Work force management SME

Job Description

• Our Retail consulting team is looking for an experienced professional with excellent analytical skills and strong business acumen to join our Work force management consulting team.

• This consultant will be responsible for modelling labor forecasting problems, discovering insights, and identifying opportunities using statistical, machine learning, algorithmic, data mining and visualization techniques. This is functional role but requires prior experience in AI/ML based labor forecasting.

• You will need to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to analyze forecast variances, understand and mitigate variance drivers, identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies, and deliver successfully against high organizational standards.

• You should be able to apply a breadth of tools, data sources and analytical techniques to answer a wide range of high-impact business questions and present the insights in concise and effective manner.

• Additionally, you should be an effective communicator capable of independently driving issues to resolution and communicating insights to non-technical audiences.

• This role requires a delicate balance in delivering models that are statistically grounded but also explainable operationally - business leaders must be able to understand what variables impact forecast variance and how they should respond tactically. This is a high visibility role with heavy interaction with senior leadership. Analytical ingenuity and leadership, coupled with demonstrated cross-functional partnership, are critical skills for this role.

• The ideal candidate has an accomplished professional background with demonstrated proficiency in advanced mathematics and/or statistics. They are comfortable creating strategic recommendations in a thoughtful yet concise manner and obtaining organizational "buy-in" at senior levels. They are well-organized, can manage multiple analyses/projects simultaneously, and are intellectually curious.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business, Mathematics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related field

5+ years of experience as a business analyst or related positions

Experience working in labor forecasting competency for major Omnichannel Retailer

Excellent communication skills to share findings in an understandable and actionable manner

Ability to work successfully in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.