Trade Compliance Manager, Operational Risk & Compliance, AMET

Overview

Trade Compliance Manager, Operational Risk & Compliance, AMET. Job ID: for E-Commerce LLC. Are you an experienced trade compliance leader passionate about cross-border trade? Amazon's Global Trade Services team is seeking a Sr Trade Compliance Manager to drive critical large-scale cross-functional projects. You will enable new business opportunities by executing on a broad range of project management, program management and trade compliance matters. You will work directly with business leadership, tax, legal, catalog, inventory management, procurement teams, logistics, and other internal business partners to drive projects that address critical business and regulatory requirements. This role supports the development of strategies, policies, processes, tools and solutions that enable cross-border movement of goods into Egypt.

This candidate will be a self-starter with strong knowledge of Trade Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, Regulators and cross-border movements of goods in Egypt with a proven track record of delivering projects that involve coordination across functions. The role requires a Trade Compliance professional who demonstrates curiosity and creativity, balanced with the ability to distill inputs into actionable recommendations. Strong Project Management skills are required. This role provides Trade Compliance support to Amazon's Retail business by acting as the SME leader to a team focused on ensuring adherence to trade regulations. The role is responsible for defining and enforcing regulatory requirements and driving policy at scale. You must interface effectively with leaders at all levels, including the executive leadership team, and influence in both small teams and large cross-functional environments. You will build and leverage a network of stakeholders and internal customers to validate and challenge approaches constructively. The right candidate must have a track record of accomplishment in Trade Compliance and program ownership.

A day in the life: you will be part of a highly visible space and fast-growing company.

Key job responsibilities

• Manage GTS Trade Compliance program for Egypt to ensure customs compliance and adherence to cross-border requirements.
• Work with Amazon's Global Trade Services team to execute strategy, drive and enforce global import/export processes, seek automation opportunities and leverage technologies.
• Engage with technical teams to influence road-map for internal systems used to carry out import and export operations.
• Drive scalable business solutions and ensure compliance with trade regulations.
• Liaise with authorities and manage customs brokers involved in Amazon's import process to Egypt.
• Collaborate with business units to proactively identify compliance issues and comply with regulatory obligations.
• Work with manufacturers/vendors to set up import processes to support importing/exporting operations.
• Partner with service leaders across Amazon to identify and influence the development of new programs, products and services.

Note: The above are illustrative responsibilities; day-to-day activities may vary.

A day in the life

• Engaging directly with regulators, including Egypt Customs, on trade-related matters.
• Working with business, legal and logistics stakeholders to develop strategies to support rapid growth of Amazon's import and export programs.
• Collaborating with technical teams to define requirements for Amazon's systems, driving relevant import and export programs.
• Ensuring accuracy in import declarations, including classification, customs valuation, and other regulatory requirements.
• Working with operations teams to troubleshoot issues and drive ongoing process improvements.

About the team

Global Trade Services (GTS) empowers customers, vendors, sellers and internal partners to efficiently move compliant and safe products, technology, and software across borders. We build import/export solutions to place the right products in the right destinations at the right time and cost. We navigate increasing regulatory compliance complexity to mitigate risk, increase predictability and earn trust with external stakeholders.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
• Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
• Master's degree or equivalent

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