Business Analyst, Production Planning

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · Bellevue, WA · Buying, Planning, & Instock Management

This role is for a Business Analyst on the Production Planning Team at Amazon, focusing on labor planning for the North America Customer Fulfillment Network. The team is developing automated solutions using advanced modeling and machine learning to improve planning accuracy and efficiency. The role involves working with data, building foundational models, delivering action plans, and driving process improvements.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work with data and provide insights to leadership team.
  2. Build the foundation and implement an innovative model for centralized labor planning across NACF.
  3. Deliver action plans for senior managers and directors, while being a trusted partner to these network leaders.
  4. Leverage central teams (i.e. S&OP, Central Flow, Process Engineering) to drive process and operations execution improvements.
  5. Use data and bias for action to work through ambiguity and deliver results.

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of business analyst, data analyst or similar role experience
  • 5+ years of Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions, power pivots, etc.) and data visualization tools such as Tableau experience
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • 3+ years of business or financial analysis experience
  • Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights
  • Experience with SQL
  • Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders

Nice to have

  • Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem solving abilities