The role covers Headcount planning responsibilities as well, which include creating staffing plans, in close partnership with Finance and Ops, leveraging the forecasts you would have generated.
Key job responsibilities
Produce and communicate Long Range and Short Range forecasts and strategical headcount plans for a variety of business oriented KPIs.
Design, build and implement innovative forecasting and headcount planning tools and mechanisms, to create a reliable and effective short and long term forecast for a wide range of Amazon Ads departments.
Build and maintain KPIs that reliably reflect forecasting and staffing accuracy, and downstream impact on the business.
Create new reporting & analytic opportunities by analyzing and understanding key planning processes
Thought leadership on integration of new products/services supported by Advertising.
Write and present documents up to the VP level.
Bachelor's degree in mathematics, engineering, statistics, computer science, business administration or a related field
3+ years of demand planning and forecasting experience
Experience with statistical modeling / machine learning
Experience with data scripting languages (e.g., SQL, Python, R, or equivalent) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g., R, SAS, Matlab, or equivalent)
MBA, or Master's degree in computer science, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, IT or equivalent
Experience with forecasting and statistical analysis
Experience with AWS Tools and Technologies (Redshift, S3, EC2)
Experience in automation and programming
Knowledge of Six Sigma tools and Lean techniques
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