About us:
Amazon is a company of builders. A philosophy of ownership carries through everything we do — from the proprietary technologies we create to the new businesses we launch and grow. You’ll find it in every team across our company; from providing Earth’s biggest selection of products to developing ground-breaking software and devices that change entire industries, Amazon embraces invention and progressive thinking. Amazon is continually evolving; it’s a place where motivated employees thrive, and ownership and accountability lead to meaningful results. It’s as simple as this: we pioneer.

We are currently seeking a qualified Inventory Control Quality Assurance (ICQA) Data Analyst (m/f) to support our team.

Location:
This role is not location specific and can be filled at any of our UK FCs.

The position will work closely with the Inbound, Outbound, and Inventory Control operations to develop tools and analyze data to support improvement initiatives, dig deep into data to determine root cause of defects, build and maintain decision support tools, and present findings to business partners to drive improvements in FC wide quality.

The complexity of research and skills for the ICQA Analysts is well beyond basic data entry and research. It involves complex analysis of capacity planning, bin utilization and configuration, deep dives into key metrics based on request, building and maintaining of multiple databases, extensive knowledge of software applications to create tools, and understanding of multiple programming languages.
Responsibilities:
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· Ensure key performance metrics are reviewed on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis and perform detailed analysis on behaviors and processes impacting inventory integrity.
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· Possess or gain expertise in key process paths and exception handling ensuring that process discipline is adhered to across all shifts and departments.
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· Measurement of quality & inventory transaction integrity accuracy while providing feedback to the operations.
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· Partner with Area Managers & Operations Managers in the communication of policies in accordance to standard work.
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· Support other FC requests for data support (queries, reports/database creation).
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· Plan for & identify root causes of inventory deviation through cause & effect analysis.
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· Review & analysis of customer defect data with development of corresponding action plans to reduce defects.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Ability to write complex SQL queries (RedshiftSQL / MySQL / PostgreSQL / OracleSQL) or Experience in Machine learning
· Good Excel Skills
· Good verbal and written English skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Having a university degree in IT.
· Ability to write scripts in Python or Ruby or Java or any other programming languages.
· Experience in working with Ruby on Rails
· Experience in designing webpages using frameworks like Bootstrap, JQuery, React or AngularJS
· You can connect different web application using APIs or the Coral Service Framework and you are familiar with REST
· Experience with NoSQL Databases like ElasticSearch, DynamoDB or MongoDB
· Experience with programming in teams using a version control system like Git
· Strong analytical and organization skills and ability to influence Sr. Team based on findings
· Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
· Proven ability to develop new ideas and creative solutions
· Proven ability to work successfully in an ambiguous environment
· Proven ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines and prioritize workload
· Possess the self-confidence to push back on Sr. Team based on data findings and detailed analysis
· Work to create team environment to openly discuss trends and develop and drive the implementation of new solutions
· Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decision based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. By submitting your resume and application information, you authorize Amazon to transmit and store your information in the Amazon group of companies' world-wide recruitment database, and to circulate that information as necessary for the purpose of evaluating your qualifications for this or other job vacancies.