Business Analyst (Sourcing Team) - Intern null

About Amazon

Amazon is a multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It offers a wide range of products and services, including online retail, computing services, and entertainment content.

Your role

About the team:

Amazon’s Global Sourcing team is looking for customer-obsessed interns to lead initiatives that automate sourcing workflow and project audit, enable supply chain resilience and supplier capability utilization, and improve product development efficiency for the Private Label business. The duration of the internship will be 24 weeks start from Jun or Jul 2024. The intern will work in the Amazon Global Sourcing office in Nanshan, Shenzhen.

Deliverables:

• Complete the tasks assigned by the hiring manager: constantly optimize an existing data dashboard/ reporting, improve data automation, set up a centralized data repository, etc.
• Collaborate with functional teams such as Sourcing Managers, Technology, and Business Intelligence to help either launch new initiatives or enhance existing ones.
• Deliver analysis documents regarding responsible initiatives.

Key job responsibilities:

• To enable supply chain resilience, support the sourcing initiatives by constantly optimizing the existing data-based tool and develop a holistic analytics dashboard to provide more insights for Sourcing Managers.
• Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment and complete initiatives/deliverables on time
• Launch automation audit solution for workflow sub-tasks and launched business
• Conduct the industry landscape research on selected product types for categories, including product portfolio analysis, vendor capability mapping, and product manufacturing landscape research (both qualitative and quantitative)
• Assist Sourcing Managers with supplier data analysis, auditing, or reporting

Training & development

What will you gain?

• Develop and improve your qualitative and quantitative research and analysis skillset
• Sharpen the business acumen and obtain experience in vendor performance management
• Gain experience in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial work environment
• Work with a diverse team of professionals from over 10+ different countries
• Boost your resume with real-world experience

Benefits

If you join as a full-time employee, you will get the following benefits:

• Access to medical care
• Comprehensive insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Internal transfer opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan 

Career progression

Amazon offers real-world experience, showing you just what it’s like to work at the highest level, accelerating the progression of your career, and setting you up for success. As a student intern, the knowledge and skills you’ve gained during your studies will come to life. This internship also gives you an opportunity to become a regular employee!

Work-life balance

As the operations span across different countries and time zones, remote working is a key aspect of the business growth. With staff in remote locations in all corners of the world, Amazon can serve its customers, wherever they may be and the company knows that not everyone would like to work in the same way. Amazon offers hybrid roles that offer flexibility on work locations and when team members need to be online.

Culture & vibe

In Amazon's global fulfillment centers and offices, the company fosters a workplace culture of safety, inclusion, and respect. Across Amazon, the company has adopted a more holistic approach in its end-to-end talent strategies, and teams leverage their collective expertise to advance DEI through technology.

About you

Basic qualifications:

• Graduate between Dec 2024 to Sept 2025, currently working towards a Bachelor (BS) or Master (MS) in Data Science, Marketing, Economics, Business Management, Finance, or Information Management (or similar field)
• High attention to detail, comfortable with “hands-on” management of tasks, and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Proficient in SQL, Python, and Excel
• Work 4 to 5 days per week for 6 months, physically in Shenzhen.

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior internship experience in business analytics or related field
• Prior project management experience

How to apply

The application and interview process differs from role to role. Here are some of the ways the company gets to know you.

• Online Application
• Assessments
• Phone Screening
• Interview Loop

Sources

The following sources were used to research this page.

• amazon.jobs/content/en/career-programs/student-programs
• aboutamazon.com/workplace/diversity-inclusion
• amazon.jobs/en/benefits/global
• amazon.jobs/en/locations/virtual-locations
• youtube.com/@AmazonNews