Daikin is the World's No. 1 air conditioning company. Our products are sold in over 140 countries, including throughout North America. 

Since the 1920’s, we've worked to realize a better environment and quality of life through providing heating and cooling solutions.

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Industry: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
Company Size: 10,001+ employees

Daikin Comfort

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Daikin Comfort Technologies Mfg is seeking a professional, skilled individual for our Data Scientist position at our Waller, TX facility. The Data Scientist role at its core links business strategy to the data. The Data Scientist role at its core links business strategy to the data. He/she will transform structured or unstructured data into actionable information and predictive models to make a big impact across the organization. This individual will break down the hairiest of problems by applying the full data science toolkit and provide insights to stakeholders across the organization to change minds and hearts. He/she will keep the customer front of mind in all of the work and optimize the customer experience, which will translate to creating long-term business value. As a pioneering Data Scientist at Daikin, he/she will influence the cultural change around how we use, talk about, and ultimately value our data assets, as part of a broader Digital Transformation.

**Why work with us?**

**> ** Benefits are effective on day one for all full-time direct hires.

**> ** Training programs are available to help guide team members and develop new skills.

**> ** Growth Opportunities - there are immense opportunities to grow your career.

**> ** You will be part of a Global Company - our family brands are backed by Daikin Industries, Ltd.

**Position Responsibilities May Include**

- Gather, process, clean, enrich, and integrate structured and unstructured data to build advanced models to turn data into insights; creatively analyze data to understand drivers of historical business performance and build predictive models to inform future business strategies

- Deep understanding of our organization's data structure; look for ways to improve to enhance our ability to perform robust data analysis; create new data sets when there is little or no data available, to inform marketing analysis

- Engage with third-party data providers to strengthen and enrich data models as needed; inform purchase of net new data

- Deeply understand all sources of data across the enterprise, link to data strategy, and continually evolve ability to measure and track key data points to enable data-driven decisions

- Collect and provide quantitative and qualitative information to measure effectiveness of marketing activities and answer strategic business questions

- Analyze and discern campaign execution, targeting and optimization of marketing investment to deliver sales and operating profit across brands

- Utilize visualization solutions to improve timeliness of data delivery and provide better visibility to decision makers to help them monitor, measure, or predict how the company is performing

- Perform marketing research & analysis to inform customer targeting & segmentation, in addition to longitudinal tracking of Customer Lifetime Value across the enterprise

- Assist with internal assessments of workflow processes to identify inefficiencies, especially those where Marketing is involved, and propose more efficient processes and procedures via process automation leveraging tech platforms

- Assist with maintenance and management of Marketing SQL database and Snowflake cloud data warehouse

- Provide data science support and ad hoc analysis to enterprise leadership as needed

- Perform additional projects/duties to support ongoing business needs.

**Nature & Scope**

- Applies practical knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience

- Encouraged to seek continuous improvements

- Performs a range of mainly straightforward assignments

- Works independently with general supervision

- Problems faced are difficult but not typically complex

**Knowledge & Skills**

- Strong analytical skills with attention to detail; strong knowledge of statistical analysis, machine learning process, computer science principles, and basic programming principles

- Moderate data storytelling ability – ability to produce actionable information/insights, not just data crunching

- Strong communication skills, both verbally and written, capable of communicating with people of many different levels of an organization

- Knowledge of experimentation and testing of Minimum Viable Products to determine if proposed business models / solutions scale up

- Proficient in MS Office especially Excel; ability to translate data insights into PowerPoint presentations

- Strong understanding of relational databases with experience in SQL – Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres

- Moderate experience with A/B testing and data science techniques to build and implement predictive models

- Strong experience with visualization tools such as Tableau, Qlik, or Microsoft Power BI (or similar applications)

- Moderate experience with Python, R, Alteryx or other analytics platforms a plus (or similar applications)

- Eager to make a big impact at a large company – you show up for work and get things done

- Natural ability and desire to work on a team - goes the extra mile when needed; ability to work independently too

- Ability to grasp complex concepts and systems quickly

- Ability to manage multiple projects and shift direction quickly

- Intellectual curiosity and strong passion for using data to solve problems creatively

- Ability to apply good judgment, strong work ethic, and integrity on the job.

**Experience**

- 3-5 years of work experience in a Marketing / Consulting / Business Analyst / Data Science role

- Experience solving complex business problems involving a heavy amount of analytics / data science

- Marketing-based experience preferred, but not required (either D2C or B2B performance marketing)

- HVAC industry experience preferred, but not required

**Education/Certification**

- Bachelor’s degree (required) in Marketing / Business / Engineering / Statistics / Mathematics / Economics / Computer Science; or other related degree with strong quantitative emphasis

- Master’s degree (preferred) in Data Science / Business Administration / Marketing

People Management: No

**Physical Requirements / Work Environment**

- Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations

**Reports To**

~~Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.~~

~~The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities. ~~

Data Scientist, Level 2

The Logistics Solutions Specialist analyzes the supply chain, transportation, and distribution network and develops recommendations for reducing freight costs, creating material efficiencies, and improving on-time delivery. Responsible for the development and maintenance of inventory levels throughout a multitiered distribution system with hundreds of locations and thousands of products enabling and supporting sales while minimizing lost opportunities. Manages deployment planning across multiple regions and divisions operating with autonomy to support both local needs, regulatory controls, product transitions and corporate targets.

**Position Responsibilities May Include**

- Extract data and generate reporting to assist in performance tracking and decision-making.

- Review manufacturing and logistics processes to develop distribution and stocking plan for designated customers.

- Conduct research to support customer requests and data needs

- Perform analysis to review potential pitfalls and gaps as identified by others

- Support and enact solutions across customer service, inventory planning, warehouse operations, and product procurement to focused on service improvements and cost reductions.

- Create reporting, analyses and dashboards based upon active needs of the organization

- Maintain system data sets regarding product, customers, and processes to support ERP and Deployment Systems

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on various activities.

- Follow established processes, procedures and Company policies.

- Perform additional projects/duties to support ongoing business needs.

**Nature & Scope**

- Encouraged to seek continuous improvements

- Performs a range of mainly straightforward assignments

- Works independently with general supervision

- Problems faced are difficult but not typically complex

**Knowledge & Skills**

- Knowledge of supply chain / logistics practices, standards and procedures

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- High level of attention to detail and compliance oriented

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Experience in analysis utilizing multiple softwares such as Excel/Access/SQL/R/Python/PowerBI/Tableau

- Effective organizational and time management skills

- Results orientated, dedication to excellence and sense of urgency to achieve business objectives

- Ability to apply good judgement, follow training/instruction and maintain integrity on the job

- Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects as well as with others in other areas

**Competency**

**Experience:**

- 2+ years of Analytics, Procurement, Fulfillment, Logistics or other related experience highly preferred

**Education/Certification**

- Bachelor's degree relating Supply Chain, Business, Mathematics, Engineering, or Data required

**People Management: ** No

**Physical Requirements / Work Environment**

- Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations.

**Reports To**

- Manager, Logistics Planning

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.

Logistics Solutions Spec 1 (2062)

Daikin is seeking a professional, skilled individual for our Product Content Specialist position. The Product Content Specialist will play a key role in how our customers consume product content as part of our e-commerce and digital transformation initiatives. Working as part of the Corporate Marketing PIM team for a multi-billion-dollar manufacturer, you will collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product marketing, sales, procurement, logistics and IT to create urgency around customer data needs and prioritize data collection efforts. In addition, this role will work with business owners, data stewards, 3rd party vendors and technical staff to lead projects, research technologies, guide product content specialists, and provide subject matter expertise on assigned product categories and collaborate with internal and external business partners to gather and understand product attribute, image, and content requirements.

**Position Responsibilities: may include:**

- Responsible for maintaining accurate and relevant product data, content, and digital assets for multiple product categories that will be used across the enterprise as well as in e-commerce catalogs.

- Understand our customers and work to develop compelling attribution and messaging that best captures the brand enabling cross-sell/upsell products for E-commerce.

- Maintain accurate documentation regarding information flow process for product data, content, and digital assets.

- Work cross-functionally with the Design Engineering, Product Marketing, and Technical Publications teams to support & sustain residential and/or commercial HVAC-related products content information.

- Support, maintain, and documentation of PIM/OTMM systems and processes.

- Monitor supplier compliance and provide guidance with supplier onboarding pertaining to item attributes, images, and content and monitor compliance.

- Work with product marketing and suppliers to develop an understanding of critical data needed to develop compelling long and short form copy and content for multiple channels.

- Seek continuous improvement of the PIM/OTMM system and processes

- Performs other tasks as assigned

**Nature & Scope**

- Applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience

- Manages projects and processes while working independently and with limited supervision

- Coaches and reviews the work of lower-level professionals

- Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex; takes a new perspective on existing solutions

**Knowledge & Skills**

- Proven track record of working cross functionally and collaborating with other departments such as Marketing, Engineering, and IT

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Working knowledge and understanding of the importance of product data for digital merchandising.

- Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects

- Ability to perform data profiling, data mappings, data quality and validation, hierarchy management, match and merge rules and supporting data stewards.

- Knowledge of E-commerce preferred.

- Proven analytical skills and use of data query tools.

- Advanced level proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

**Experience**

- 3-5 years of experience with product MDM or PIM system/data quality technologies in an HVAC, manufacturing, or similar Industry environment

**Education/Certification**

- Bachelor’s degree

- Stibo Certifications a plus and may be required post hire.

People Management: No

**Physical Requirements / Work Environment**

- Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations.

**Reports To**

- Manager, Business Data Systems, Marketing Operations

The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.

Product Content Specialist 2

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