Business Analyst III, Yard Capacity Planning & Execution

Amazon • Nashville, TN

1d • Remote

About The Position

Join the dynamic Transportation Services organization with Amazon's TOM (Transportation Operations Management) Yard Capacity team! We are seeking a talented individual contributor to support our growing transportation network in support of network projects, programs, and initiatives. This role offers flexible location options across these offices: Nashville, TN, Bellevue, WA or Arlington, VA.

As part of the TOM organization, you will be at the forefront of transforming how we plan for and operate our network of trailer yards. In this role, you will own the full lifecycle of complex, cross-functional, yard capacity planning programs and initiatives. You will manage capacity and risk identification, supporting a network of 500+ sites. You will work with network planning teams to forecast demand, engineering teams to evaluate how retrofits impact yard capacity and in yard throughput, build and use models to understand our ever-changing capacity, and define solutions that support the end-to-end supply chain. This role marries operational knowledge with exceptional statistical and analytical thinking as you will identify risk and influence upstream planning functions across design, real estate, and technology. In this role, you will communicate and collaborate with front-line to senior leaders in Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Planning, Engineering, and Real Estate. You will be a part of a high-visibility program that helps to define the future of transportation through each mile of the Amazon supply chain.

Requirements

• 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field
• Experience defining requirements and using data and metrics to draw business insights
• Experience making business recommendations and influencing stakeholders
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and managing large, complicated programs
• Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results, or experience in solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits)

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field
• Experience in writing SQL queries and creating business intelligence reports using Tableau, Power BI
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience in SQL Server/MySQL

Responsibilities

• Determine and gain alignment across TOM, Operations leadership, and planning teams on yard capacity inputs, thresholds, and risk identification across a network of 500+ sites
• Identify buildings at risk based on yard constraints and develop short- and long-term solutions, including evaluating the impact of engineering solves, retrofits, and network design changes on yard capacity and throughput
• Responsible for strategic yard capacity planning and forecasting, including long-term programs and network changes
• Map inter dependencies between technology, physical constraints, and engineering requirements to assess how upstream changes impact downstream operations
• Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Planning, Engineering, and Real Estate to drive programmatic changes and yard capacity adoption
• Develop and automate capacity models to support dynamic network planning and end-to-end supply chain decisions
• Manage and deliver results on complex, cross-functional projects, communicating progress and risks to leadership
• Develop and govern KPI reporting across a portfolio of programs, providing visibility into milestones and performance
• Gather and analyze data to drive business decisions and continuously improve processes and remove cost from operations

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level