Description

　　Amazon Air is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to identify, create, develop and integrate innovative solutions and programs that lead to improvements in our transportation network. This position will lead the development and execution of new worldwide transportation initiatives designed to improve overall efficiency and meet the ever-growing demand for transportation capacity. The successful candidate will have strong data mining and modeling skills and is comfortable facilitating ideas and working from concept through to execution.

　　Key job responsibilities

　　Collect data and perform advanced modeling and statistical analysis

　　Model, evaluate and implement opportunities in a complex transportation network

　　Map, document and recommend process improvements

　　Assist in communications with internal and external customers to understand business requirements

　　Support business development and help to create efficient designs and solution processes

　　Determine efficient utilization of resources

　　Actively engage with internal partners throughout the organization to meet and exceed customer service levels & transport-related KPIs.

　　Research and implement cost reduction opportunities.

　　Excellent problem-solving, task prioritization, follow-up, and customer service skills.

　　Ability to work in an ambiguous environment with little guidance or supervision

　　Ability to manage through conflict with a positive, flexible and professional attitude

　　A day in the life

　　Daily cadence for someone in this role would be developing and managing KPIs, managing data pipelines to ensure accurate reporting, managing rebuttals and data discrepancies, creating visualizations and scorecards for Gateway performance. The goal of this role is to automate reporting, standardize metrics, build internal and external metric decks, and drive performance.

　　About the team

　　The Vendor Management team is responsible for managing the contractual relationship with AIR’s 3P Ground Handling vendors at 43 Gateways currently active in the US. This includes, definition of standard work, support for new Gateway launch, Peak/Prime Readiness, Price Analyses, Performance & KPI management, invoicing and payments, as well as negotiation of Master Operating Plans (MOPs) for each Network Execution Plan (NEP).

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Bellevue, WA, USA

　　Basic Qualifications

　　5+ years of Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions, power pivots, etc.) and data visualization tools such as Tableau experience

　　3+ years of business or financial analysis experience

　　Bachelor's degree or equivalent

　　Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights

　　Experience with Excel

　　Experience with SQL

　　Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Masters degree in Logistics or Transportation

　　3+ Experience in using scripting languages such as Python and R

　　Experience in modeling and analyzing complex logistics networks

　　Advanced SQL skills

　　Demonstrated evidence of reducing transportation, labor and inventory costs through application of logistics and supply chain optimization methodologies.

　　Experience communicating across all levels of management, peers, and clients

　　Experience using route and load optimization tools as well as transportation management systems

　　Analyst/Project Management experience

　　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.

　　Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $59,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $143,100/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.