Senior Analyst, Network Planning & Analytics

The Advanced Analytics team is part of the NA Network Management group that manages Wayfair’s NA supply chain and works cross-functionally across the Wayfair Operations group to tackle complex and high-visibility operational planning and long-term strategy problems. To do this, we use analytics, structured process design, and technology to frame the future supply-chain business strategy for Wayfair and to drive operational decision making. As a team, we create innovative sales and operations planning systems to maximize delivery speed and minimize cost for both Wayfair and its 8000+ suppliers.  We also act as a central group influencing a wide array of decisions including transportation optimization, forecasting, fulfillment center and middle-mile facility footprint design, inventory optimization, and capacity planning.   
 
What you will do:

• Use analytical and quantitative skills to work with large and complex datasets, analyze ill-defined questions, build decision-support tools, and develop recommendations to guide business decisions.
• Serve as the technical lead for forecasting and demand modeling projects to create state-of-the-art solutions that will enhance the efficiency of North American and European supply chain networks.
• Conduct big data analysis using Python, SQL, and Hive and create scalable forecasting algorithms using time series and mathematical modeling to support capacity planning and staffing decisions at our WDN facilities and fulfillment centers, and industrial engineering decisions.
• Provide analysis using quantitative modeling tools to benchmark existing forecasts/processes, new model requirements, as well as to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Build predictive and other ad-hoc models as per the business requirements and build forecasts at various granularities across multiple channels and geographies.
• Work closely with BI and engineering teams to enhance prototypes, build visualizations for executive level KPI reporting, and implement solutions in production environment.
• Partner with various business stakeholders to identify key factors and requirements for each project, and get buy-in for project methodology.
• Communicate findings with colleagues from computer science, operations research and business backgrounds.

The salary range for this position is $121,000 - $143,000.  However, base pay offered may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.