Manager, Supply Chain Strategy & Analytics

CarMax Auto Superstores; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CarMax is seeking a Manager in Supply Chain Strategy to drive analytical insights across our vehicle lifecycle. You will partner with product, technology and operations to define strategic direction for one area of the supply chain and to optimize how we acquire, recondition, and move vehicles.

In this role you will build and maintain dashboards, present recommendations to executives, and lead KPI-driven initiatives to improve efficiency and cost through data-backed decisions.

Qualifications

• A track record of excellent problem solving, strategic thinking, and quantitative/qualitative analysis.
• Experience conducting large-scale data analysis and proficiency in data analysis tools such as SQL, PowerBI, or Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Be a strategic thought partner for our product organization by closely partnering with a product manager to help define the strategic direction of one area of our supply chain.
• Demonstrate analytic excellence through ensuring we appropriately set up and read product tests, providing a data-backed perspective to opportunity solution tree exercises, and own the creation and maintenance of reports and dashboards to monitor KPIs.
• Present recommendations to product executives to collect buy-in.
• Drive execution through KPI identification, target setting, and the creation of management systems and accompanying reporting suites to drive accountability.
• Support the implementation of change initiatives by consulting on key strategic problems and analytical work tracks.
• Present insights and recommendations to key business partners to achieve consensus for change.

Skills

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Analytical reasoning

Tools

SQL

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

8116 - Midtown Office - 2220 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23220 CarMax, the way your career should be!

About The Team

The Supply Chain Strategy team is a world-class community of analysts who work in a collaborative environment that leverages a variety of strategic and technical skillsets to help drive CarMax's supply chain operations. CarMax's supply chain business is undergoing an exciting transformation focused on optimizing how we acquire, recondition, and move vehicles which is helping us extend our market leadership while positioning us for future growth. The Supply Chain Strategy team is at the center of this transformation, serving as thought leaders who provide strategic direction and data-driven insights that guide decision-making across our supply chain operations

Our team tackles this work while ensuring we are a great representation of CarMax's 4 core values:

• Do the Right Thing : We prioritize maintaining the culture of integrity which has set CarMax apart in the used car industry, and promote a respectful and inclusive environment at work
• Put People First : We're focused on nurturing associate development and on maintaining a healthy work culture, while also making sure our customers are offered a great experience
• Win Together : Teamwork is essential to what we do; we regularly learn from each other and draw on each other's expertise and perspectives
• Go for Greatness : We continually improve our abilities and the products that we support, to reinforce CarMax's position as the industry leader

About The Role

CarMax sources hundreds of thousands of vehicles each year through consumer purchases, auctions, and other channels. Each vehicle goes through a complex journey from acquisition through reconditioning and logistics before it's ready to be sold to customers. The Supply Chain Strategy team leverages data, analytics, and strategy to optimize this journey, ensuring we purchase an optimal mix of cars, recondition those cars efficiently, and move them through our network to support growth of our retail sales.

There are several sub-teams on Supply Chain Strategy who focus on different parts of the vehicle lifecycle. As a Manager in Supply Chain Strategy, you will work with business partners in our Product, Technology, and Operations to help drive the supply chain business forward on a team focused on one of these areas:

• Consumer Supply Strategy - Works to optimize how we acquire vehicles directly from consumers through our digital and omnichannel processes
• B2B Strategy - Works to enhance the way we exchange with other businesses through selling at our auction or buying directly from third parties
• Merchandising Strategy - Works to ensure we can evaluate and buy vehicles through all channels through efficient and effective operations
• Logistics Strategy - Works to optimize vehicle movement throughout our network and balance the tradeoff of cost and speed
• Service Operations Strategy - Works to enhance reconditioning operations, ensuring vehicles are prepared efficiently and to quality standards that support customer satisfaction

What You Will Do - Essential Responsibilities

Some of our roles lean towards partnering more closely with the Product organization and serving as product analyst. In those roles, a successful manager of strategy would:

• Be a strategic thought partner for our product organization by closely partnering with a product manager to help define the strategic direction of one area of our supply chain
• Demonstrate analytic excellence through ensuring we appropriately set up and read product tests, providing a data-backed perspective to opportunity solution tree exercises, and own the creation and maintenance of reports and dashboards to monitor KPIs
• Present recommendations to product executives to collect buy in

Other roles lean towards partnering more closely with our Field Operations organization and serving as an operational analyst. In those roles, a successful manager would:

• Drive execution through the identification of KPIs, target setting, and the creation of management systems and accompanying reporting suites to drive accountability
• Support the implementation of change initiatives by consulting on key strategic problems and analytical work tracks
• Present insights and recommendations to key business partners to achieve consensus for change

Qualifications and Requirements

Ability to consistently deliver at a high level on the responsibilities listed above. Requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge and skills required:

A track record of excellent problem solving, strategic thinking, and quantitative/qualitative analysis

Experience conducting large scale data analysis to support conclusions, and a willingness to gain proficiency in data analysis tools such as SQL, PowerBI, or Tableau

Ability to apply business and technical knowledge to solve complex problems, produce results, and make recommendations

Ability to communicate complex topics to peopl