Manager, Supply Chain Strategy

Job Description

Manager, Supply Chain Strategy & Analytics | CarMax

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at CarMax, located in Richmond, Virginia. CarMax disrupted the auto industry by delivering an honest, transparent, and high-integrity experience for customers, becoming the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, with over 200 locations nationwide. This role is central to CarMax’s exciting supply chain transformation, optimizing how vehicles are acquired, reconditioned, and moved to extend market leadership and support future growth. The Supply Chain Strategy team serves as thought leaders, providing strategic direction and data-driven insights that guide decision-making across supply chain operations.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person – Richmond, Virginia, USA
• Pay: $102100–$163400 yearly
• Team: Supply Chain Strategy team, collaborating with Product, Technology, and Operations partners.
• Mission: Optimize the complex journey of vehicles from acquisition through reconditioning and logistics, ensuring an optimal mix of cars, efficient reconditioning, and effective movement to support retail sales growth.
• Tech Stack: SQL, PowerBI, Tableau

What You’ll Actually Do
• Drive Strategic Direction: Serve as a strategic thought partner for product or field operations teams, helping define strategic direction and driving execution through KPI identification and target setting.
• Ensure Analytic Excellence: Conduct large-scale data analysis, set up and interpret product tests, and create and maintain reports and dashboards to monitor key performance indicators.
• Consult on Change Initiatives: Support the implementation of change initiatives by consulting on key strategic problems and analytical work tracks.
• Communicate Insights: Present data-backed insights and recommendations to product executives and key business partners to achieve buy-in and consensus for strategic decisions.
• Problem Solve: Apply business and technical knowledge to solve complex supply chain problems and deliver impactful results.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Four-year undergraduate degree with strong academic performance; four or more years of experience in an analytical or strategic role.
• Experience: Four or more years in an analytical or strategic role; experience conducting large-scale data analysis to support conclusions.
• Skills: Excellent problem-solving, strategic thinking, quantitative and qualitative analysis; ability to communicate complex topics to people with varying backgrounds and levels of technical familiarity; willingness to gain proficiency in data analysis tools such as SQL, PowerBI, or Tableau.
• Bonus: Willingness and enthusiasm to collaborate with a team of passionate analysts and business partners who are regularly shaping strategy.