Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics - Inventory Capabilities

Wal-Mart•Bentonville, AR

42d•$90,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Walmart is a people-led, tech-powered omnichannel retailer. Our goal is to serve customers and members where they are, with the things they want, when they want them. A key contributor to overall customer satisfaction is the order fulfillment and in-store shopping experience. Accurately forecasting customer demand and placing the right amount of inventory in the right location will enhance the customer experience with Walmart and is critical to enable the supply chain of the future. The Senior Manager of Advanced Analytics - Inventory Capabilities is a critical thought-leadership role on the Merchandising Excellence team. In this role, you sit at the intersection of customer expectations, business process, supply chain constraints, and product development. You will be responsible for working cross-functionally to deliver advanced analytics solutions that will shape the development of our inventory systems & products for years to come. You will interact heavily with business stakeholders and leverage your analytical prowess to drive product capability requirements and deliver business objectives. Your work in these areas will re-shape the way in which we deploy resources to enable an end-to-end supply chain capable of supporting availability, however customers choose to interact with Walmart. You'll sweep us off our feet if… You're a visionary… anticipating where customer expectations are heading to help shape a strategy for Walmart to leapfrog competition while balancing the needs of today. You're curious… taking ownership and diving deep into root cause analysis to solve forecasting and inventory optimization problems at scale You're inspiring…leading broad organizational changes isn't easy, but you educate and motivate others to move forward through effective storytelling. You build trust quickly & lead by influence…creating sustainable business impact through partnership, as well as end-to-end ownership. You know big data…and, most importantly, how to translate complex information into user-friendly insights, tools, product requirements, and stories to influence business strategy. You're an enabler of AI...understanding data science concepts to enable automation of processes and augment decision-making. You're an effective communicator… flexing your skills by using data and metrics to tell stories verbally, through written word documents, and in presentations. You have academic and/or professional experience in the fields of Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 4 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 6 years' experience in data analytics or related field.

Nice To Haves

6+ years of experience in an analytics, business insights, or strategy role
Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business Analytics, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering) is a plus
Prior leadership exposure in retail, ecommerce, or inventory planning is a plus
Experience working in large, matrixed organizations or high-stakes programs
Certificate in business analytics, data mining, or statistical analysis
Statistical programming languages (for example, SAS, R)
Masters: Business Administration
Masters: Information Systems
Masters: Statistics

Responsibilities

Setting strategic direction on corporate initiatives related to forecasting and inventory capabilities and evolves business processes to leverage automation.
Being obsessed with positive customer outcomes and demonstrating the ability to define business problems, metric outcomes and how they will be measured and monitored for broad utilization across stakeholders.
Providing data-driven insights and analysis to influence the development and deployment of tech capabilities.
Becoming an invaluable strategic partner by collaborating to unify business processes, identify opportunities for automation, and scale best practice & governance across the organization.
Communicating effectively to build stakeholder engagement, prepare the organization for change management, and influence large groups of cross-functional partners.
Performing business &/or statistical analysis to understand drivers of performance, predict outcomes, and influence business strategy.
Prepares documentation (e.g., Word, Power Point) to communicate recommendations based on research and data analysis. Supports the implementation of process, systems, and tool solutions.
Successfully navigating in ambiguous environments, with multiple cross-functional stakeholders, in pursuit of end-to-end business process improvement.
Promoting and supporting company mission, values, & standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application; ensuring compliance; and utilizing and supporting the Open-Door Policy.

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.

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