84.51° Overview:
84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help The Kroger Co., consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliates create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.
Powered by cutting-edge science, we utilize first-party retail data from more than 62 million U.S. households sourced through the Kroger Plus loyalty card program to fuel a more customer-centric journey using 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.
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TECHNICAL DIRECTOR DATA SCIENTIST - Supply Chain, Operations, and Replenishment (SCORe) – G4
SUMMARY:
We are a team that impact Customers’ lives by delivering game-changing science and insights that drive Kroger E2E supply chain decisions & processes to get product to the right place at the right time, cost, and quantity. We do this by creating and delivering supply chain sciences integrated and connected into Kroger executional systems to deliver a seamless customer experience across the Kroger ecosystem.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for coordinating and designing core agentic frameworks, simulation, optimization, and other machine learning sciences with team of data scientists and developers.
- Lead development, planning, technical evaluation, science reviews, etc. for key 84.51° initiatives applied to the area of Kroger supply chain and operations.
- Serve as team expert on methodologies, sciences and solutions relative to the supply chain and operations space.
- Ownership over technical/innovation roadmap and execution within tech track specialty in partnership with other DSR and team leads.
- Help identify and lead opportunities for data science innovation and research within mission through constant exploration of new technologies, methodologies and approaches
- Ensures Kroger supply chain and operations processes and strategy is accurately modeled and included into simulation and optimization algorithms so that models accurately represent Kroger processes are aligned to overall business strategy.
- Responsible for creating vision and alignment of agentic AI, simulation, optimization, and other needed machine learning algorithms with Kroger architecture & product design, ensuring integration into Kroger systems.
- Primary technical liaison with engineering/architecture – KTD & 84.51°.
- Mentoring of junior data scientists, especially in regards to code, standards, science approach and methodologies, and developing and sustaining a technical pipeline of expertise in AI, simulation, and optimization data science as it relates to Kroger supply chain and operations.
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:
- 7+ years developing analytical solutions using advanced AI/ML including agentic frameworks, simulation/optimization methods and other machine learning algorithms
- 7+ years querying data from relational databases using SQL
- 7+ years using Python to develop analytical solutions
- 7+ years with data wrangling, data cleaning and prep, dimensionality reduction
- Masters or higher degree preferred in mathematics, statistics, computer science, or similar quantitative discipline.
- Proficient in technology stack. Our technology stack includes – Azure, Python, Spark.
- Code management and code release
- API and event driven architecture
- Strong business acumen; Operations/Supply Chain and/or retail experience preferred
- Experience with developing, coaching, and/or inspiring highly technical associates
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong analytical, creative problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Data visualization skills and ability to present technical solutions to non-technical audience.
- Natural curiosity
- Welcomes and embraces change
- Ability to work fast yet accurately
- An openness and willingness to try new things and to fail
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
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Pay Transparency and Benefits
- The stated salary range represents the entire span applicable across all geographic markets from lowest to highest. Actual salary offers will be determined by multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and alignment with market data and cost of labor. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for variable compensation.
- Below is a list of some of the benefits we offer our associates:
- Health: Medical: with competitive plan designs and support for self-care, wellness and mental health. Dental: with in-network and out-of-network benefit. Vision: with in-network and out-of-network benefit.
- Wealth: 401(k) with Roth option and matching contribution. Health Savings Account with matching contribution (requires participation in qualifying medical plan). AD&D and supplemental insurance options to help ensure additional protection for you.
- Happiness: Hybrid work environment. Paid time off with flexibility to meet your life needs, including 5 weeks of vacation time, 7 health and wellness days, 3 floating holidays, as well as 6 company-paid holidays per year. Paid leave for maternity, paternity and family care instances.
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What We Do
At 84.51° we use sophisticated tools, technology and data analytics to help retail partners develop, nurture and embrace customer-driven relationships.
84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help the Kroger company, consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliated partners create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase. Powered by cutting edge science, we leverage 1st party retail data from nearly 1 of 2 US households and 2BN+ transactions to fuel a more customer-centric journey utilizing 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.
