Company Description

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! This role will be vital in our team’s efforts to identify project opportunities, support cross-team collaboration, and increase the collective impact of Wonderful’s procurement teams. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills under the guidance of our Senior Data Scientist.

You will apply your analytical acumen to projects addressing immediate needs and building long-term capabilities for the team. The short-term projects are more classic “business analyses” that answer specific questions with insights synthesized from multiple sources. Our data science projects are different -- they span months and require a strategic and process-oriented mindset and much deeper technical knowledge. Reporting projects bridge these extremes and they require a deep understanding of the stakeholders’ needs and the intricacies of our systems/data. To succeed, you will need robust analytical capabilities, strong problem-solving skills, and a collaborative mindset. To thrive, you must be creative and curious, with an unwavering appetite to learn, improve, and make an impact.

The Junior Data Scientist will be based at our West Los Angeles, CA office. We work a hybrid schedule with an in-office requirement Monday-Wednesday and the option to work remotely on Thursday and Friday.

Job Description

Analyze spend data to identify trends and opportunities across all The Wonderful Company's business units
Synthesize findings and share compelling opportunities with business unit teams
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
Become familiar with capabilities and best practices for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, including Oracle Data Science and Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse

Qualifications

BA/BS in an analytical field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Business)
Minimum 1-2 years of experience in an analytical business function required
- Experience within the food and beverage or consumer-packaged goods industry a plus
Experience working with large, complex datasets
Comfort using Python or R languages
Basic knowledge of data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
Familiarity with DAX, Power Query, and/or SQL a plus
Experience with text analysis, textual data, and/or language models a plus
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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

Pay Range: $70,000 - $77,000 and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.

Additional Information

Thriving Wellness Community: Access to top-notch medical coverage comprehensive vision and dental plans, and a 401k with match eligibility to secure your financial future and including:
- 24/7 online physician consultations
- virtual mental health resources
- life coaching
- engaging employee community groups
- cash rewards for healthy habits and fitness reimbursements
- library of on-demand fitness videos
Career Advancement Opportunities: Unlock your potential with clear paths for career progression and internal mobility across our diverse family of brands and business units.
Focused Learning and Development: Grow as a leader with our dedicated Learning and Organizational Development department, offering extensive resources like People Manager and leadership training, webinars, and eLearning courses.
Empowering Mentorship Program: Connect with colleagues through our company-wide mentorship program to share goals, overcome challenges, and drive your career forward.
Continuous Improvement Training: Participate in training that empowers all employees to learn and implement concepts that drive significant, positive change in the workplace.
Building a Healthy Society: We focus on improving the social determinants of a healthy society-quality education and medical care, economic mobility, and a healthy environment-to help build thriving communities. Wonderful CSR
Giving Back to the Community: Make a difference with Wonderful Giving, allowing you to allocate company-provided funds to up to three charities of your choice, and join Wonderful Neighbor to contribute to group service projects within our local communities.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, The Wonderful Company is a privately held $6 billion company dedicated to harvesting health around the world through its iconic consumer brands. The company’s 10,000 employees worldwide are committed to bringing consumers everywhere the freshest, most wholesome pistachios, citrus and pomegranates; bottling the finest water and wines; and creating colorful bouquets that are sure to touch the heart. This commitment is reflected in the company’s market share: Wonderful Pistachios® is America’s No. 1 tree nut and America’s fastest-growing snack; Wonderful® Halos® is the No. 1 mandarin orange in America; POM Wonderful® is the No. 1 100% pomegranate brand in America; FIJI® Water is America’s No. 1 premium imported bottled water brand; JUSTIN® Wine has the No. 1 Cabernet Sauvignon in California; and Teleflora® is the world’s leading floral delivery service.

The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back at its core. The company has a long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility, including more than $1 billion invested in environmental sustainability; $65 million in charitable giving, education initiatives, and innovative health and wellness programs each year; and $143 million toward the construction of two charter school campuses in California’s Central Valley. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.

To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products and its core values, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The Wonderful Company is an Equality Opportunity Employer that provides opportunities for advancement. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce that embodies a deep culture of acceptance, equity, and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.

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