The Strategy Development and Data Science Director is responsible for building, updating and documenting the official APAC Strategy, including the Strategic Planning and Execution process and incorporating and managing the APAC Data Science Lab into our strategic processes in the APAC Region.
Strategy Development
Ongoing management of the overall APAC strategy across all business units.This includes updates, communications and financial soundness of the plan.
Scenario planning that includes changing market conditions, presenting new scenarios to the business planning team and synthesizing appropriate outputs into the 5 year plan.
Management of all facets of the Strategic Planning & Execution process.This includes managing the timelines and development of materials as well as liaising with our Districts and Countries, reporting and communications.
Supporting strategy team from a research, analytics and reporting perspective.
Developing Supply Chain Capabilities across attractive segments that align to the long term strategy.Build out of business cases that identify gaps in our current portfolio to serve customers to include new products or services to be built or acquired.
Network strategy development to understand how ocean, air and rail networks, across all business units can be leveraged and modified to serve customers more effectively.
Data Science
Build an oversee the development of a data science lab in Asia Pac
Identify approach to strategic integration of advanced analytics and machine learning into APAC business processes
Define frameworks and structure for managing output of DS lab including key performance metrics
Provides thought leadership for UPS senior leadership, business teams, and IT project teams on what is possible via advanced analytics to attain organizational goals and initiatives.
Acts as subject matter expert for investigating and evaluating strategic business opportunities that will improve UPS capabilities, and drive revenue and profit.
Leads the analysis and integration of tools and methods to provide desired results from models and requirements.
Champions the adoption of open source software, advanced analytic techniques, and related environments that lead to improved capabilities that will provide a better platform for which to solve problems.
Job Requirement:
Master degree in Mathematics, Advanced Analytics, Operations, Finance, Engineering, and Statistics is preferable
Possess relevant education or experience in the disciplines associated with data science including advanced analytical techniques, data architecture, machine learning and associated mathematics and statistical capabilities.
Minimum 5 years’ experience in Strategy Development at Management level capacity
Strong project management skills; PMO or similar training or certification will be an added value.
Experienced in Business Case development with combination of quantitative and qualitative communication of how new opportunities will support APAC business objectives.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and comfortable to interact with senior executive management.
Strong People management and development skills.
Strong commercial acumen or logistics experience that connect ideas and concepts to UPS customer base and create long term growth & profit potential.
Market knowledge of primary customer segments and competitors to evaluate approaches, align to SP&E and guide inputs and rationality of inclusion in APAC 5 year plan.
Possess good understanding of supply chain mapping concepts.Providing team and regional leadership on mapping industry supply chains and exhaustively analyzing how to serve these chains as a leader in our industry developing new ways to create value in these chains for customers.
Capability to develop a strong understanding of UPS operations and networks for our business units.Ability to evaluate options for improvements to existing networks as well as evaluate new options to serve customers and understand how networks can interact.
Financial acumen with good understanding of cost drivers and ability to integrate understanding of profit and loss factors into all facets of strategy decision making.
Critical thinking and able to assess the strategic fit of opportunities into existing structure and guide senior management toward exploring new possibilities for long term top and bottom line growth.
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