(USA) Senior Manager, Data Science
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Data Science, leads Data science to develop and scale supply chain network models that support strategic decisions. The role requires hands-on capability in network design, capacity modeling, cost-to-serve, scenario analysis, optimization, and data visualization. This leader partners with cross-functional stakeholders, mentors team members, and ensures models are accurate, scalable, and grounded in operational reality. The successful candidate will structure complex network problems, evaluate tradeoffs across nodes and fulfillment paths, and build repeatable decision-support tools using strong programming skills. Experience in supply chain analytics, network design, operations research, optimization, capacity planning, or transportation modeling is strongly preferred. The Supply Chain Strategy team shapes Walmart’s long-term network through data-driven strategy, advanced modeling, and cross-functional decision support. The team evaluates strategic node locations, network roles and capabilities, long-range capacity needs, inventory and customer demand flows, transportation design, cost-to-serve, and capital investments. Partnering across Operations, Transportation, Inventory, Finance, Product, Technology, Real Estate, Engineering, and Program Management, the team develops scalable analytical frameworks using Python, SQL, optimization, simulation, and AI. These insights guide enterprise decisions on asset strategy, capacity expansion, fulfillment design, network evolution, customer speed, operating cost, and multi-year capital deployment.
Requirements
- Experience applying data science, analytics, optimization, simulation, or network design to complex supply chain problems.
- Experience in fulfillment, distribution, transportation, inventory flow, network design, or eCommerce environments at scale.
- Strong SQL skills, with the ability to independently extract, manipulate, validate, and analyze large datasets.
- Experience building analytical and modeling solutions using Python or similar tools.
- Experience with optimization, network modeling, capacity planning, scenario analysis, or cost-to-serve modeling.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to summarize complex analytical work clearly for senior leaders.
- AI fluency and curiosity, with practical mindset toward leveraging AI to improve modeling speed, analytical quality, and decision-making.
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's or PhD preferred.
- Option 1: Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 5 years' experience in an analytics related field.
- Option 2: Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field.
- Option 3: 7 years' experience in an analytics or related field.
Nice To Haves
- Data science, machine learning, optimization models
- PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics
- Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R
- Supervisory experience
- Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch)
- We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Responsibilities
- Shape Walmart’s long-term supply chain network through data-driven strategy and advanced modeling.
- Evaluates strategic node locations, network roles, capacity needs, inventory and demand flows, transportation, cost-to-serve, and capital investments.
- Partners across Operations, Transportation, Finance, Product, Technology, Real Estate, Engineering, and Program Management.
- Uses Python, SQL, optimization, simulation, and AI to translate long-range growth into scalable network plans.
- Informs asset strategy, capacity expansion, fulfillment design, and multi-year capital deployment.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Performance-based bonus awards
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement
- Jury duty
- Voting
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- 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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
