Sr. Strategic Planner, Advertising Creative, Trust and Support (ACTS)

$80,600 - $172,300/Yr

Amazon - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

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About the position

The Sr. Strategic Planner for Advertising Creative at Amazon is responsible for developing and implementing supply planning tools and mechanisms within the Amazon Advertising division. This role requires strong analytical skills and business acumen to support strategic planning and project evaluation, ensuring effective capacity planning for the global Brand Innovation Lab team. The position involves collaboration with various stakeholders to optimize business impact while maintaining cost-effectiveness and enhancing the end-customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Create a reliable and effective capacity plan for the global Brand Innovation Lab team
• Understand the creative development life cycle and assess the capacity requirement for different stages
• Optimize capacity for the business across different country and vertical teams by balancing business impact, employee experience and cost effectiveness
• Identify productive measures and build reporting
• Build and maintain KPIs that reliably reflect the end-customer experience
• Partner with recruiting, business leaders, data and analytics teams
• Create new reporting & analytic opportunities by analyzing and understanding key planning processes
• Provide thought leadership on integration of new products/services supported by Advertising
• Document writing and presentations up to the director level

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• SQL and Excel experience
• 5+ years of relevant experience in financial/business analysis, quantitative research or analyses

Nice-to-haves

• Received a Master's degree
• Operations research or capacity planning experience
• Some programming experience is a plus to automate tools whenever appropriate
• Advertising industry experience
• Knowledge of QuickSight/ Tableau
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Proven problem solving skills, project management skills, attention to detail, and exceptional organizational skills
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and competing objectives in a fast paced environment while delivering results

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and other benefits
• Equity and sign-on payments as part of total compensation package