Senior Technical Analyst
Planner/Supplier Analytics
Posted on 6/19/2023
INACTIVE
Wayfair

10,001+ employees

Online home goods retailer
Company Overview
Wayfair's mission is on a mission to help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home. Wayfair is an online retailer that offers a wide selection of home furnishings and decor.
Consumer Goods

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$2.3B

Founded

2002

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

10%

1 year growth

-6%

2 year growth

-9%
Locations
Dorchester, Boston, MA, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Requirements
  • A highly analytical individual who can give structure to complex and often ambiguous data and modeling problems
  • MS in a quantitative field (Engineering, Operations Research, Mathematics, Economics) with a strong academic record
  • 3+ years professional work experience in big data analysis tools and data engineering using SQL, GBQ, Hive, etc
  • Experience with distributed version-control using Git and knowledge of visualization tools (Looker, Google Data Studio, Power BI, etc.)
  • Strong coding skills in Python to write scalable and production-ready code
  • Willingness to do hands-on problem solving - including problem definition, prototype development, and work with Engineering to transfer solution to a scalable production environment
  • Passionate about tackling complex supply-chain business problems from problem definition and business-case development to implementation
  • Thrives in a fast paced environment with multiple competing priorities and rapid shifts to support the business
  • A natural team player who is willing to help other analysts and business stakeholders with their data and modeling needs
  • Strong written, and verbal communication skills including the ability to translate sophisticated analyses into a logical, convincing business narrative
  • Affinity for working with data and resourcefulness in situations where clean data and/or complete information is not available
Responsibilities
  • Create efficient data structures that can be leveraged across the organization and can be maintained in a dynamic environment
  • Collaborate with partners in commercial, operations and technology; and ensure that there is strong alignment between Wayfair's business objectives and our Data Science driven strategies
  • Develop key metrics and reporting to measure how strategic initiatives are improving Wayfair's performance and enabling our team to easily identify trends and root causes and develop targeted action plans
  • Conduct thorough ad-hoc analysis in GBQ with complex data
  • Build prototypes and develop new dashboards (Google Data Studio and Looker) to translate large data sets into driving insights and action
  • Continually solicit key stakeholder feedback to iterate and improve how we look at the data
  • Communicate regularly with supplier facing teams to understand business trends and new ways to structure performance management reporting
  • Develop sustainable, long-term performance management practices to assess and grow the business
  • Monitor key performance indicators and assess how we're making progress against Turns, Availability, CastleGate penetration and positioning
  • Partner with Engineers, Product Managers, and Data Scientists within Forecasting and in adjacent teams to continue to evolve the data science product community at Wayfair