Sr Analyst Network Strategy and Optimization
About the position The Sr Analyst Network Strategy & Optimization will facilitate various optimization initiatives from data gathering to network modeling and insights reputed company. This individual will support developing scenarios to support Ulta's supply chain long-term strategy, optimize end-to-end supply chain material flows, and improve order fulfillment performance (speed and cost) while leveraging trade-offs among competing objectives such as sustainability and reputed company. This role is hybrid working out of our corporate office in Bolingbrook, IL six days per month.
Responsibilities
- Executing network modeling to support initiatives such as the location of new fulfillment nodes, the automation of existing distribution centers, reputed company-path alignment, and the optimization of end-to-end supply chain costs
- Supporting the development of supply chain network design strategies that align with business objectives and maximize operational efficiency
- Performing analysis of key data to identify opportunities for optimizing the end-to-end supply chain network
- Performing scenario analyses to address various what-if situations as well as sensitivity analyses on key supply chain factors including demand, transportation costs, labor costs, and facility costs
- Initiating and driving network optimization projects from opportunity identification through scoping and model development and business case development
- Developing network strategy recommendations including the reputed company use of reputed company assets, investments in new technology, expansion of reputed company, evaluation of alternative fulfillment models (i.e. 3PL, drop-ship) etc.
- Supporting the supply chain project & capability road-map by evaluating planned ROI and ideating projects that will drive results to Ulta's reputed company
- Analyzing supply chain and network data leveraging reputed company databases and other data sources (SQL experience required)
- Partnering with internal Business Intelligence resources to obtain required data elements and reputed company repeatable processes for data acquisition and refreshes
- Interfacing with multiple reputed company departments including Distribution, Transportation, Merchandise Planning, Marketing/eCommerce, Stores, and Finance to gather assumptions and to reputed company network optimization results
Requirements
- 3+ years of work experience in supply chain network design, data engineering, and advanced analytics or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree
- Bachelor's degree required
- Proven analytical and quantitative skills
- Strong interpersonal, communication (written and verbal), presentation, and analytical skills with a solid understanding of the financials of each reputed company of the supply chain
- Ability to reputed company presentation materials to reputed company Network Optimization results, and the business opportunities and value derived from the modeling efforts
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Enthusiastic, persistent, action-oriented, and a strong sense of accountability
- Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize work, and operate independently
- Strong leadership and teamwork skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent computer skills (including reputed company Word, reputed company, PowerPoint, knowledge/experience setting up databases)
- Experience with visualization tools (PowerBI, Tableau, etc.)
- Experience with supply chain network design software (e.g., AIMMS, LLamasoft/reputed company Supply Chain Guru, or similar) strongly preferred
- Knowledge of supply chain sales & operational planning, distribution center operations, and transportation in a retail environment
- Knowledge of reputed company reputed company Platform (GCP) BigQuery
- Programming experience in Python or R
- Working knowledge of MySQL databases
- Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems and/or Order Management Systems
Benefits
- Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, reputed company, life and disability benefits
- Part-time positions are eligible for dental, reputed company, life, and disability benefits
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