Position Summary:

Supports Penske’s Procurement & Fleet Planning team by developing and delivering advanced analytics, reporting, and data science solutions that support fleet planning, vehicle acquisition, replacement planning, lifecycle analysis, procurement strategy, supplier performance, residual value analysis, and operational efficiency. The incumbent will be responsible for converting raw data from multiple sources into actionable business intelligence through data evaluation, ETL development, dashboarding, predictive modeling, forecasting, optimization, and process improvement analysis. This role requires strong business judgment, technical analytical skills, and the ability to translate complex data findings into practical recommendations for business stakeholders. The position will support cross-functional initiatives and collaborate with internal customers, vendors, suppliers, OEMs, and business partners.

This position is located at our Corporate offices in a beautiful country setting 7 miles South of Reading, PA which is a convenient commute with ample free and easy parking. The role is an in-office position where the Data Scientist is expected to be in the office full-time.

Major Responsibilities: 

• Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis using traditional and advanced techniques, including trending, correlation, forecasting, optimization, clustering, and what-if analysis, to support Procurement, Fleet Planning, field, and leadership teams.

• Analyze vehicle, supplier, cost, market, maintenance, telematics, resale, and operational data to identify planning opportunities, cost savings, and process improvements.

• Identify data sources, extract and combine data from internal and external systems, and cleanse, validate, and organize data for analysis.

• Build and maintain ETL processes, analytical datasets, reporting tables, and repeatable workflows to improve data reliability and efficiency.

• Design, test, validate, and refine predictive, forecasting, optimization, and machine learning models for fleet lifecycle planning, replacement planning, procurement, residual value analysis, and operational improvement.

• Build dashboards, reports, visualizations, and analytical tools to communicate findings, trends, risks, and opportunities to technical and business audiences.

• Partner with stakeholders to define business problems, project scope, data availability, expected outcomes, and practical analytical solutions.

• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, suppliers, OEMs, and cross-functional partners to support delivery, adoption, and rollout of models, reports, and analytics tools.

• Maintain documentation, data definitions, assumptions, model logic, reporting logic, and analytical processes for reference.

• Stay current on data science, analytics, automation, transportation, logistics, fleet planning, and emerging technologies; evaluate tools for business use.

• Manage multiple tasks while supporting 1–3 simultaneous projects and meeting deadlines.

• Other projects and tasks as assigned.

About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions

Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more.