Staff, Data Scientist - Walmart Fulfillment Services

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Walmart Fulfillment Services is looking for a Senior Manager, Data Science professional to work as a strategic partner across the organization.
This role will work across forecasting, inventory management and allocation, to provide insights through the WFS org as we expand the business.
The right candidate must be able to thrive and succeed in a startup environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities.
You will act as a Utility player providing insights and influencing strategic decision making.
Maturity, analytical skills, strong influence, negotiation skills, and leadership are essential to success in this role.


Responsibilities

You'll design, model, develop and implement state-of-the-art models and solutions for execution and strategic planning.
You will also execute analytical capability to help business leaders to understand the optimization opportunity and metrics

You will need to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to solve problems, create operational efficiencies, and deliver successfully against high organizational standards

As part of your role you will regularly interact with software engineering teams and business leadership

The focus of this role is to research, develop, and deploy models that will inform and support our business, primarily in the area of inventory placement/allocation

You will have the opportunity to work with group of scientists in the areas of forecasting, recommendation, transportation, meta-heuristics, market analysis, and integer programming

Partner with the engineering and operations teams to drive modeling and technical design for complex business problems

Develop accurate and scalable optimization, mathematical programming, and heuristic methods to solve our hardest transportation problems

Lead complex modeling analyses to aid management in making key business decisions and set new policies

Qualifications

PhD (OR Master's Degree plus 3+ years of industry or academic research experience) in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related field

3+ years of experience building machine learning or optimization models or developing algorithms for business application

Detailed knowledge of applied optimization methods

Demonstrable work experience on optimization models that have been deployed into production systems (strategic, planning, and/or operational)

Experience in writing scripts (Python) and/or software applications in programming languages such as C++, Java

Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences

Strong problem-solving ability and the ability to work in ambiguous and constantly evolving environment

Strong personal interest in developing, researching, and creating new technologies with high customer impact

Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse team.


Live our values

Culture Champion
Models the Walmart values to foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; and supports Walmart's commitment to communities, social justice, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability; maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance.


Servant Leadership
Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.


Embrace Change

Curiosity & Courage
Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.


Digital Transformation & Change
Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working.


Deliver for the Customer

Customer Focus
Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.


Strategic Thinking
Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the team's strategy.


Focus on our Associates

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Identifies, attracts, and retains diverse and inclusive team members; builds a high-performing team.


Collaboration & Influence
Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.


Talent Management
Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent, promotes an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company, and regularly recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.


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.

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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment.
It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .


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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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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .


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Bellevue, Washington US-11075:The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00-$264,000.00
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San Bruno, California US-08848:The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00
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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
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- Stock
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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position.
If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.


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.


Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position.
If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.


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, 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.


Primary Location...

850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America