amazon careers overview fordist q309[1]

8/6/2019 Amazon Careers Overview ForDist Q309[1]

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Outline


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Our Strategy

We strive to be earths mostCustomer-Centric Company

Start with the customer and

work backwards.

Biggest Selection

Build a place where people canfind and discover anything they

want to buy online

Endeavor to offer customers thelowest possible price


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Our Virtuous Cycle

Source Virtuous Cycle:Jeff Bezos, September, 2001


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Amazon Customer

Segments

Over 1.8MMActive Sellers,

up 24% Y/Y(as of Q309)

Over 98MM ActiveCustomer Accounts,

up 17% Y/Y

(as of Q209)

Over 540,000Active AWS

Customers(as of Q109)


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Different Areas of Our Business

Technology Retail

Operations Corporate

Media

Softlines / Hardlines

Consumables

Digital

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Enterprise Solutions

eCommerce Platform

World-Class Fulfillment & CustomerServices Centers

Order Processing & Fulfillment Services

Business DevelopmentFinance

Human Resources

Legal


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Tech in Focus

Operations Merchants PlatformTechnologies

RetailTransaction

Systems

Applications


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Corporate Offices and Development Centers


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Customer Service and Fulfillment Centers


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Amazon Worldwide

More than 20,700 Amazonians Worldwide


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Global SelectionUS UK Germany France Japan China Canada

Physical Media '95 '98 '98 '00 '00 '04 '02

Electronics '99 '01 '01 '05 '03 '04 '08Toys '99 '01 '04 '07 '04 '04

Baby '99 '07 '07 '07 '07 '06

Tools & Hardware '99 '04 '04

Home & Garden '00 '04 '04 '07 '03 '09

Apparel & Accessories '02 '08 '08 '07

Sports & Outdoors '03 '07 '06 '05 '06

Jewelry & Watches '03 '07 '07 '07 '07 '06

Health & Personal Care '03 '08 '07 '09 '06 '06

Beauty '04 '08 '08 '09 '08 '06

Shoes '05 '07 '07 '09 '07

Dry Goods '06

Auto Parts & Accessories '06 09 '08 09

Digital Media '07 '08 '09 '09

Office Supplies '08 '09 '09 '09

Fabric '08

Motorcycle & ATV Parts 08


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What weve done just this past year

TextBuyIt

Number of Books availableon AmazonKindle reaches360,000(as of Q309)

Amazon

VirtualPrivateCloud

AmazonCloudFront


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Our Culture

Non-traditional, no dress code

Flat organizational structure withflexibility to move around the company

A company of builders: innovating onbehalf of the customer

Expect to own and drive projects fromday one

Pioneering size & scale never before seen

Author and music fishbowls

Dodgeball @ Amazon Corporate HeadquartersHack Day coding competition Up The River Developers Conference


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What you might not know about Seattle

Amazon is a part of a thriving PacificNorthwest high tech community.Washington State has the highest percapita share of technology dependent

jobs in the US.

Seattle's houseboat population is the

countrys largest at almost 500.

Hiking, boating, skiing, whale watchingmountain climbing all available within45 minutes of any of Amazonsdowntown offices.

Thriving arts scene with tons of livemusic, Broadway shows and even

ballet!

2009 City of the Year

by Fast Company MagazineEditors cited Seattles smarts, foresight,social consciousness, and creative ferment

Seattle is the No. 1 city forenvironmental stewardship andsustainability.(National Resources Defense Council, 2009)

Most Educated City in the US Highest % of college grads

(National Census Bureau)

North Americas#2 High Tech Center(Milken Institute)

4th Best City for Singles(Forbes, 2009)


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Check out our YouTube channel! username: InsideAmazon

Our recruiting site designed for students: /college

The Amazon Faceboo Network, Fan Page and Applications

Or ask a question right now!

Places you can get to know Amazon

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