Sr. Manager, Trade Facilitation (IC)
About The Position
AMD is seeking a Senior Manager, U.S. Trade Facilitation to serve as a high-impact contributor within our Global Trade organization. This position is a key addition to the U.S. import team and is ideal for an experienced trade professional with operational mastery and a strategic mindset. As a collaborative member of the group, you will support strategic trade initiatives to help scale our complex, high-technology supply chain, working closely with teammates in Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, Engineering, and external customs brokers. This role combines hands-on execution, classification, origin, trade lane design, broker oversight, and business engagement. The ideal candidate is comfortable working independently within a team, supporting senior leaders, and helping establish standards that keep pace with AMD’s rapidly evolving business.
Requirements
- Strong, progressive experience in U.S. import compliance within a multinational, high-technology, manufacturing, or similarly complex environment.
- Deep expertise in U.S. customs regulations, including HTS classification, valuation, country of origin, Incoterms, and trade remedies.
- Proven experience managing customs brokers and third-party trade service providers.
- Experience supporting semiconductor, electronics, or advanced manufacturing supply chains.
- Demonstrated success operating as a senior individual contributor with enterprise-wide influence.
- Intellectual curiosity and ability to navigate regulatory nuance and ambiguity.
- Experience contributing to trade system implementations or major process transformations.
- Licensed U.S. Customs Broker (LCB) required.
- Bachelor’s degree in international business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Law, or a related field.
Nice To Haves
- advanced degree a plus.
Responsibilities
- Contribute as a subject matter expert on U.S. import matters, supporting oversight of tariff classification, customs valuation, country of origin, admissibility, and Partner Government Agency (PGA) requirements for advanced semiconductor and high-tech products.
- Support governance of U.S. customs broker relationships, including Power of Attorney management, SOP standardization, performance monitoring, and escalation management.
- Help ensure accurate and timely customs filings, post-entry activities, reconciliations, and responses to CBP inquiries.
- Monitor and evaluate regulatory developments (e.g., Sections 301/232, USMCA, trade remedies) and provide business guidance in coordination with the team.
- Participate in internal compliance assessments, root-cause analysis, and development of corrective action plans where needed.
- Support U.S. duty mitigation strategies, including duty drawback, tariff engineering, and special trade programs.
- Work with Finance and Tax partners to help quantify duty savings, risks, and opportunities.
- Leverage ACE data, dashboards, and KPIs as part of the team to monitor compliance health, broker performance, and cost drivers.
- Support ongoing trade systems and ERP initiatives (e.g., SAP GTS, S/4HANA, Descartes) to improve automation, controls, and data quality.
- Contribute to the design and improvement of scalable import compliance SOPs and control frameworks to support AMD’s growth.
- Collaborate closely with colleagues in Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Engineering, Legal, and IT to integrate import compliance into sourcing, product design, and operational processes.
- Provide clear, practical guidance to business teams, translating complex customs rules into actionable steps.
- Help deliver targeted training and awareness to internal stakeholders and broker partners.
Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
