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Walmart Canada · 1 month ago

Senior Director, Advanced Analytics – Supplier Excellence

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$130K/yr - $260K/yr

6+ years exp

Walmart Canada is a leading retail organization, and they are seeking a Senior Director of Advanced Analytics to drive results and strategy around business objectives. The role involves leading advanced analytics projects, developing data models, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency.

DeliveryRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Drives results and strategy around the business objectives by providing consulting expertise and acting as a subject matter expert to senior functional leadership eg VPs SVPs articulates the needs of current and future customers to executive leadership

Consults with executive leadership to identify opportunities to use insights about current and future customers to inform opportunities to drive innovation in the customer experience

Develops strategies to advance customer advocacy across channels by providing direction on customer strategies

Leads all advanced analytics projects for a moderately complex business area category or prototype across platforms based on broad industry and organizational knowledge

Ensures solution and analytical plans reflect business priorities

Directs the development and implementation of data models for all projects within a moderately complex business area or category

Leads the development of new modeling algorithms and approaches by evaluating industry trends

Collaborates with cross-functional teams to align modeling solutions with business priorities and strategies

Directs the implementation of production-ready complex algorithms for all projects

Presents production-ready algorithms to cross-functional partners eg software engineering category management to gain buy-in

Evaluates new data analysis tools and processes eg natural language processing machine learning to determine their utility for prototype and algorithm development

Directs analysis of business issues considering team structures and iteration models needed to develop innovative solutions

Leads the development of new analytics approaches by evaluating industry trends and business area or category performance

Collaborates with leadership across all analytics functions to define the data analysis strategies based on business priorities

Partners with functional leadership and other cross-functional leaders across the organization eg Categories Customer Experience Merchandising to develop consultative solutions for all projects for a moderately complex business area category or prototype ensure buy-in for recommendations as necessary and ensure alignment on data analysis strategies

Proactively maintains existing relationships and develops new relationships with external business partners and vendors

Ensures associates are receiving learning and development opportunities eg training mentoring for the good of the associate and Walmart

Coaches team members and provides feedback to enhance skills knowledge and work performance

Mentors less experienced 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 implementing business strategies plans and practices analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans determining and supporting resource requirements evaluating operational processes measuring outcomes to ensure desired results identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities 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 recruiting selecting and developing talent supporting mentorship workforce development and succession planning and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent

Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs 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 leading key community outreach and involvement initiatives engaging key stakeholders in the development execution and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives and supporting associate efforts in these areas

Builds high-performing 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 associates thrive and perform drives a positive associate and customer member experience for all

Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback coaching mentoring and developmental opportunities builds the talent pipeline fosters 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

Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives and communicates and listens attentively with energy and positivity to motivate influence and inspire commitment and action

Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by taking action to advance opportunity sustainability community and integrity eg creating fair opportunities for associates and suppliers driving local giving efforts

Ensures that teams follow the law our code of conduct and company policies promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and models our culture of nonretaliation listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action and enables others to do the same holds self and teams accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values

Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble self-aware

Delivers expected business results while putting the customer member first and consistently applying an omnimerchant mindset and acting with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers members

Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data analytics customer member insights and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies

Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset seeks feedback asks thoughtful questions and fosters an environment that supports learning innovation learning from mistakes and intelligent risk-taking and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks

Drives continuous improvements supervises the adoption of new technology and supports digital disruption in line with Walmarts business model

Qualification

Data AnalyticsModel DevelopmentCross-Functional LeadershipCluster Analysis TechniquesNeural NetworksStatistical AnalysisProject ManagementCoachingMentoringCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 6 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 8 years' experience in data analytics or related field

6 years' supervisory experience OR experience leading cross-functional teams

Preferred

Cluster analysis techniques

Simulation

Inferential statistics

Neural networks

Data mining techniques

Masters: Business Administration

Masters: Information Systems

Masters: Statistics

Benefits

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.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.