Senior Data Analyst - AI-Driven Supply Chain Planning

Nordstrom; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and

Paid Time Away

Life Insurance and Disability

Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

Job summary

Nordstrom seeks a senior Data Analyst 3 to own planning analytics and contribute to an LLM-powered knowledge platform. You’ll build and maintain AI-driven content, pipelines, and dashboards, collaborating with data engineers and planners to ground AI outputs in real operations.

You’ll use Python, SQL, and BigQuery to deliver weekly/ monthly planning insights, while shaping governance and quality controls across the analytics stack.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, Computer Science, or related field required
• 4+ years of data analytics experience; demonstrated ability to deliver business-critical analytics independently
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development and productivity tools to accelerate analysis
• Practical experience working with LLM-based systems — prompt design, tool definitions, retrieval patterns, evaluation frameworks
• Advanced SQL skills with BigQuery experience; data warehousing and dimensional modeling
• Experience building data pipelines and lightweight automation in Python
• Proficiency with Looker or other visualization tools and operational dashboarding
• Strong operational business understanding and impact of planning cadence on cost/service
• Supply chain analytics experience in retail or consumer goods preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication to present findings to leadership

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain AI knowledge base with validated SQL, business rules, glossary definitions and tool library
• Run and extend evaluation and quality controls for the AI platform; write test cases and diagnose issues
• Develop and maintain Python tooling and automation to keep knowledge base current
• Propose and prototype new agent capabilities and planning domains
• Own and maintain core planning analytics deliverables — BigQuery pipelines and dashboards
• Create reusable data models and SQL patterns powering self-serve analytics
• Execute ad hoc analyses to resolve planning risks and answer executive questions
• Identify new KPIs across outbound/inbound logistics, inventory, returns and capacity
• Support weekly business rhythms and collaborate with planners and stakeholders
• Champion data quality and governance within Ops Planning with cross-team collaboration

Skills

SQL

Python

Data modeling

AI-assisted development

LLM-based systems

BigQuery

Looker/Tableau dashboards

Communication

Operational business understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Statistics/Mathematics/Analytics/CS

Tools

Looker

Tableau

BigQuery

Job description

Nordstrom seeks a senior Data Analyst 3 to own planning analytics and contribute to an LLM-powered knowledge platform. You’ll build and maintain AI-driven content, pipelines, and dashboards, collaborating with data engineers and planners to ground AI outputs in real operations.

You’ll use Python, SQL, and BigQuery to deliver weekly/ monthly planning insights, while shaping governance and quality controls across the analytics stack.