Senior Director, Advanced Analytics – Supplier Excellence

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Business Partnerships Drives results and strategy around the business objectives by providing consulting expertise and acting as a subject matterexpert to senior functional leadership eg VPs SVPs articulates the needs of current and future customers to executive leadership Consults withexecutive leadership to identify opportunities to use insights about current and future customers to inform opportunities to drive innovation in thecustomer experience Develops strategies to advance customer advocacy across channels by providing direction on customer strategies Project Scope Leads all advanced analytics projects for a moderately complex business area category or prototype across platforms based on broadindustry and organizational knowledge Ensures solution and analytical plans reflect business priorities Model Development Directs the development and implementation of data models for all projects within a moderately complex business area orcategory Leads the development of new modeling algorithms and approaches by evaluating industry trends Collaborates with crossfunctional teamsto align modeling solutions with business priorities and strategies Proof of Concept and Prototype Directs the implementation of productionready complex algorithms for all projects Presents productionreadyalgorithms to crossfunctional partners eg software engineering category management to gain buyin Evaluates new data analysis tools andprocesses eg natural language processing machine learning to determine their utility for prototype and algorithm development Data Collection and Analysis Directs analysis of business issues considering team structures and iteration models needed to develop innovativesolutions Leads the development of new analytics approaches by evaluating industry trends and business area or category performanceCollaborates with leadership across all analytics functions to define the data analysis strategies based on business priorities Collaboration Partners with functional leadership and other crossfunctional leaders across the organization eg Categories Customer ExperienceMerchandising to develop consultative solutions for all projects for a moderately complex business area category or prototype ensure buyin forrecommendations as necessary and ensure alignment on data analysis strategies Proactively maintains existing relationships and develops newrelationships with external business partners and vendors People Development Ensures associates are receiving learning and development opportunities eg training mentoring for the good of theassociate and Walmart Coaches team members and provides feedback to enhance skills knowledge and work performance Mentors lessexperienced associates managers and directors Identifies new and emerging skills needed by analytics associates Provides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs developing communicating building support for and implementingbusiness strategies plans and practices analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans determining and supportingresource requirements evaluating operational processes measuring outcomes to ensure desired results identifying and capitalizing on improvementopportunities promoting a customer environment and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps recruitingselecting and developing talent supporting mentorship workforce development and succession planning and leveraging the capabilities of new andexisting talent Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into allprograms and practices developing consequences for violations or noncompliance and supporting the Open Door Policy Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals by sponsoring and leadingkey community outreach and involvement initiatives engaging key stakeholders in the development execution and evaluation of appropriatebusiness plans and initiatives and supporting associate efforts in these areas Respect the Individual: Builds highperforming teams seeks and embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences creates a workplace where all associates feel seen supported and connected through culture of belonging so as