Manager, Advanced Analytics, Inventory

Company: Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.
Location: San Diego
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

C ome work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world! Position Purpose: As a Manager of Advanced Analytics on the Inventory Analytics and Data Science team, you'll discover insights that drive operational and product strategy for Petco's inventory operations. You will lead projects end to end and have the opportunity to work with huge, diverse and rapidly growing data sets to understand our customers pain points and optimize their experience Scope: This role focuses on supporting strategic initiatives in the inventory and demand forecasting space. Broadly, it will work with every functional area with merchandizing, supply chain, planning and inventory teams. Essential Job Functions : The incumbent must be able to perform all of the following duties and responsibilities w ith or without a reasonable accommodation.

• Retrieve, synthesize, and present critical data in a format that is immediately useful to answering specific questions or improving system performance.
• Analyze historical data to identify trends and support decision making.
• Improve upon existing methodologies by developing new data sources, testing model enhancements, and fine-tuning model parameters.
• Scope out requirements to develop analytic capabilities, platforms, and pipelines to build solutions
• Apply statistical or machine learning knowledge to specific business problems and data where required
• Build decision-making models and propose solution for the business problem you defined
• Conduct written and verbal presentation to share insights and recommendations to audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication.
• Designs, develops, and presents strategic recommendations that directly address key business questions
• Conducts tracking and measurement of KPIs related to recommendations and socializes to the broader teams Education and Experience
  • Advanced degree in Statistics, Math, Engineering, Economics or related field
  • Must be self-driven and passionate about retail and must be customer centric.
  • Demonstrable track record of dealing well with ambiguity, prioritizing needs, and delivering results in a dynamic environment
  • 5-7 years' experience in business analytics and data science
  • Proficient with SQL (experience in Snowflake)
  • Proficiency with multiple analytics tools required; Python or R strongly preferred
  • Hands on experience with BI tools; R shiny/Looker
  • Ability to explain/present complicated/advanced analytical methodology and results to non-technical audiences
  • Advanced quantitative modeling, statistical analysis skills and problem-solving skills.
  • Sophisticated user of statistical tools
  • Related experience in a retail organization is a strong plus, however strategic consulting and analytics capabilities are the core requirements. Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification. Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification. If you are a returning visitor who has an existing account, please click here . Current PETCO Partners Current Partners can explore internal opportunities by logging in to PetNet.

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