Jin Liu
About Jin Liu
Jin Liu serves as the Senior Manager of Decision Sciences at US Foods, where he has worked since 2018. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and has extensive experience in analytics and supply chain strategy across various companies, including Motorola and Celestica.
Work at US Foods
Jin Liu has been employed at US Foods since 2016, currently holding the position of Sr Manager Decision Sciences. In this role, he supports merchandising and category management by forecasting the impact of promotions on thousands of products. He also assists the marketing team with forecasts for new product launches using launch curves. Liu conducts monthly forecast review meetings with Corporate Finance and Revenue Management to project sales, profit, and inventory across the corporation. His work involves engineering exogenous factors such as commodity prices and seasonal events to enhance predictive models.
Previous Experience at Motorola
Jin Liu has extensive experience at Motorola, where he held multiple roles from 1993 to 2009. He served as an Integrated Supply Chain Strategy Expert for one year and as an Enterprise Modeling/Analyses Expert for eight years. Additionally, he worked as a Procurement Operations/Strategy Manager for one year and as a Supply Chain Operation/Strategy Manager for four years. His roles involved various aspects of supply chain management and strategy development.
Experience at Celestica
Liu worked at Celestica as a Lead Analytic Data Scientist from 2009 to 2015. During his tenure, he focused on data analysis and modeling, contributing to the company's analytic capabilities. His experience in this role further developed his expertise in data science and analytics.
Education and Expertise
Jin Liu earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University, where he studied from 1989 to 1994. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Science and Technology of China. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his work in decision sciences and analytics.
Technical Skills and Tools
Liu utilizes advanced technical skills in his current role, employing AWS and Snowflake cloud infrastructure to automate thousands of forecasting models. He works with various platforms, including SAS, Datarobot, and open-source R/Python, to enhance predictive analytics. His expertise in these tools supports his efforts in developing labor workforce forecasts and scheduling for over 60 distribution centers.