Business Analyst II

Overview

- 3+ years of business or financial analysis experience - 3+ 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 - Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights - Experience with SQL - Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders - 3+ years of business analyst, data analyst or similar role experience
The Amazon Warehousing and Distribution (AWD) team is looking for an entrepreneurial, results-oriented Business Analyst II to join our Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD) team. This is an opportunity to work in a customer-facing startup-like environment within Amazon. We seek someone who is motivated by a fast-paced and highly entrepreneurial environment looking to make instant impact. The candidate is expected to a) be very analytical and be able to justify decisions and approaches with data. b) be able to deal with a high degree of ambiguity c) be able to take a complex problem and break it down to smaller digestible chunks d) be able to define a logical and step by step approach to achieving a lofty goal e) be comfortable with processes and process design/analysis f) have the ability to influence without authority and do so by using data and facts g) be able to deal with varied stakeholders and earn their trust. h) have a good understanding of Macro and SQL with hands on experience The candidate is expected to have analytical, planning and written/verbal communication skills along with preferred experience as business analyst. You know and love working with business intelligence tools, are comfortable accessing and working with big data from multiple sources, and enthusiastic about partnering with the business to deliver results. You would be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, able to think big and enjoy working in a fast paced environment. Roles and Responsibilities: · Set up robust processes to drive improvement projects with an objective to maximize the consumer experience · Identify, plan and execute automation projects within the team. · Create and work on big data using SQL, Amazon S3, Quick sight to provide actionable insights · Support the business growth in constrained environments with frugal and innovative solutions · Make the existing processes scalable by identifying and implementing available tools/automation · Rollout best practices from other geographies and standardization of tools and processes to minimize end to end supply chain losses · Utilize exceptional problem-solving and communication skills to influence business, operations and technical audiences We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Bengaluru, KA, IND Key job responsibilities - Retrieve and analyze large datasets using SQL, Excel, and other data management systems. - Transform data into actionable business information, making it readily accessible to stakeholders worldwide - Monitor existing metrics and create/implement new metrics where needed, partnering with internal teams to identify process and system improvement opportunities. - Support ad-hoc deep dives and escalations - Design and implement reporting solutions and dashboards to enable stakeholders to manage the business and make effective decisions. - Support cross-functional teams on the day-to-day execution of the existing program implementation. - Drive small to medium operational enhancement projects.