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CarMax · 1 day ago

Sr. Manager, Data Science - Logistics Modeling

Corporate - Richmond

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

CarMax is the nation's largest retailer of used cars, and they are seeking a Senior Manager for their Logistics Modeling team. This role involves developing optimal logistics planning strategies, leading a team of data scientists, and leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency in vehicle movements across their network.

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Responsibilities

Develop optimal planning strategies that meet both short and long term business objectives

Leverage exceptional business knowledge, creativity, vision and analytic skills in order to lead the development of optimal logistics planning strategies

Develop right optimization strategy given CarMax’s unique business model

Leverage strong analytic communication skills to gain broad buy-in to planning strategies and goals at all levels of the organization

Continuously improve our logistics strategy by delivering $10-25MM/yr of incremental value

Build a highly engaged team of 4-7 Data Scientists with the skills to implement our logistics strategies across millions of moves each year

Create a rewarding and challenging environment designed to teach uniquely gifted analytic professionals how to become effective, value adding data scientists

Leverage strong functional expertise in a quickly evolving field to ensure that team members have the right technology to meet today’s business needs

Set specific, actionable short and mid-term goals for each team member

Challenge, develop & recognize team members when they achieve their goals

Lead the building of Artificial Intelligence to autonomously plan every move in an optimal way

Leverage strong mathematics, statistics and technology skills (machine learning, Python, etc.) in order to lead the development of sophisticated planning models that autonomously implement our strategies

Leverage strong computer science and software engineering skills in order to build software that (a) Calculates the optimal logistics plan for each move and (b) Delivers that plan to the logistics team in seconds

Lead cross functional efforts to implement new models with IT and the field

Apply exceptional experiment test and design skills in order to measure the business impact of different planning changes

Qualification

MathematicsData ScienceMachine LearningPythonLeadershipAnalytic CommunicationProject Management

Required

Undergraduate degree with exceptional academic performance in quantitative discipline (Statistics, Math, Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering). Advanced Degree (Master's/Ph.D.) is a plus

Mathematical, modeling, and reasoning skills in order to build complex planning models

4+ years' experience in strategy, analytics and/or data science

Proven ability to deliver business value by leveraging deep analytic skills in order to solve complex business problems

Computer programming skills in order to turn the mathematical model into Artificial Intelligence

Leadership skills necessary to build a highly engaged team and to work cross functionally to implement new logistics models and strategies

Exceptional verbal, written, and listening skills necessary to (a) effectively manage their team, (b) listen and understand conflicting points of view on complex matters, (c) navigate through potential contentious situations that periodically occur in a change process, and (d) communicate complex ideas

Experience managing highly analytical projects and people