Dear Thayer Alumni,
Happy New Year! Please see the announcement below from Ted Sinsheimer ’10, th’11.
Best,
Jen
Jennifer St. Laurence
Director, Career Services
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
14 Engineering Drive │ Hanover, NH 03755 │ 603.646.1490
I wanted to reach out as my operations team at Wayfair in Boston is looking to hire an Analyst or Manager (depending on background and experience level). Preferred candidates will have 1-4 years of work experience, SQL skills, and ideally a background in operations/supply chain. Please see below for the job description and feel free to explore our careers website<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wayfaircareers.com%2F%3F&data=02%7C01%7CJennifer.St.Laurence%40dartmouth.edu%7C2c07016b8731486b6e4308d670dd2b86%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C636820492566172436&sdata=vZM7gQ21sZE5XQ0HXFPz787LGhiNwdg68mo%2FEwqGKI8%3D&reserved=0> for more details on what it's like to work at Wayfair.
If anyone is interested, please have them reach out to me directly at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Thank you,
Ted Sinsheimer (D '10, Th '11)
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ANALYST/MANAGER, LOST-IN-TRANSIT ANALYTICS
Define data-driven improvements for our Operations group related to the Product Performance initiative, aimed at reducing customer incidents in the delivery process.
Perform data analysis to develop analytical solutions to solve delivery problems that are critical to the long-term health of Wayfair’s business; write SQL queries to extract and analyze data to isolate issues, and inform stakeholders of these analytical findings.
Solutions that the Analyst/Manager will likely work on include:
* Analyze and define operational problems, structure our internal analyses to resolve the issue, execute analyses, and communicate insights and implications to leadership; use data to drive insights into products lost-in-transit, understand the financial impact of these issues, and make recommendations to suppliers.
* Apply structured and logical thinking and fluency in quantitative and advanced analytical methods to address and resolve shipping problems.
* Work with Engineering, Data Science and Operations Process Innovation teams to build complex models to address Lost-in-transit incidences.
* Collaborate with senior leaders across Wayfair to continually identify opportunities, build sophisticated analytical models, and thereby drive impact.
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