Dealer Tire · 2 hours ago
Senior Data Scientist - Supply Chain
Dealer Tire is a family-owned, international distributor of tires and parts. They are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to deliver data-driven insights, drive change, and optimize supply chain strategies through advanced modeling and analysis.
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Responsibilities
Deliver data-driven insights through advanced algorithms and statistical models aligned with Supply Chain strategy, maximizing profitability and minimizing costs
Collaborate with leadership to effectively solve problems, assess results, and communicate actionable recommendations
Build relationships with cross-functional teams to drive progress and adoption of Data Science projects
Execute discovery sprints and deep EDA to convert anecdotes into testable hypotheses, KPIs, and use cases across supply chain functions
Define and track operational KPIs with model health to tie analytics to service, cost, safety, and cash
Translate complex analyses into simple narratives and decision memos leaders can act on, linking findings to economics and operational playbooks
Identify and prioritize projects with the most significant returns and develop advanced mathematical and statistical models
Design optimization/ML/simulation models and package them to drive day-to-day operations and decisions with clear recommendations and 'what-if' scenarios
Create high-quality features and datasets with lineage and quality checks; stand up lightweight feature stores and reusable 'EDA fact packs' to accelerate future work
Develop, maintain, and optimize models in cloud environments, ensuring business teams can leverage insights with actionable recommendations
Collect, cleanse, transform, and curate structured and unstructured data into usable formats for research and analysis
Utilize tools like SQL and data APIs to manage data in various storage environments, ensuring privacy and confidentiality
Lead projects and collaborate with subject matter experts to align analysis outcomes with organizational goals
Partner with MLE / DE to deliver resilient pipelines with alerting, and retraining; author runbooks and guardrails so Ops can operate models confidently
Design and productionize multi-agent workflows that read from the data lake or warehouse and trigger actions; implement human-in-the-loop review, role-based guardrails, and observability
Design and deliver scalable, integrated software tools and models that balance predictive power, interpretability, and operational risks
Manage strategic projects, ensuring clear communication, timely delivery, and appropriate ROI for recommended initiatives
Qualification
Required
MS in Computer Science, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning, or a related field
4-5 years of experience implementing optimization, ML, or AI models
Effective program management experience with proven results required
Strong data engineering principles, familiar with technologies to store, query, process, and analyze data
Strong programming skills in languages like Python, C/C++, Java, or Go
Proven record of productionizing models in cloud environments, version control, and MLOps
Preferred
Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities, professional knowledge and understanding in functional areas of Supply Chain & Optimization – Inventory, Transportation, Sourcing, Distribution, Fulfillment, and Planning
2+ years of practical experience with Optimization + Simulation (Pyomo/OR-Tools/Gurobi/CPLEX; Monte Carlo/discrete-event) and ML
Ability to simplify complexity, influence cross-functionally, and tell the story behind the math
Displays a creative mindset with problem solving in sophisticated and complex environments. This includes and is not limited to identifying both new and existing problems and applying the most appropriate technology to successfully solve the given challenge
Benefits
Paid time off
Medical
Dental
Vision
401k match (50% on the dollar up to 7% of employee contribution)
Company
Dealer Tire
Dealer Tire helps auto manufacturers and dealers grow their tire and light maintenance business.
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Funding
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$157.87M2018-10-23Acquired
2009-09-28Private Equity· $157.87M
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