Senior, Data Analyst (Transportation)

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

2d • $80,000 - $155,000

About The Position

As a part of the Walmart Supply Chain organization, you will contribute to the success of our Transportation Network! Why? Because Sam Walton founded our company with the belief that the customer is #1. It is not just a belief, but our way of doing business. With our Supply Chain Team at the forefront of retail transformation you can work on a team that is ultimately focused on delighting our customers, saving them both time and money in unexpected ways. As the biggest player in the game, we trust our associates to innovate the future of Supply Chain! Centrally controlling master data, optimization configuration and automation for our best-in-class transportation management systems is critical to enabling the business to meet customer demand efficiently and effectively. This team is at the crossroads of operations and technology to optimize transportation shipments for the best cost and service. To do this, the team manages data, works with operations for improvement, and drives changes and enhancements to system configurations and optimization parameters. If you are motivated by complex, purposeful challenges, this role, with the world’s largest retailer, could be the fit you have been looking for. Do you possess any of the following skills and experience? Transportation shipment optimization or operations research. Collaborative analytics and project management to improve business operations. Data processing and data quality validation to ensure the best possible data inputs are driving systemic solutions. You’ll Make an impact through the following job functions: Advanced Analytics: In-depth investigation of key drivers of transportation dynamic optimization and data quality. Work with large, messy, disparate datasets and conduct ad hoc “back of the envelope” analyses to quickly inform critical business decisions. Develop data visualization to monitor and quantify the impact of changes and unique business challenges. Partnership and Collaboration: Engage with team members and cross-functional teams on a periodic basis and establish credibility. Analyze stakeholder needs and partner with them to share relevant information. Data and Data Processing: Leverage data analysis tools to explore and process complex data. Develop and test hypotheses, uses data to influence strategic work, builds and presents insights. Modeling: Develop and improve upon our methodology with A/B testing for continuous improvement of transportation shipment management. Execute on exploratory and scenario analysis to shape future changes and product improvements. Continuous Improvement: Seeks to implement ideas for process improvement for the group by leveraging lean manufacturing principles, time studies, and collaborative efforts with operations teams.

Requirements

• You have strong exploratory data analysis skills and ability to make analytical, data driven recommendations and solutions
• You have strong SQL skills and have the experience with languages used to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets (Python etc.,)
• Work with Transportation Management System (TMS)
• Deploying systems and solutions across operations
• You have provided end-user support and troubleshooting for Data Quality issues and write Data Quality rules.
• You have prior experience in the retail or Transportation domains
• You are comfortable with shifting priorities in fast moving environment
• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Arts, Finance or related field and 2 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field.
• Option 2: Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• Option 3: 4 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field.

Nice To Haves

• Data science, data analysis, statistics, or related field
• Master’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
• Related industry experience (for example, retail, merchandising, healthcare, eCommerce)
• Successful completion of assessments in data analysis and Business Intelligence tools and scripting languages (for example, SQL, Python, Spark, Scala, R, Power BI, or Tableau)

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and track defects opened by clients and provide sound solutions, and document root cause analysis.
• Drive/conduct meetings with a sense of URGENCY to resolve tickets and been able to articulate answers on a clear concise manner.
• Collaborating with data stewards and other teams to gather knowledge articles to be shared with the team.

Benefits

• Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
• Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
• 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 for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

What This Job Offers

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