Junior Data Scientist, Global Sourcing - Remote

Overview

The Wonderful Company is committed to offering high-quality, healthy, and iconic brands such as Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, FIJI Water, and POM Wonderful. We’re looking to make the world a healthier place through an uncompromising commitment to the well-being of our employees and their families. We foster a collaborative workforce that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit and openness to change.

Our Global Sourcing Analytics team is expanding with a new Junior Data Scientist position! Collaborating closely with our Senior Data Scientist, this role will be vital in our team’s efforts to identify project opportunities, operationalize & continuously improve our analytical processes, and increase the collective impact of Wonderful’s procurement teams.

In Short

• Analyze spend data to identify trends and opportunities across all The Wonderful Company's business units.
• Plan and execute analytical projects while managing multiple ongoing and ad hoc initiatives.
• Lead data-related problem-solving efforts and prioritize / drive efforts to clean, validate, and prepare data for analysis and modeling.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and support continuous refinement of our machine learning classification workflow.
• Design, build, and maintain dashboards and reports to support ongoing opportunity identification and spend category management.
• Develop and implement KPIs and other metrics for monitoring supplier performance, identifying project opportunities, and ensuring contract compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, fostering communication and building strong relationships.
• Develop a strong understanding of available data sources and how to manipulate and integrate them to generate valuable insights.
• Identify opportunities to improve underlying data quality in collaboration with IT and business unit teams.
• Synthesize findings and share compelling opportunities with business unit teams.

Requirements

• BA/BS in an analytical field (e.g., Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics).
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in data science role (preferred) or other analytical business function.
• Comfort using Python or R languages to work on data science tasks on large datasets.
• Experience with text analysis, textual data, and/or language models a plus.
• Basic knowledge of data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Well-developed critical thinking abilities.
• Comfort navigating uncertainty and solving problems by identifying creative solutions and acquiring new skills.
• Desire to learn about the company and build relationships across the enterprise.
• Familiarity with DAX, Power Query, and/or SQL a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint).

Benefits

• Access to top-notch medical coverage comprehensive vision and dental plans, and a 401k with match eligibility.
• Clear paths for career progression and internal mobility across diverse brands and business units.
• Extensive resources for leadership and organizational development.
• Company-wide mentorship program to share goals and overcome challenges.
• Training that empowers employees to learn and implement positive change in the workplace.
• Opportunities to contribute to community service projects.