Business Analyst, Selling Partner Support Global Planning

This inclusive employer is a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.DescriptionThis position will lead the development of data analyses to assess the accuracy of headcount planning inputs and establish strong mechanisms to meet planning accuracy targets and ongoing changes in customer need.Selling Partner Services is responsible for creating a trustworthy shopping experience across Amazon stores worldwide by protecting customers, brands, selling partners and Amazon from fraud, counterfeit, and abuse as well as empowering, providing world‐class support, and building loyalty with Amazon's millions of selling partners. We value individual expression, respect different opinions, and work together to create a culture where each of us is able to contribute fully. Our unique backgrounds and perspectives strengthen our ability to achieve Amazon's mission of being Earth's most customer-centric company.The SP-Support team within Selling Partner Services handles the majority of support interactions with Selling Partners (Sellers, Vendors, and Brand Owners) and works with many other teams across Selling Partner Services and other Amazon teams to collectively solve Selling Partner issues. This role will join our cross-functional headcount planning team, Global Planning, and work closely with various stakeholders worldwide such as Finance, Operations, Regional Capacity Planners, Hiring and Training teams to develop data analyses to be used by downstream teams to plan staffing, cost, and root cause resolution approaches. In this role, the Business Analyst will support Global Planning by leading weekly, monthly, and quarterly business review processes; analyzing data (exports and other) to drive prioritization work, assess optimization opportunities, and complete ad-hoc analysis. This position will support and partner with senior leadership to provide data oversight and decision support in this rapidly evolving space.The successful candidate will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity and able to create and maintain efficient & automated processes. The ideal candidate must thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a strong sense of curiosity and initiative, focus on generating results within tight deadlines, and maintain a high standard of personal and professional integrity and ethics. The successful candidate will be a thought leader, with the ability to deep dive while thinking big. We are looking for a team player to play a significant part in defining our team efforts.Key job responsibilitiesProvide data management processes such as accessing raw data feeds, building queries and macros, writing SQL code, organizing data and designing reports that present status-at-a-glance visualization for business performance.Retrieving and analyzing large sets of data using Excel, SQL, and other data management systems.Designing and implementing reporting solutions to enable stakeholders to manage the business and make effective decisions.Taking ownership of reporting processes to ensure that each report is accurate and timely with a high degree of customer focus in resolving data discrepancies.Building and managing related key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure, control, and benchmark reporting processes.Monitoring existing metrics, building new metrics, and partnering with internal teams to identify process and system improvement opportunities.Supporting cross-functional teams on the day-to-day execution of the existing program implementation.Generating complex queries to dive deep on process issues.Innovating to improve customer experience.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Seattle, WA, USA.Basic Qualifications3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience.5+ years of Excel (including VBA, pivot tables, array functions, power pivots, etc.) and data visualization tools such as Tableau experience.Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights.Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders.Experience with Excel.Preferred QualificationsBachelor's degree or equivalent.5+ years of business analyst, data analyst or similar role 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

this link .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

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