Business Analyst Returnship

DESCRIPTION

Are you ready to relaunch your career after an extended break? If you have been out of the workforce for an extended period, and are looking to return to work, Amazon welcomes Returners to have a look at our Career Page and apply for our open roles. We are a company of builders who bring varying backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives on inventing for our customers.

This 16-week paid employment opportunity is available to candidates who are looking to resume their professional career after experiencing 1 or more years of underemployment and/or unemployment.

The successful candidate will be able to start the Returnship, with the right to work, in the respective country. Upon successful completion of the Program, candidates may receive, but are not guaranteed, an offer for full-time employment which will be based in the Amazon office in London. Some flexibility for virtual working is available for the duration of the 16-week Returnship.

This program offers you a chance to revamp your skills, update your resume with new experience, and make connections with other professionals who are returning to their careers.

Benefits included in the Program:
- A Paid Internship
- Flexibility -Your manager will work with you to establish the best and most productive use of your time.
- A global environment - An opportunity to work with the world's leading cloud technology, and talented people from every corner of the globe.

- Great benefits - The perks of being an Amazon employee don't stop at collaborating with great people on exciting and innovative projects. Amazon's benefits support the needs of our diverse workforce and their family members, no matter what stage they are at in their life or career. See more here.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Defining the project roadmap and coordinating the implementation based on the analytical results.
- Understanding of analytical simulations and assessments. Must be able to quickly understand the business impact of the trends and make decisions that make sense based on available data
- Reporting and analysis through tools, portals and reports; following solution-driven approach to systems and processes, using advanced computer literacy (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word) and manipulating/mining data from database tables (Redshift, Oracle, Data Warehouse)
- Pull and report data from numerous databases (using Excel, Access, SQL and / or other data management systems) and to perform ad hoc reporting and analysis as required
- Communicate with external customers (Carriers, Vendors / Suppliers) and internal customers (Finance, Fulfillment Centers, Supply Chain)
- Implement new processes and methodologies across the organization

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• BA or BS in Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science or another technical field
• Must be unemployed for 1+ years
• Is not currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program
• Open to relocate to Location of role
• 5+ years in delivering and influencing business processes using data analysis
• Experience with IT-based root cause analysis and process design.
• Strong project management skills, highly organized to ensure a timely implementation.
• Experience with statistical analysis, regression modeling and forecasting, time series analysis, data mining, financial analysis, and demand modeling
• Experience in Statistical Software such as R, SAS, SPSS, MINITAB
• Able to write SQL scripts for analysis and reporting ( SQL, MySQL)
• Experience using one or more of Python, VBA, MATLAB, Java, C++ programming languages

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree or equivalent in Logistics / Supply Chain / Mathematics / Science / Engineering / Business Development
• Experience developing and growing a business / start-up / association
• Proficiency with TABLEAU, Microsoft Excel to include making charts, data manipulation, pivot tables, creating macros, and visual basic knowledge.
• Fluency in German, French, Polish, or other European languages

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.

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