Sr. Trade Manager, EMEA, Global Trade and Product Compliance

Amazon Security is looking for an experienced Trade Manager to support our Europe and Africa business on a broad range of global import, export and product compliance matters.

You may interact with Amazon subsidiaries, product development, Data Center Engineering, Product Compliance Engineering, Amazon Services, Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, Legal, Tax, Regulatory Authorities and other internal businesses and external stakeholders to drive trade and product compliance.

Amazon is at the forefront of providing a broad set of global cloud-based services including compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, deep Machine learning, robotics, and enterprise applications, to help organizations move faster, lower IT costs, and scale.

This is a dynamic business within Amazon, and one of the world’s fastest growing and evolving companies, with a team of exceptionally talented, bright and driven people.

The role sit within the Amazon Global Trade and Product Compliance (GTPC) team and is responsible for ensuring the infrastructure and other equipment necessary to support the Amazon services are imported / exported in a compliant manner across the multiple countries where Amazon operates and expects to expand.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES :

• Develop, document, and maintain operational processes and procedures to support trade compliance and overall cross-border activity
• Build and own core trade compliance processes and analytical rhythms to align with subsidiary and key programs’ objectives.
• Monitor EMEA regional import / export regulatory or procedural changes that could impact planning for import or related requirements, and clearly communicate those guidelines to stakeholders during the export / import planning process.
• Establish and manage positive business relations with key stakeholders and business teams.
• Manage tasks and communication in relation to all regional regulations for Amazon trade and product compliance activities, including requirements gathering, executing import / export transactions, updating status reports, and coordinating team deliverables.
• Assist with technology, hardware, and software trade classification and related activities, including : Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), import license reviews, local partner government agency requirements
• Interface with internal and external functional partners to identify and rectify any information / process gaps.
• Build communications and training plans to achieve awareness in all internal and external partners so that they are aligned to trade and product compliance processes.
• Generate and contribute to performance requirements, timelines, and metrics for all related activities.
• Proactively identify and drive process improvement initiatives.
• The qualified candidate must have 10 or more years of trade compliance experience advising on compliance issues or similar regulatory issues, covering Europe and Africa and ideally multiple additional countries in region.

The successful candidate must be enthusiastic, and enjoys working hard, being challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment even in ambiguous situations.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply.

If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why Amazon Security?

At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services.

We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.

Inclusive Team Culture

In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness.

Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.

Training & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work / Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture.

When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations :

Frankfurt, HE, DEU

BEVORZUGTE QUALIFIKATIONEN

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Prior government / regulatory agency experience a plus, Regulatory legal or technical experience a plus
• Proficiency in another language is a plus

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.

We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.

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