Supply Chain Optimization Data Scientist Manager
Job Description
Lead supply chain optimization and analytics initiatives by defining decision logic, building optimization models, and delivering technology-enabled solutions for clients onsite in Philadelphia.
Responsibilities
- Partner with client stakeholders to define decision objectives, constraints, business rules, and performance measures.
- Design, build, and validate optimization, simulation, forecasting, scheduling, inventory, and network-design models.
- Develop and integrate analytical solutions using Python, SQL, data pipelines, and enterprise systems.
- Assess scenarios and trade-offs to quantify impacts across service, cost, capacity, working capital, lead time, and resilience.
- Support testing, deployment, user adoption, and communication of analytical results.
Requirements
- Desire to build technology-driven solutions.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail and quality-focused work product.
- Ability to build and sustain professional relationships.
- Ability to lead projects or workstreams.
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others.
- 6+ years delivering analytical or technology solutions from concept through production deployment.
- Experience developing optimization, simulation, forecasting, scheduling, inventory, or network-design models.
- Experience using Python and SQL for data preparation, validation, and modeling.
- Experience translating supply chain planning or execution processes into functional or technical requirements.
- Experience integrating models or data through ETL, ELT, or APIs.
- At least 1 Cloud platform certification, including Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, or AWS.
- Ability to travel 50% on average based on client and sector needs.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future.
Preferred
- Master’s degree in operations research, supply chain, computer science, or applied mathematics.
- 4+ years experience with supply chain planning, decision intelligence, control towers, digital twins, or optimization platforms.
- Experience deploying analytical solutions in cloud or enterprise environments and integrating with planning, warehouse, transportation, manufacturing, or supplier-management systems.
Technologies
- Python
- SQL
- ETL
- ELT
- APIs
- Google Cloud Platform
- Microsoft Azure
- AWS
Location
- Philadelphia, PA (onsite)
Compensation
- Estimated base pay range: USD 141,200 - 278,300 per year