Lead, Network Optimization – NAZ
Posted Aug 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a footprint project where your model's answer was not what leadership wanted. How did it end?
What they are checking: Whether they can defend an analysis under pressure and still help leaders reach a decision they can own.
How do you explain a complex network scenario to a manufacturing or finance leader who doesn't trust models?
What they are checking: Whether they can translate optimization results into plain business tradeoffs that non-modelers can act on.
Tell me about a time you had to pull together data from many messy sources to build a model.
What they are checking: Whether they can handle real-world data gaps patiently and document the assumptions they had to make.
What would you do
Your baseline model doesn't match last year's actual freight and warehouse costs. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they validate a baseline carefully before trusting scenarios, since a bad baseline makes every scenario wrong.
You coordinate a modeling team. How do you set priorities when several business units all want their scenarios run this week?
What they are checking: Whether they can triage requests by business impact and keep the team focused instead of reacting to the loudest ask.
A scenario shows big savings but needs a large Capex investment and two years to implement. How would you present it?
What they are checking: Whether they can frame payback, transition risk and timing so leaders see the full picture beyond annual savings.
About the work
Walk me through how you'd build a network model to decide whether to close or consolidate a distribution center.
What they are checking: Whether they can structure a footprint study end to end, from data and constraints to scenarios and a recommendation.
What experience do you have with Llamasoft or similar network design tools, and what are their limits?
What they are checking: Whether they have hands-on modeling skill and know when the tool's output needs human judgment.
What costs and constraints matter most when you model manufacturing and distribution together for a food company?
What they are checking: Whether they understand freight, capacity, shelf life, temperature control and service levels in a food supply chain.
How do you account for risk, like a single plant producing an item, when the cheapest network looks too concentrated?
What they are checking: Whether they weigh resilience and supply risk, not just lowest cost, in footprint decisions.
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