Business Intelligence Engineer I, SCOT Buying

The Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) Buying team is at the heart of Amazons global inventory management. We build sophisticated automated systems that decide what to buy when to buy it and where to place billions of dollars in inventory across Amazons vast network. These decisions directly impact Amazons ability to delight customers and drive operational efficiency. Join us to solve technical challenges at massive scale shaping the core of Amazons retail business through data-driven decisions.

As a Business Intelligence Engineer I in SCOT Buying Analytics you will build data solutions across Amazons diverse buying programs including Just in Time Advanced Purchasing and Global Ordering. Youll create queries reports dashboards and analyses that provide insights into Access to Supply metrics supporting key decisions in buying and sourcing strategies. This role requires technical skills to work with large datasets and the ability to learn and apply best practices in data management and analytics. Youll collaborate with Product Managers Software Engineers Data Scientists and other Business Intelligence Engineers to deliver solutions that answer business questions. Youll work on well-defined problems with guidance from team members building your expertise in Amazons data infrastructure and business processes.

Key job responsibilities
- Build BI solutions including data sets queries reports dashboards and analyses to answer business questions
- Collaborate with Product Managers Software Engineers Data Scientists and other BIEs to understand requirements and deliver data solutions
- Analyze relevant business data identify trends and communicate findings to stakeholders
- Build and maintain data structures ETL processes and reports that correctly answer business questions using SQL and analytics visualization tools such as QuickSight
- Investigate data anomalies troubleshoot issues in reports and data pipelines and automate manual processes where possible to improve efficiency
- Document solutions clearly to ensure ease of use interpretation and maintainability by others and seek input and guidance from team members on both technical approaches and business understanding

A day in the life
You might start your day working with a senior team member to learn how to optimize a SQL query for better performance. You would then build a report or dashboard that answers a specific business question about inventory availability. Later you could participate in a team meeting to scope requirements for a new analysis project or investigate a data quality issue in an existing report. You might also spend time documenting your work attending a training session on AWS technologies or collaborating with a Product Manager to understand the business context behind a new metric request.

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location the number of regularly scheduled hours you work length of employment and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment.

The benefits that generally apply to regular full-time employees include:
- Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly wed still love to hear from you!

At Amazon we value people with unique backgrounds experiences and skillsets. If youre passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale please apply!

About the team
Youll join a dynamic team of BIEs and DEs within SCOT Buying Analytics focusing on data-driven decisions that impact Amazons global supply chain. Our team recently consolidated to bring together analytics across multiple buying programs creating exciting opportunities to reshape our data architecture. Were passionate about making data accessible and actionable whether its through self-service tools or deep-dive analyses. We value collaboration innovation and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business impact.

- 2 years of analyzing and interpreting data with Redshift Oracle NoSQL etc. experience
- Experience with data visualization using Tableau Quicksight or similar tools
- Experience with one or more industry analytics visualization tools (e.g. Excel Tableau QuickSight MicroStrategy PowerBI) and statistical methods (e.g. t-test Chi-squared)
- Experience with scripting language (e.g. Python Java or R)

- Masters degree or Advanced technical degree
- Knowledge of data modeling and data pipeline design
- Experience with statistical analysis co-relation analysis

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Bellevue - 82300.00 - 144000.00 USD annually