The Data Science Consultant provides services that maximize the value of the customer’s business through data-driven insights and enhanced decision support. This role will be responsible for advising the customer and recommending software configuration alternatives and adapting the software that is configured to optimize the solution so that the customer may realize the maximum value from the software.
Responsibilities:
- Perform data analysis to discover patterns, trends and anomalies in customer data, translate the results into actionable insights, and present results and recommendations to support customers in improving their data quality.
- Work as part of a regional and global support team, supporting customer running Pricing solutions and in the future our Cognitive solutions
- Extract and present data stories from customer data sets to demonstrate value of solution and guide the customer in their priorities
- Guide the customer through identification of success metrics
- Work with other members of the Blue Yonder team to understand domain issues and customer-specific requirements and translate them into model enhancement and tuning activities
- Adhere to ITIL standards for support case management when working with our customers, adhere and achieved specified SLAs and Case Quality
- Extend, configure and train models to support overall project objectives, and run simulations and what-if analyses to evaluate alternative scenarios
- Provide analytical services as part of a team conducting proofs-of-concept and identifying opportunities to create customer value
- Keep up with industry trends in data science practice and continuously improve the support team’s tools and methodologies
- Travel to customer and team work locations (according requirement, max around 10%)
Qualifications:
- German language - fluent
- English language - business fluent
- Graduate degree in Operations Research, Statistics, or a related quantitative field, is required, and advanced knowledge of machine learning is preferred
- Ability to elicit customers’ knowledge, both explicit and tacit, about business objectives, strategic concerns, and policies related to the scope and success of the project
- Able to translate complex data into business insights and opportunities to create value
- Ability to communicate analytic insights and recommendations to customers without a deep knowledge of statistics by relating data stories to business situations and processes
- Familiarity with business processes for retail, pricing, and supply chain management is preferred
- Demonstrated experience of script programming languages, preferably Python, for data analytics and machine learning applications
- Ability to create dashboards, visualizations, and reports to communicate statistical findings
- Capable of working with and selecting relevant subsets of large data sets
- PhD is a plus
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Fluent German language
- Business fluent English
- Graduate degree in Operations Research, Statistics, or related quantitative field
- Experience with scripting/programming languages for data analytics (preferably Python)
- Ability to translate complex data into business insights and present recommendations
- Ability to create dashboards, visualizations, and reports
- Adhere to ITIL standards for support case management and SLA/Case Quality
- Advanced knowledge of machine learning
- Familiarity with retail, pricing, and supply chain business processes
- PhD
Blue Yonder Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Blue Yonder and has not been reviewed or approved by Blue Yonder.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is described as generous or “unlimited” in the U.S., alongside paid holidays, sick time, and two paid volunteer days. These policies are often highlighted as strengths that support work–life balance.
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Flexible Benefits — Remote-work options and flexible arrangements are emphasized as part of the package. This flexibility is valued alongside compensation and can help offset middling pay for some roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are provided, with mental health/EAP support and HSA/FSA options referenced. These core coverages are portrayed as solid and comprehensive.
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What We Do
Blue Yonder is the world leader in digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfillment. Our intelligent, end-to-end platform enables retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers to seamlessly predict, pivot and fulfill customer demand. With Blue Yonder, you can make more automated, profitable business decisions that deliver greater growth and re-imagined customer experiences. Blue Yonder - Fulfill your Potential Blue Yonder’s tagline “Fulfill Your Potential” reflects the company’s mission to empower every organization and person on the planet to fulfill their potential. Each day, our global teams of associates and business partners work together to accelerate global economic growth, increase sustainability and prosperity with a Sonoran Spirit.
