmart's commitment to communities, social justice, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability; maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance.
- Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent
Curiosity & Courage
- Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.
- Drives continuous improvements, supervises the adoption of new technology, and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart's business model.
Customer Focus
- Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans and initiatives.
- Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Supports strategies and drives initiatives that attract and retain diverse and inclusive talent; builds high-performing teams; embraces diversity in all its forms; and actively supports diversity goal programs.
- Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.
- Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent, builds the talent pipeline, fosters an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company, and regularly recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 5 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 7 years'
experience in data analytics or related field.
4 years' supervisory experience OR experience leading cross-functional teams
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Cluster analysis techniques, simulation, inferential statistics, neural networks, or data mining techniques
Masters: Business Administration, Masters: Information Systems, Masters: Statistics
Primary Location...
311 NORTH WALTON BOULEVARD, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716, United States of America
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