Business Analyst, Amazon Business, Amazon Business Japan in Tokyo, Japan

Description

“Amazon Business” is rapidly growing service to meet the procurement needs of businesses of every size – from small business to large multi-national organization, as well as institutional buyers like universities, schools and public offices. “Amazon Business” customers benefit from a range of business-tailored features such as Pay by Invoice, and reporting and analytics to gain visibility into how their business is spending. Business can take advantage of business-exclusive pricing and quantity discounts. All of this is added to the selection, convenience and value customers expect from Amazon.

Key job responsibilities

1) Support stakeholders by providing reports and dashboards:

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders (e.g., Sales, Sales Ops, Finance) to understand their reporting and analytics needs

• Design and develop high-quality, interactive dashboards that provide stakeholders with real-time, self-service access to key business metrics and insights

• Create standardized reports that deliver timely, accurate information to support decision-making across the organization

2) Provide insights through data analyses:

• Conduct in-depth analyses of business data to uncover hidden trends, identify growth opportunities, and surface impactful recommendations

• Apply advanced analytical techniques, such as statistical modeling and data mining, to derive actionable insights from complex, ambiguous data sets

• Translate technical findings into business-focused narratives that resonate with stakeholders

3) Increase productivity by implementing automations:

• Identify repetitive, manual tasks within the BI workflow (e.g., data refreshes, report generation, email distribution)

• Design and develop custom automation solutions, leveraging tools and scripting languages, to streamline these processes

• Train stakeholders on the use of automated tools and processes, empowering them to self-serve where appropriate

4) Develop tools to support various programs conducted by our stakeholders:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand the requirements and objectives of their programs (e.g., marketing campaigns, sales initiatives)

• Design and build specialized BI tools (e.g., custom reports, dashboards, data models) to support the data-driven needs of these programs

Basic Qualifications

• 1+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

• 2+ years of complex Excel VBA macros writing experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

• Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights

• Experience with SQL or ETL

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Tableau

• Experience using very large datasets

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