QUANTITATIVE BUSINESS OPERATIONS STRATEGIST

Description

QUANTITATIVE BUSINESS OPERATIONS STRATEGIST #16536863 The successful candidate will join NVIDIA?s Business Planning & Operations team and help drive the development and implementation of advanced optimization models for NVIDIA?s GPU and Tegra business segments. The optimization models span production, distribution and market response, and help guide NVIDIA?s short term and long term product roadmap. The models provide tactical feedback to operations and advanced operations/engineering teams on optimization opportunities in production and foundries. Additionally the models are used to derive product cost for NVIDIA?s financial costing system. The ideal candidate has experience with deterministic optimization models, advanced statistical models, dynamic pricing models, segmentation, as well as a solid understanding of supply chain modeling. The candidate must be technically savvy and able to work directly with senior engineering leads to understand product features and tradeoffs and incorporate them into the optimization models. The candidate should have experience with the data governance and data management as well as user-interfaces needed to roll the optimization models out to a larger set of users. The position will interface with a large variety of functions, including engineering, technical marketing, product management, business planning, sales, operations, and finance. RESPONSIBILITIES - Drive development and implementation of NVIDIA?s next generation Supply-Demand-Optimization (SDO) tools, with focus on product portfolio optimization, market modeling, competition, response models, and product development decisions. - Develop and extend SDO into a fully inclusive product planning tool. - Work closely with business and engineering stakeholders to develop optimal product solutions using SDO. - Present strategies and recommendations to executive team and work with a variety of functions to implement recommended decisions. - Enhance integration of SDO with other planning and execution solutions used at NVIDIA. - Drive decisions and implementation of tactical product strategies within cross functional teams. - Manage and execute monthly and weekly optimization runs needed for Business Units, Finance and Operations. REQUIREMENTS - Advanced degree (Master or Ph.D.) in Statistic, Operations Research, Engineering, or Economics. - Minimum 5 years of experience with optimization models in the areas of dynamic pricing, market models, competitive analysis, or supply chain modeling. - Strategic consulting in top-tier firm or product management/strategy experience desired. - Strong knowledge of statistical analysis and modeling. - Experience with optimization models and methodology. - Solid understanding of supply chain modeling. - Strong track record of using analysis to deliver business results. - Self-starter who can take charge of complex tasks with minimal direction. - Excellent communication and able to work well in a very open team environment. - Technology company experience preferred. EOE