Data Science Manager

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA • Solon, OH

8d • $166,883 - $205,989

About The Position

Join Nestlé IT & Digital as a Data Science Manager supporting Nestlé USA Digital. This advanced analytics leader within Supply Analytics brings data science and AI expertise to Procurement, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain initiatives. The role leads the development and application of sophisticated, interconnected, and predictive analytics solutions to drive business impact and profitable growth across the enterprise. It manages a team of five data scientists, overseeing solution delivery, day-to-day execution and prioritization, and team development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a similar field.
• At least 7 years of experience using programming languages to develop and apply advanced machine learning methods and algorithms to address business priorities.
• At least 2 years of experience managing or mentoring data scientists working on multiple projects simultaneously within a matrix organization.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a similar field.
• Experience with MLOps practices, cloud and AI/ML platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, and Microsoft Azure, GenAI solutions, GitHub, and Microsoft Power BI.
• Experience in consumer goods.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in delivering analysis, insights, predictions, and prescriptions using machine learning, AI, and other advanced analytics techniques through existing or new tools.
• Maintain and update tools needed for ongoing execution of advanced analytics in Procurement, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.
• Serve as the single point of contact for advanced analytics needs across Procurement, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.
• Develop data-driven recommendations.
• Oversee testing and implementation of advanced analytics methods to derive insights that drive business growth and savings.
• Partner with functional leaders in Procurement, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to understand analytics needs and design solutions that meet business requirements.
• Work with IT & Digital leadership and functional stakeholders to develop innovative cross-functional solutions that address business needs and generate value for Nestlé USA.
• Work with senior IT & Digital and functional stakeholders to prioritize data science work and allocate resources across projects and tasks.
• Collaborate with global and regional IT & Digital teams to align analytics solutions with enterprise platforms and standards and support regional and global scaling as needed.
• Ensure the team builds secure and resilient solutions that protect sensitive data, safeguard critical business processes, and anticipate failure and misuse so production solutions remain safe, trustworthy, and reliable.
• Drive IT & Digital and functional priorities through rapid piloting and scaling of next-generation analytics technologies.
• Incorporate the latest data science thinking into Operations Analytics solutions and models.
• Manage data scientists responsible for delivering data science components of solutions and projects.
• Develop junior data science team members by identifying growth opportunities, creating plans, and managing execution.

Benefits

• Performance-based incentives and bonus eligibility.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Healthcare coverage.
• A broad range of other benefits; offerings may vary depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager