Principal Modelers - Supply Chain Optimization (Multiple Openings)

Job Summary

Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC is seeking multiple Principal Modelers - Supply Chain Optimization positions in Tampa, FL.

About the Role

Utilize optimization engines and statistical techniques to make network design strategic recommendations. Build network tools, applications, and models to optimize cost, flow, and inventory through the supply chain from factory to store. Support Safety Stock Inventory and Transportation Routing Optimization using Machine Learning and AI techniques. Track the effectiveness and impact of recommendations using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and analytics. Collaborate with data services team and statistical analysts on complex data modeling. Interface with technology partners to manage optimization solvers and develop production applications. Execute and evaluate analyses such as cluster analysis, logistic/linear regression, collaborative filtering, and linear optimization. Design reports and dashboards for business consumption; oversee their development for production. Document, share, and train best practices among team and with business partners. Stay updated on best visualization practices and dashboard designs. Maintain standardized templates for reports and dashboards, ensuring consistency of reporting. Define data needs and sources; evaluate data quality and work with data services team to extract, transform, and load data for analytic discovery projects. Analyze initiatives and events utilizing transaction-level data.

Responsibilities

• Utilize optimization engines and statistical techniques to make network design strategic recommendations.
• Build network tools, applications, and models to optimize cost, flow, and inventory through the supply chain from factory to store.
• Support Safety Stock Inventory and Transportation Routing Optimization using Machine Learning and AI techniques.
• Track the effectiveness and impact of recommendations using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and analytics.
• Collaborate with data services team and statistical analysts on complex data modeling.
• Interface with technology partners to manage optimization solvers and develop production applications.
• Execute and evaluate analyses such as cluster analysis, logistic/linear regression, collaborative filtering, and linear optimization.
• Design reports and dashboards for business consumption; oversee their development for production.
• Document, share, and train best practices among team and with business partners.
• Stay updated on best visualization practices and dashboard designs.
• Maintain standardized templates for reports and dashboards, ensuring consistency of reporting.
• Define data needs and sources; evaluate data quality and work with data services team to extract, transform, and load data for analytic discovery projects.
• Analyze initiatives and events utilizing transaction-level data.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Business Analytics, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• 2 years of experience working with supply chain network optimization models or related.
• Experience building network optimization tools in Python coding using packages including pandas, numpy, and pulp.
• Automation of Jupyter notebooks codes in Databricks and VS code.
• Experience managing solvers like Gurobi for use in Network, Planning, and Order Fulfillment optimization models.
• Experience with Supply Chain Network Optimization tools including Llamasoft and Riverlogic.
• Querying on relational databases using SQL.
• Experience with Data Visualization tools including Tableau or Power BI.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel functions including Solver, Macros, and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Must have a Master’s Degree in Business Analytics, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience working with supply chain network optimization models or related.

Skills

• Python coding using packages including pandas, numpy, and pulp.
• Automation of Jupyter notebooks codes in Databricks and VS code.
• Managing solvers like Gurobi for use in Network, Planning, and Order Fulfillment optimization models.
• Supply Chain Network Optimization tools including Llamasoft and Riverlogic.
• Querying on relational databases using SQL.
• Data Visualization tools including Tableau or Power BI.
• Microsoft Excel functions including Solver, Macros, and data analysis.

Benefits

Occasional Domestic Travel (5% of the time).

Pay

N/A

Schedule

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Application Instructions

Please submit your resume online via https://careers.ashleyfurniture.com/us/en.