Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Clark Associates, a distinguished leader in the foodservice equipment and supplies industry, is seeking a dedicated and visionary individual to join our Augmented Inventory Management (AIM) team. This role involves using data, forecasting, and optimization models to influence purchasing, allocation, and replenishment strategies, ultimately improving product availability and supporting efficient growth.
Responsibilities
- Model Development: Create advanced statistical, and machine learning models that optimize inventory management processes, fostering efficient allocation and utilization of resources
- Collaboration: Interface with stakeholders in procurement and operations to devise systematic solutions for intricate inventory management challenges
- Continuous Enhancement: Research and implement enhancements to existing models, keeping abreast of emerging methodologies in the field
- Actionable Insights: Extract meaningful insights from data and formulate actionable recommendations that tangibly bolster the company's financial performance
- Solution Validation: Implement robust monitoring mechanisms to validate the efficacy of deployed solutions
Skills
- Over 3 years of practical experience using SQL and optimization/statistical/machine learning programming
- Bachelor's degree in operations research, data science, statistics or a closely related quantitative field; alternatively, over 4 years of experience with an optimization, data, research, or applied science team
- Demonstrated ability to swiftly acclimate to evolving environments, rapidly learn new skills, and apply them to intricate problem-solving scenarios
- Python preferred, R and Matlab accepted
- Familiarity with supply chain and warehouse stock optimization practices
- Familiarity with building optimization models (E.g. OR-Tools, CPLEX, Gurobi)
- Exposure to time series forecasting models
- Experience with reporting tools like Power BI and Excel for sharing results
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical processes for non-technical audiences
- Master's degree in data science, statistics, operations research, industrial engineering, or a closely related highly quantitative field
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