Amazon
Business Analyst, WW Fulfillment by Amazon - Fee Strategy Finance
Amazon, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087
Description
We are seeking a Business Analyst to support Amazon's global 3P fee strategy for upstream and inbound services related to Selling On Amazon. Our 3P (Third-Party) business includes Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) and Merchant Fulfillment Network (MFN) channels. With Sellers contributing to over 50% of Amazon’s online sales, 3P Fee strategy is integral to Amazon’s ability to deliver on its goal of offering a vast selection of products at low prices to customers.
The successful candidate will have strong analytical background, track record of effective business partnership, and ability to deliver results in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and dynamic environment. The candidate must have the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across cross-functional and cross-regional stakeholders to understand topline and cost drivers, and deliver high quality insights to senior leaders to influence fee strategy.
We are looking for someone with expertise in data analytics skills, strong business acumen, an ownership mindset and ability to clearly communicate. In this role, you will leverage our data to drive efficiencies, provide key data-driven insights, enable new opportunities and innovate on behalf of business customers, in close partnership with both finance and business teams. You will manage and execute entire components of large projects from start to finish including data gathering and manipulation, synthesis and modeling, problem solving, and communication of insights and recommendations. You will also support building metrics and reporting on them to senior leadership.
A successful candidate will develop a strong understanding of our business and make data-driven conclusions. They will be comfortable with ambiguity while working in a fast-paced dynamic environment. They will also continuously learn new systems, tools, and industry best practices to help design new tools that help our team automate, and accelerate analytics.
Key job responsibilities
• Oversee business and finance reporting and analytics
• Understand input drivers and validate integrity of the reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning
• Build and drive planning, forecasting, and reporting models
• Identify and support the automation of manual reports
• Generate actionable insights through the development of metrics, dashboards and deep dive analyses
• Communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner
• Influence critical business decisions with data
A day in the life
As the Business Analyst, you will work closely with multiple business and finance teams including fee strategy, fee science, product, economics, and operations, to shape the monetization of our 3P business. You will help the team identify growth and profit opportunities, partnering with the business teams to develop fee strategy for a global multi-Billion dollar revenue line.
About the team
The WW Fee Strategy Finance team focuses our effort on high impact analytical problem solving. Because of this unique focus we attract curious self-starters that thrive on developing new ideas. We have a tight business partnership with the WW Fee Strategy team where working groups organically coalesce to tackle big problems and opportunities.
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of business or financial analysis experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Experience with SQL
Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights
Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders
Experience in Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions etc) and data visualization tools such as Tableau
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or Masters in Business, Economics, Mathematics or Statistics
Expert-level knowledge of SQL
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
Advanced financial modeling & analytical skills
Superior attention to detail
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.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66,900/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. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
We are seeking a Business Analyst to support Amazon's global 3P fee strategy for upstream and inbound services related to Selling On Amazon. Our 3P (Third-Party) business includes Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) and Merchant Fulfillment Network (MFN) channels. With Sellers contributing to over 50% of Amazon’s online sales, 3P Fee strategy is integral to Amazon’s ability to deliver on its goal of offering a vast selection of products at low prices to customers.
The successful candidate will have strong analytical background, track record of effective business partnership, and ability to deliver results in an ambiguous, fast-paced, and dynamic environment. The candidate must have the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across cross-functional and cross-regional stakeholders to understand topline and cost drivers, and deliver high quality insights to senior leaders to influence fee strategy.
We are looking for someone with expertise in data analytics skills, strong business acumen, an ownership mindset and ability to clearly communicate. In this role, you will leverage our data to drive efficiencies, provide key data-driven insights, enable new opportunities and innovate on behalf of business customers, in close partnership with both finance and business teams. You will manage and execute entire components of large projects from start to finish including data gathering and manipulation, synthesis and modeling, problem solving, and communication of insights and recommendations. You will also support building metrics and reporting on them to senior leadership.
A successful candidate will develop a strong understanding of our business and make data-driven conclusions. They will be comfortable with ambiguity while working in a fast-paced dynamic environment. They will also continuously learn new systems, tools, and industry best practices to help design new tools that help our team automate, and accelerate analytics.
Key job responsibilities
• Oversee business and finance reporting and analytics
• Understand input drivers and validate integrity of the reporting to influence strategic decision-making and planning
• Build and drive planning, forecasting, and reporting models
• Identify and support the automation of manual reports
• Generate actionable insights through the development of metrics, dashboards and deep dive analyses
• Communicate data (both written and verbal) in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner
• Influence critical business decisions with data
A day in the life
As the Business Analyst, you will work closely with multiple business and finance teams including fee strategy, fee science, product, economics, and operations, to shape the monetization of our 3P business. You will help the team identify growth and profit opportunities, partnering with the business teams to develop fee strategy for a global multi-Billion dollar revenue line.
About the team
The WW Fee Strategy Finance team focuses our effort on high impact analytical problem solving. Because of this unique focus we attract curious self-starters that thrive on developing new ideas. We have a tight business partnership with the WW Fee Strategy team where working groups organically coalesce to tackle big problems and opportunities.
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of business or financial analysis experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Experience with SQL
Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights
Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders
Experience in Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions etc) and data visualization tools such as Tableau
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or Masters in Business, Economics, Mathematics or Statistics
Expert-level knowledge of SQL
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
Advanced financial modeling & analytical skills
Superior attention to detail
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.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66,900/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. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.