Sr. Import Trade Compliance PM, Robotics Trade Strategy
Amazon Fulfillment Technologies & Robotics
Description
The Robotics Trade Strategy (RTS) team is looking for a talented Import Trade Compliance Program Manager with a strong delivery record and leadership experience to own and execute strategic, cross-functional projects.
You will enable new opportunities by executing on a broad range of project management, program management and trade compliance matters. You will work directly to support business leadership, tax, legal, inventory management, procurement teams, logistics, and other internal business partners and external vendors to drive projects that address critical business and regulatory requirements.
In this role, you will build trade compliance solutions across cross-functional teams, you will earn trust with stakeholders by learning about and understanding their business lines and products. You will drive alignment by providing near and long term considerations and impacts, and highlight recommended trade-offs and priorities. When confronted with discordant views, you will drive the best way forward and build consensus.
You will balance risk and customer experience when making decisions. You will test assumptions by getting feedback from the right input providers across the company and reviewing metrics and benchmarks. You will work with business intelligence engineers and technology teams to design, build and track key performance indicators and systems.
Key job responsibilities
We are looking for someone who can provide and manage:
• Partner with Amazon’s regional teams to execute strategy, drive and enforce import processes across North America, and identify opportunities for automation and technology enablement.
• Engaging with customs brokers and carriers for managing trade compliance related queries and providing efficient and swift resolutions.
• Monitor, analyze, and propose duty optimization opportunities, including the use of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), Free Trade Zones (FTZs), bonded warehouses, and duty drawback programs.
• Work with cross-functional teams, communicate with colleagues in both business and technical roles and develop process that drives scale with strong analytical skills in establishing and tracking program metrics
•Present organized plans to articulate the problem statement, the recommended solution, and milestones.
• A successful candidate will have operational background in brokerage operations and extensive experience in complex project management
• Manage robust engagement with internal support-function teams to ensure efficient compliance, audit, communication and operation mechanisms for the program.
• Analyze trends related to import/export processing requirements to identify process improvements
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or 5+ years of supply chain management (e.g. logistics, inventory turn management, forecasting, operations) experience
- Experience creating reports, interpreting metrics and driving overall insights or analysis
- Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. and North American customs regulations, including HTS classification, valuation, country of origin, and recordkeeping requirements.
- Experience identifying and implementing duty optimization strategies, including FTAs, FTZs, bonded facilities, and/or duty drawback programs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with industrial robotics
- Experience in Trade Compliance and/or Supply Chain industry, i.e. as customs agent/officer, compliance specialist, or customs operations
- Experience in trade compliance, customs operations, customs brokerage, supply chain, logistics or similar
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $93,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $199,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.