Job DescriptionSupports business planning, execution and evaluation through the aggregation, analysis and interpretation of customer, transaction, product, and other relevant data. Performs a wide range of research, analysis, development, and interpretation functions to help the company understand and derive meaning from large and complex data sets. Analyzes a variety of data sources such as customer, transaction and product-related data to identify patterns and drivers through machine learning, data mining, and statistical techniques. Partners with key stakeholders to turn insights into business-focused actions and long-term strategies. Works to ensure Whole Food Market’s data science applications incorporate state-of-the-art concepts, practices and methodologies.
Responsibilities:
- Provides Data Science support on a cross-regional and basis and works on projects with potential company-wide impact.
- Assesses suitability of existing data sources to address requests, fill information gaps and provide suitable forward-looking information.
- Performs data mining, statistical research, machine learning and, profiling to provide solutions to business needs and to support long-term strategies.
- Consults with key internal and external stakeholders to determine how best to leverage machine learning, data mining and statistical techniques to support retail and business objectives.
- Researches and evaluates large volumes of data from disparate sources to identify statistical patterns and generate actionable insights for application at the store and regional level.
- Effectively communicates within the data science team.
Skills:
- Demonstrates and applies comprehensive understanding of data science concepts, principles and practices.
- Able to perform moderately to highly complex data analyses.
- Possesses advanced ability to use industry standard programming languages and platforms.
- Able to identify areas for continuous process and system improvement.
- Able to develop new and previously untried data science methods to extract new insights from data.
- Leads efforts to interrogate data and data sets in a manner that logically addresses identified business issues.
- Applies data science skills to evaluate and interpret multi-faceted and complex customer, purchasing, procurement, contract, delivery, quality, pricing and other issues.
- Able to analyze trends, data and information using data science techniques and develop insight-driven recommendations for leadership consideration.
- Able to play a key and influential role working with others, in groups, in cross-functional settings and with diverse stakeholders internally and externally.
- Models WFM principles and core values.
- Models commitment to customer service.
Education & Experience:
- BA/BS degree and 4-6 years’ relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Masters degree preferred.
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