Lead exploration, design, and implementation of data science solutions to optimize inventory planning and allocations.
Develop and execute the data science strategy for inventory and logistics planning, aligning with broader business goals.
Design, develop, and refine predictive models for demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and workforce allocation.
Leverage advanced machine learning and optimization techniques to solve complex supply chain and planning problems at scale.
Deploy ML models into production, run experiments, and enable performance monitoring in production.
Collaborate with product, business, and engineering partners to initiate, develop, and deploy cross-functional solutions.
Present outcomes and insights to business stakeholders and leadership.
Identify gaps in existing data, create data product specifications, and collaborate with Engineering teams to implement enhanced data tracking.
Partner with Analytics and other teams to share insights and best practices, ensuring consistency in data-driven decision-making.
Drive automation: continuously strive for automated and production-ready solutions to improve efficiency and scalability.
Candidates based in the SF Bay Area required hybrid work out of Palo Alto office 3 days/week; all other candidates may work fully remote.
Requirements
MS or PhD in statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science, operations research or another quantitative field.
7+ years of experience as a data scientist in relevant industry, with hands-on experience applying machine learning, predictive modeling, optimizations, and GenAI to optimizing inventory and logistics planning.
Deep knowledge in statistical, optimization and machine learning techniques.
Data science libraries in a programming or scripting language (proficiency with Python and SQL).
Model productionalization.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Experience with BI platforms such as Looker, Tableau, etc.