Amazon.com.ca, ULC
Corporate Operations, Risk Family, Logistics
CanadaBusinessTradeStrategyManager
“Canada Business Trade Strategy Manager at Amazon.com.ca, ULC. Skills: Trade strategy, Business engagement, Cross-border operations, Stakeholder management. Serve as strategic partner to Canadian business stakeholders. Understand trade needs and operational constraints”
What You'll Achieve.
Identify opportunities to reduce cost; Identify opportunities to reduce complexity; Improve compliance; Eliminate operational complexity; Deliver measurable outcomes; Enable informed decisions; Enable confident decisions; Drive structured engagement; Conduct high-value business reviews; Focus reviews on outcomes delivered
Industry & Context.
Identify opportunities; Remove friction; Build smarter operating ways; Build resilient operating ways; Translate data into outcomes; Translate insights into outcomes; Navigate landscape; Reduce cost; Reduce complexity; Make confident decisions; Streamline processes; Improve compliance; Eliminate complexity; Advise on approaches; Translate developments into recommendations; Tailor recommendations; Lead initiatives; Define problems; Align stakeholders; Execute initiatives; Measure outcomes; Hold accountable; Make judgment calls; Develop business cases; Develop recommendations; Develop briefings; Enable decisions; Address needs holistically; Ground in reality; Drive engagement; Focus on outcomes; Scan news; Determine impact; Brief stakeholders; Discuss options; Pressure-test recommendations; Push back; Drive projects; Clear roadblocks; Make calls; Move conversation forward
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years compliance experience, 6+ years audit experience, 6+ years risk management experience, Advanced Microsoft Office skills, Bachelor's degree, 5+ years program management experience, 5+ years project management experience, Build cross-functional partnerships, Influence stakeholders without direct reporting, Written communication skills, Verbal communication skills, Communicate with technical audiences, Communicate with non-technical audiences, Communicate with senior leadership, Interpret data, Make business recommendations, Manage cross-functional projects, Manage cross-functional initiatives, Working knowledge CA import processes, Working knowledge trade regulations, Working knowledge tariff structures, Ability to rapidly develop trade expertise
Nice to Have
PMP certification, Lean principles implementation, Six Sigma methodologies implementation, Master's degree, Trade compliance experience, Customs operations experience, Customs brokerage experience, Supply chain experience, Logistics experience, Contracting experience, Demand management experience, Supply chain planning experience, Supply chain procurement experience, Supply chain operations experience
What You'll Do.
Serve as strategic partner to Canadian business stakeholders
Understand trade needs and operational constraints
Identify opportunities to remove friction
Build smarter ways of operating
Build resilient ways of operating
Translate data into business outcomes
Translate customer insights into business outcomes
Shape go-to-market strategy in Canada
Deepen relationships with strategic customers
Deepen relationships with strategic partners
Build engagement frameworks for growth
Navigate import and export landscape
Surface opportunities to reduce cost
Surface opportunities to reduce complexity
Enable confident decisions in uncertain market
Act as primary strategic advisor
Build trusted relationships across functions
Build trusted relationships across seniority levels
Proactively engage with stakeholders
Understand import/export needs
Understand supply chain structures
Understand business objectives
Translate needs into action plans
Prioritize action plans
Identify opportunities to streamline cross-border processes
Identify opportunities to reduce cost
Identify opportunities to improve compliance
Identify opportunities to eliminate operational complexity
Advise on importing approaches
Advise on exporting approaches
Advise on duty mitigation strategies
Advise on trade agreement utilization
Advise on sourcing alternatives
Translate trade policy into recommendations
Translate tariff regulations into recommendations
Translate cross-border requirements into recommendations
Tailor recommendations to business
Lead strategic initiatives end-to-end
Define problems for initiatives
Align stakeholders for initiatives
Measure initiative outcomes
Hold cross-functional teams accountable
Make judgment calls on unclear paths
Develop business cases
Develop strategic recommendations
Develop executive briefings
Enable informed decisions
Enable confident decisions
Partner with internal teams
Address stakeholder needs holistically
Ground recommendations in operational reality
Drive structured stakeholder engagement
Conduct high-value business reviews
Focus reviews on outcomes delivered
Scan overnight trade news
Determine stakeholder impact from trade news
Pull together trade news briefings
Discuss real options with business units
Explore worth-while options
Pressure-test recommendations with colleagues
Push back on illogical recommendations
Drive initiatives like optimizing import lanes
Drive initiatives like consolidating cross-border flows
Clear roadblocks with customs brokers
Make tough calls on timelines
Prepare quarterly business reviews
Move conversation forward in reviews
Focus reviews on delivered outcomes
Focus reviews on next steps
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Internal teams; Trade compliance; Logistics; Finance; Legal; Cross-functional teams accountability
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication; Communicate with technical audiences; Communicate with non-technical audiences; Communicate with senior leadership; Executive briefings; Business reviews
Process & Methodology
Program management, Project management, End-to-end initiative leadership, Problem definition, Stakeholder alignment, Execution, Outcome measurement, Judgment calls, Business case development, Strategic recommendation development, Executive briefing development, Project leadership, Working sessions, Roadblock clearing, Timeline management, Trade-off calls
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