Senior Trade Analyst

Applied Materials•Austin, TX

2d•$78,000 - $107,500

About The Position

The Trade Analyst plays a critical role in advancing the effectiveness, scalability, and maturity of the company’s global trade operations. This role is responsible for transforming trade data into insight, designing and supporting automation and system-driven solutions, and enabling compliant, efficient execution across Imports, Exports, and Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) operations. This individual is a strong analytical thinker and visionary problem solver who can ingest large, complex data sets, create meaningful metrics, track progress against commitments, and drive accountability across cross-functional teams. The role partners closely with cross functional teams and external service providers to ensure trade operations are data-driven, automated where possible, and in compliance with government regulations.

Requirements

Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to data integrity
Proven ability to track progress, manage action items, and hold stakeholders accountable
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence across functions
Strong systems, automation, and process design mindset
Visionary, proactive, and improvement-oriented approach
Bachelor’s degree required
4–8 years of experience in global trade, trade compliance, or operations analytics
Demonstrated experience working with large data sets and developing metrics or dashboards
Hands-on experience supporting import/export operations and/or FTZ programs
Experience with ERP platforms (SAP S/4HANA preferred)
Advanced excel skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with Tableau, PowerBI, AI tools desired

Responsibilities

Analyze large volumes of data across imports, exports, and FTZ activity to identify risks, trends, and improvement opportunities.
Design and maintain trade performance metrics and dashboards, including compliance KPIs, operational efficiency metrics, exception trends, and savings realization.
Track execution against action items, commitments, and remediation plans; provide transparent reporting and follow-up to ensure accountability.
Develop executive-level summaries that translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations.
Support the design, implementation, and optimization of automation solutions across trade operations processes.
Partner with IT and system owners to translate trade requirements into system logic, validations, and reporting capabilities (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, FTZ software, broker interfaces).
Participate in system implementations, enhancements, and upgrades, including requirements definition, UAT testing, and post-deployment validation.
Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and strengthen controls through automation and system integration.
Support compliant execution of import, export, and FTZ operations through data validation, exception management, and transaction monitoring.
Perform analytical reviews of FTZ admissions, inventory movements, manufacturing consumption, and removals to ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance.
Support reconciliations between a variety systems and broker data; identify root causes and corrective actions.
Support development and maintenance of SOPs, process flows, control documentation, and metrics frameworks.
Contribute to audit readiness by supporting internal testing, documentation gathering, and data analysis for audits and CBP reviews.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying systemic issues and proposing scalable, data-backed solutions.
Act as a thought partner to Trade leadership by bringing forward-looking ideas on automation, analytics, and operational design.

Benefits

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers.
We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company.
At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go.

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