Senior Decision Scientist - Retail

Fractal Analytics

21d • $120,000 - $159,000

About The Position

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Senior Decision Scientist - Retail Fractal is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies with a vision to power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal is building a world where individual choices, freedom, and diversity are the greatest assets. An ecosystem where human imagination is at the heart of every decision. Where no possibility is written off, only challenged to get better. We believe that a true Fractalite is the one who empowers imagination with intelligence. Fractal has been featured as a Great Place to Work by The Economic Times in partnership with the Great Place to Work® Institute and recognized as a ‘Cool Vendor’ and a ‘Vendor to Watch’ by Gartner. Please visit Fractal | Intelligence for Imagination for more information about Fractal. Job Description We are looking for a Senior Decision Scientist in Retail, who is proficient with analytics consulting and solving complex business problems in the world of retail, particularly store operations, asset protection, merchandising and strategy. Solve business problems using data-driven models (75%) Take business problem and build structured analytical approaches to solving, inclusive of identifying needed data, analysis required, and strategy for synthesizing and presenting the analysis results Design and build analytical solutions to enable recurring analysis of business performance Effectively scope, size, and plan the development of analytical solutions and set expectations accordingly Translate high level business problems into discrete questions that can be answered by using data-driven models Identify opportunities to improve business performance through use of analytical approaches Translate output of models into recommendations for how the business can operate differently Collaborative Relationships (25%) • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of cross-functional teams. • Create a strong partnership with all areas of the organization that require interaction. • Partner with stakeholders to drive implementation of recommendations from analysis • Keep individual, division, and total company goals in mind when making decisions. • Demonstrate and utilize strong communication skills in all interactions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with quantitative coursework (degree in math, science or relevant field)
• 3-5 years of experience in analytics, management consulting, or merchandise planning is preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organization skills.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, with the desire to learn
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with all levels
• Highly strategic with an ability to take initiative, multi-task, and prioritize projects successfully to meet deadlines
• Strong project management skills and ability to collaborate productively with many departments
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) proficiency with clear storyboarding and data handling skills
• Strong sense of business/retail math with working knowledge of statistical models like Regression/Clustering and Hypothesis Testing
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Working knowledge of R/Python for statistical modelling

Nice To Haves

• having an MBA is preferred but not required
• Experience with Statistical Analysis is preferred

Responsibilities

• Take business problem and build structured analytical approaches to solving, inclusive of identifying needed data, analysis required, and strategy for synthesizing and presenting the analysis results
• Design and build analytical solutions to enable recurring analysis of business performance
• Effectively scope, size, and plan the development of analytical solutions and set expectations accordingly
• Translate high level business problems into discrete questions that can be answered by using data-driven models
• Identify opportunities to improve business performance through use of analytical approaches
• Translate output of models into recommendations for how the business can operate differently
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of cross-functional teams.
• Create a strong partnership with all areas of the organization that require interaction.
• Partner with stakeholders to drive implementation of recommendations from analysis
• Keep individual, division, and total company goals in mind when making decisions.
• Demonstrate and utilize strong communication skills in all interactions.

Benefits

• you will be eligible to participate in the health, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability plans in accordance with the plan documents, which may be amended from time to time. You will be eligible for benefits on the first day of employment with the Company.
• you are eligible to participate in the Company 401(k) Plan after 30 days of employment, in accordance with the applicable plan terms.
• The Company provides for 11 paid holidays and 12 weeks of Parental Leave.
• We also follow a “free time” PTO policy, allowing you the flexibility to take the time needed for either sick time or vacation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees