About this role
The Advanced Data Engineer - Assortment Analytics Tech Lead will lead our assortment data platform strategy for merchandising analytics using Databricks, Unity Catalog & AI/ML. You'll architect and build solutions that directly impact key assortment planning and execution in merchandizing.
- Build world-class analytics capabilities with Databricks/PowerBI
- Implement AI-driven assortment optimization & demand forecasting
- Design data governance for self-service merchandising analytics
- Develop agentic AI workflows for automated insights & recommendations
- Lead a team of data engineers, PowerBI developers and analysts
Accountable for leading activities that create deliverables to guide the direction, development, and delivery of technological responses to targeted business outcomes. Provide facilitation, analysis and design tasks required for the development of an enterprise's data and information architecture, focusing on data as an asset for the enterprise. Develop reusable standards, design patterns, guidelines, and configurations to evolve the technical infrastructure related to data and information across the enterprise, including direct collaboration with 84.51. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.
What you’ll receive from us:
The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:
- A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
- Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
- Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
- Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
- Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
- Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.
Other facts
About The Kroger Co.
At Kroger, we believe no matter who you are or how you like to shop, everyone deserves affordable, easy-to-enjoy, fresh food. This idea is embodied in our simple tagline—Fresh for Everyone™.
Kroger ranks as one of the world’s largest retailers. We are nearly half a million associates across 2,800 stores in 35 states operating two dozen grocery retail brands and 34 manufacturing and 44 distribution locations, all dedicated to living our Purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit™. Together, we serve more than 11 million customers daily in our stores and online through convenient e-commerce options like pickup, ship and delivery, serving America through food inspiration and uplift.
Customers love Our Brands, including the popular Kroger®, Private Selection® and Simple Truth® brands. Our own manufacturing plants produce many of Our Brands products, including breads, dairy products, meat and thousands of grocery items.
We also believe in and are committed to doing our part to create #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025.
To learn more about us or apply for a job, visit TheKrogerCo.com.
What you'll do
- The role involves leading the assortment data platform strategy and building solutions for merchandising analytics. The candidate will also be responsible for developing AI-driven workflows and leading a team of data professionals.
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