Description

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Amazon is seeking a Business Analyst to drive large scale projects, programs, and technical initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for converting data into actionable business insights. The ideal candidate is an analysis expert who leverages a variety of data platforms and analytical tools to provide timely, meaningful, and consumable information. They build deep contextual and domain knowledge, and ensure data quality and build scalable tools. They communicate findings with the most effective and influential methods.

As a Business Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting the long-term planning. This role will be responsible for partnering with multiple stakeholders to forecast the business needs for the next 3 years. A critical part of this role is to develop stable models and to be able to take the stabilized models to the next level from an automation standpoint. This role requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with Operations, Finance, Recruiting, and HR stakeholders in a high-pressure environment. You will manage a high-visibility program and partner with all levels of leadership to exercise sound judgment where clear guidelines may not exist.

Key job responsibilities

• Own the development and maintenance of new and existing solution artifacts which are focused on driving efficiency within the business via analysis, metrics and reporting dashboards

• Partner with operations/business teams to consult, develop and implement KPI's, automated reporting/process solutions, and process improvements to meet business needs.

• Enable effective decision making by retrieving and aggregating data from multiple sources and compiling it into a digestible and actionable format.

• Prepare and deliver business requirements reviews to the senior management team regarding progress and roadblocks.

• Participate in strategic and tactical planning discussions.

• Design, develop and maintain scaled, automated, user-friendly systems, reports, dashboards, etc. that will support our business needs.

A day in the life

Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) is seeking a highly skilled and a motivated team player to be part of a dynamic analytics team.

As Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) we strive to be the earth’s best logistics service provider. We make product journey in the supply chain smooth, to ensure best customer experience.

As Business Analyst in ATS you solve exciting logistics problems with potential saving millions of dollars!

To do this,

• You eye to uncover trends to go beyond the obvious, identify the “whys”

• You are comfortable dealing with ambiguity, asking questions and taking up challenges

• You deal with multiple teams; understand newer areas of business with ease

• You are comfortable owning multiple projects and driving them to closure

• You are technically sound in finding and wrangling data you need to bring out the insight

• You are comfortable presenting and reporting them effectively to Leaders of Amazon!

• You are proficient in SQL and conversant with AWS infrastructure

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field

• Experience in financial/business analysis

• 1+ years of relevant professional experience conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis

• 1+ years of experience with Excel including use of lookups and pivot tables

• 1+ years of experience with Supply Chain Management concepts, e.g., forecasting, planning, optimization, and logistics

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA and work experience in a technical field is highly desired

• 1+ years of experienced developing requirements and creating requirements documents and process flows

• Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

• Working knowledge of LEAN and SIX SIGMA methodologies and familiarity with Oracle business intelligence tools is a plus.

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of SQL, Perl, Unix/Linux, Visual Basic or other programming languages are a plus

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills complemented with the ability to problem solve independently

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.