Analyst, Inspection Center Financial Planning and Analytics

About Carvana

If you like disrupting the norm and are looking for a company revolutionizing an industry then you will LOVE what Carvana has done for the car buying experience. Buying a car the old fashioned way sucks and we are working hard to make it NOT suck. At Carvana, our customers can hop online to...

• Search and browse our inventory of over 20,000 vehicles that we own and certify.
• Narrow down search results using highly intelligent filtering tools/components.
• View vehicle details, Carfax reports, and 360 rotating studio images for every vehicle.
• Secure financing in minutes using Carvana's in-house service or their own bank.
• Interact with GUI components to easily customize loan length, down payment, and monthly payment.
• Generate, upload, and eSign all documents online (no ink necessary).
• Schedule front door delivery or pick up at one of our vending machines.
• Trade-in their existing vehicle or just sell it to Carvana (no purchase necessary).

For more information on Carvana or learn more about what it's like to work here from the people that already do.

About the team and position

There are a lot of analytics teams here at Carvana, each with dedicated focus on a specific pillar of our business. So even though we all operate in different spaces, we are all solving problems in similar ways, using the latest technologies and techniques, and ensuring that we leverage work across the business where possible and share knowledge constantly. This position will be focused on providing Strategy and Analytics support to our Inspection Center teams. This team is responsible for inspecting, fixing, detailing, and quality checking our inventory to ensure the cars we sell drive our customers happy.

Strategy and Analytics support is a broad statement, so we'll clarify that a bit. Our analytics teams are more than just "data people" who provide reports with no context. We work closely with our business partners to help them understand what's happened, what is currently happening, and what will happen in the future, and we help them shape that future by deeply understanding their day-to-day and applying our knowledge of the data, metrics, and process to help them take the right steps forward.

What you'll be doing

• Understand and optimize the precise mechanics and data underpinning our supply chain forecasting.
• Analyze large data sets in Excel, SQL, Python, or similar to actively inventory performance and identify opportunities for supply chain efficiencies.
• Automate supply chain and inventory management processes including the incorporation of data into real-time decision making.
• Build dashboards using Tableau, Excel, or similar to explain/communicate inventory performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Partner closely with end-users to validate data and ensure buy-in with new reporting or analysis.
• Work with predictive modeling teams to integrate model outputs into visualization for operational flows.
• Collaborate with team members to design systems to capture granular data to drive future decisions and help prioritize engineering efforts around proposed technology solutions.
• Be an expert on current operations across various departments and work cross-functionally with stakeholders and other analysts.
• Other ad hoc projects.

What you should have

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Math, or similar field from an accredited undergraduate institution required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working in a consulting, banking, or high-growth startup environment in a data analytics role
• Exceptional analytical skills, proficient in Excel, SQL, and Tableau.
• Curiosity to continue learning new analytical methods and tools (ETL processes, Python, etc.).
• The ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, data science, and business teams and communicate across them in a clear and concise manner understood by all
• You have the flexibility to move and shake with competing and changing priorities

What we'll offer in return

• Full-Time Salary Position with a competitive salary.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.
• 401K with company match.
• A multitude of perks including student loan payments, discounts on vehicles, benefits for your pets, and much more.
• A great wellness program to keep you healthy and happy both physically and mentally.
• Access to opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge with others across the organization.
• A company culture of promotions from within, with a start-up atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development.

Other requirements

To be able to do your job at Carvana, there are some basic requirements we want to share with you.

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Of course, we'll make any reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their jobs.

Legal stuff

Hiring is contingent on passing a complete background check.

Carvana is an equal employment opportunity employer. All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Carvana also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.