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Senior Economist, GM Forecast and Planning Job ID:2689899 | Amazon UK Services Ltd. - A10 At Global Mile Expansionteam, our vision is to become the carrier of choice for all of ourSelling Partners cross-border shipping needs, offering a completeset of end-to-end cross-border solutions from key manufacturinghubs to footprint countries supporting businesses who use Amazon togrow their business globally. As we expand, the need forcomprehensive business insight and robust demand forecasting to aiddecision making on asset utilization, especially where we knowdemand will be variable, becomes vital, as well as operationalexcellence. We are building business models involving large amountsof data and macroeconomic inputs to produce robust forecasts tohelp operational excellence and continue improving the customerexperience. We are looking for an experienced economist who canapply innovative modeling techniques to real-world problems andconvert them into highly business-impacting solutions. Key JobResponsibilities 1. Experienced in using mathematical andstatistical approaches to create new, scalable solutions forbusiness problems. 2. Analyze and extract relevant information frombusiness data to help automate and optimize key processes. 3.Design, develop, and evaluate highly innovative models forpredictive learning. 4. Establish scalable, efficient, automatedprocesses for large-scale data analyses, model development, modelvalidation, and model implementation. 5. Research and implementstatistical approaches to understand long-term and short-termbusiness trends and support strategies. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 1. PhDin mathematics, economics, applied science, engineering, orequivalent. 2. Industry, consulting, government, or academicresearch experience. 3. Design and use of business case models.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 1. Deep knowledge in time serieseconometrics, asset pricing, empirical macroeconomics, or the useof micro and panel data to improve and validate traditionalaggregative models. 2. Background in statistics methodology,applications to business problems, and/or big data. 3. Researchtrack record. 4. Effective verbal and written communication skillswith both economists and non-economist audiences. 5. Experience indeveloping and executing an analytic vision to solvebusiness-relevant problems. Amazon is an equal opportunitiesemployer. We believe passionately that employing a diverseworkforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisionsbased on your experience and skills. We value your passion todiscover, invent, simplify, and build. Protecting your privacy andthe security of your data is a longstanding top priority forAmazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice(https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how wecollect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Ourinclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best resultsfor our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplaceaccommodation or adjustment during the application and hiringprocess, including support for the interview or onboarding process,please visithttps://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for moreinformation. Posted: January 28, 2025 (Updated about 22 hours ago)J-18808-Ljbffr

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