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As the Modeling & Central Planning Manager, you'll play a critical role in delivering Best Buy's promise to our customers by ensuring the right products reach the right destination at the right time - in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. You will oversee the centralized planning team responsible for daily transportation planning while leading strategic modeling work that shapes the future of our network. The role requires a balance of day-to-day operational leadership, analytical problem solving, and long-term strategic thinking.

This role is remote eligible, which means you would work virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location.

What you'll do:

• Lead and develop Centralized Planning team responsible for releasing daily routes in the Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
• Set goals for others, provide meaningful and timely performance feedback and coaching, document issues and provide timely, appropriate corrective action.
• Monitor daily performance, proactively identifying issues and resolving routing exceptions or system challenges.
• Oversee and participate in the design and development of processes to refine operations, evaluation, testing and financial reporting.
• Oversee proper documentation and implementation of changes to processes and procedures.
• Lead and execute scenario modeling efforts using transportation optimization tools to assess routing strategies, network changes, volume shifts, fleet design, and delivery frequencies.
• Identify potential future impacts for other operational and functional areas based on current trends and make recommendations to business leaders to influence change.
• Support enterprise initiatives such as long-range planning, budgeting, and network optimization projects.

Basic qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in transportation planning, logistics optimization, or supply chain operations
• 5 years of experience in modeling transportation scenarios using BlueYonder Transportation Modeling including tariff design, strategy/parameter development, data cleansing/mock-up, and entity maintenance
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation)
• Proficient in statistical analysis and data extraction tools such as Microsoft Access, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Python
• 1 year of direct people leadership experience

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations, logistics, or related field is preferred
• 6 years of experience with Blue Yonder Transportation Modeling, including tariff design, strategy/parameter development, data cleansing/mock-up, and entity maintenance
• 6 years of experience analyzing data to generate actionable insights using statistical methods, leveraging tools such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, SQL Developer, PowerBI, Google Cloud Platform, and/or Cognos Reporting Suite
• 2 years of direct people leadership experience

What's in it for you:

We're committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive pay
• Generous employee discount
• Physical and mental well-being support

About us:

As part of the Best Buy team, you'll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life - in our stores, online and in customers' homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We're committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer. Position Type: Full time