Data Scientist – Store Workload & Labor Optimization

As a

Data Scientist – Store Workload & Labor Optimization , you will design, develop, and deploy predictive models and optimization algorithms that directly influence store execution, labor scheduling, and financial performance.
You will bridge the gap between complex operational data (e.g., labor hours, sales execution & performance, task tracking, traffic patterns, and product volumes) and high-impact business outcomes.
Your algorithms will ensure stores have the right associate, performing the right task, at the right time, while maximizing the store’s Profit & Loss (P&L;) health and customer experience.

Responsibility
A. Store Workload & Effort Analytics
Task Effort Modeling:

Build predictive models to quantify the labor time required for core store activities, including truck unloading, sorting, Planogram (POG) set-ups, pricing changes, and inventory replenishment.
Workload Forecasting:

Forecast weekly and seasonal workload spikes (e.g., peak holiday crafting seasons) based on historical shipment volumes, category mix,



and promotional schedules.
Analyze time-and-motion data to pinpoint operational bottlenecks on the sales floor and in the backroom with respect to Sales Volume and Area.
B. Labor Allocation & Schedule Optimization
Staffing Curve Optimization:

Develop algorithms to generate optimal daily/hourly staffing curves that align with customer foot traffic, transaction velocities, and workload tasks. Assessment of current models vs actual performance.
Labor Budget Allocation:

Formulate mathematical optimization models to distribute regional and district-level labor budgets across individual stores.

C. Store P&L; and Financial Analytics
Labor ROI Modeling:

Quantify the financial return on labor investments. Model the relationship between labor spend, customer conversion rates, and overall net sales
OpEx Optimization:

Leverage regression and anomaly detection to analyze store-level Operating Expens

📌 Data Scientist (Vasanth Nagar)
🏢 Tata Consultancy Services
📍 Vasanth Nagar