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Production Planning Analyst, Production Planning Team
A completed Bachelor s Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, IT, or finance based fieldGood communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills and effectively communicate with both business and technical teams.Advanced Excel skillsGood sense of ownership and customer obsessionGood problem solving and troubleshooting skills and able to provide creative solutions to complex problemsGood in building scalable analytical modelsGood in applying basic statistical techniques (e.g. hypothesis testing)Good in dealing with ambiguityDESCRIPTION
Amazon is a US-based multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Amazon.com started as an online bookstore, but soon diversified into many other categories, with a vision to be earth's most customer-centric company & to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online.Amazon's Finance Operations, Accounting & Analysis (FOAA) team is a fast-paced, team-focused, dynamic environment and delivering great experiences for our customers is top priority. FOAA is seeking a Production Planning Analyst to support our production planning team (PPT).
At Amazon, delivering great experiences for our customers is top priority. The Production Planning Team ensures Amazon s Fulfillment Centers have robust and cost optimal labor plans while constantly innovating in a number of areas aimed at improving our customers experience. This person will work with stakeholders and data sources to recommend on-going hourly staffing plans and shift structures in all of our European Fulfillment Centers. We are looking for a passionate, analytical and technical person who will be improving the accuracy and efficiency of the planning process.
An analyst will be expected to influence network level strategic decisions through partnering with senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess both an analytical background that enables them to support network planning and demonstrate to think broadly and strategically about operational initiatives. They will experience a wide range of problem solving situations, requiring extensive use of data collection and analysis. They will work in lock-step with multiple business teams including FC operations leadership, HR, finance leadership, supply chain, transportation and the software development team in Seattle.
Key job responsibilitiesInteracting with and influencing business and finance customers to gather and present data.Supporting with input forecasting using trend analysis and statistical modeling to drive decision making.Be responsible for the Production Planning as well as cost and service optimization for the MEU and potentially wider EU networkBuilding short/medium and long term operational plans to minimize variable costs associated with staffingAnalyzing and solving business problems with focus on understanding root causes and driving forward-looking opportunitiesCommunicating complex analysis and insights to stakeholders and business leaders, both verbally and in writing.Participate in global operational and production planning initiatives and project roll outs to cater to growing business needsPromote process improvement and standardization of processes across all sites in the network
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Bangalore, KA, INDPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience utilizing SQL/VBAExperience with performance metricsDirect experience in quantitative research or analysesMaster s degree (Business, Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field)Experience in Operations, Supply ChainAmazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.
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