Corteva Ensembles for Demand Sensing Internship – Summer 2020
Ensembles for Demand Sensing Project Goal Algorithms capable of building orthogonal ensembles for predicting units sold by product / district Feature engineering around inventory-based features to detect supply constraints Background and Motivation The business analytics team within DSI is currently leading the Demand Sensing initiative. The DSI team builds the analytical foundation behind this which maintains our customer focus while decreasing inventory write downs. The project will focus on key elements of the initiative around building a repository of models and coming up with different/orthogonal features. As is, this initiative is one of the highest impact/visibility initiatives at Corteva. Project Description Intern will engage in the research and development of algorithms that can forecast unit sales as a function of product attributed and previous sales history. The interns will advance earlier solutions; help build relevant features around inventory and understand the impact of product pricing on demand. The eventual goal is to reduce product write-downs by giving reps and product life cycle managers a data driven tool to better estimate the unit sales by product. Deliverable(s) and Impact What will be delivered at the end of the project: A new set of models/ensembles to predict unit demand Additional features around inventory Understanding the impact of pricing on unit demand Our initiative is cross-enterprise with multiple stake-holders and users including platform leadership. We have an ambitious target of saving the company about 100 MM mainly due to operational effectiveness and product write-downs. If we are able to achieve that, it will lead to significant improvement in ROIC and will have the potential to change the course of our business. Desired Skill Set Experience with Python programming stack is required, as demonstrated by course work, projects (personal or otherwise), previous internships, etc. Some knowledge of econometrics and price/qty relationships preferred but not required This role is open to current students of the University of Illinois – Champaign/Urbana campus and is eligible for up to 40 hours of work time per week. Semester: Summer 2020 (May 18 – August 6, 2020) About Corteva Corteva agriscience™ is the only major agriscience company completely dedicated to agriculture. By combining the strengths of DuPont Pioneer, DuPont Crop Protection and Dow AgroSciences, we’ve harnessed agriculture’s brightest minds and expertise gained over two centuries of scientific achievement .At Corteva agriscience™, we are driven by our beliefs and our purpose, which is to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. To apply, email your resume to Lisa Brooks: Lisa.DunganBrooks@corteva.com. Please reference “Ensembles for Demand Sensing Internship” in the Subject line and within the email body. Your resume will be forwarded to the proper hiring team for consideration.
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