Manager, Advanced Analytics - Business Operations

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

As a part of the Walmart Supply Chain organization, you will contribute to the success of our Transportation Network! Why? Because Sam Walton founded our company with the belief that the customer is #1. It is not just a belief, but our way of doing business. With our Transportation Team at the forefront of retail transformation you can work on a team that is ultimately focused on delighting our customers, saving them both time and money in unexpected ways. As the biggest player in the game, we trust our associates to innovate the future of Supply Chain!

This team is at the crossroads of operations and technology to optimize transportation cost and service.  To do this, the team manages data, works with product, operations, and other business teams for improvement, and drives changes and enhancements to system configurations and processes. If you are motivated by complex transportation challenges, this role is for you.

What You’ll Do:

• Organize data-driven analysis and insights to help support business strategies by evaluating ongoing analytical needs;

• Serve as the analytics subject matter expert;

• Report data-based insights in a uniform manner;

• Build core reporting platform for general business operations including support of weekly business reviews

• Monitor and report on business strategies;

• Analyzes and ensures accuracy of information by creating, maintaining, and evaluating data.

• Developing and implementing scorecards and other tracking mechanisms; responding to requests for recurring and ad hoc reports; compiling and analyzing data and reviewing solution outcomes.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy and precision in pipeline and activity data. Manage dashboards and reports to facilitate teams' understanding of business health and goal achievement levels.

• Providing expert advice and guidance on the application of best practices;

• Presenting data insights and recommendations to key stakeholders by consulting with internal organizations;

• Developing insights based on data analysis on highly complex or significant matter;

• Applying analytical results to project goals;

• Identifying trends and key insights;

• Translating results into business actions and presenting insights and recommendations to key stakeholders.

• Building a leading a team of data analysts

• Participating in large data analytics project teams and manages long-term, complex analytic projects by serving as a technical lead for analytics projects;

• Working with project teams and business partners to determine project KPIs and goals;

• Partnering with external entities;

• Developing contingency plans for data analysis; determining modeling based on business needs;

• Identifying the need for use of advanced analysis methodologies; developing use cases across business areas;

• Providing guidance and direction on best practice reporting methods; 

• Act as the primary point of contact offering insights into metric movements and trends and providing data-driven insights.  You will play a key role both in shaping our team’s growth, as well as leading cross-functional teams to deliver key results and insights. 

What we are looking for:

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