Global Trade Optimization & Special Programs Lead

Disney Cruise Line - The Walt Disney Company; Celebration (FL); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Disney Cruise Line – The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Trade Optimization & Special Programs to lead enterprise frameworks for FTZs, Duty Drawback, and AEO/C-TPAT. This role acts as a strategic consultant and interface with sourcing, manufacturing, and regional import operations.

You will design, deploy, and maintain programs, publish guidelines, and manage a team of analysts, ensuring data quality, compliance, and margin improvement across Disney geographies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive international trade or global program management experience.
• Experience designing and administering duty-savings frameworks (FTZs, Duty Drawback, FTAs).
• Strong knowledge of AEO and C-TPAT and related portal workflows.
• Proven leadership of technical analysts or compliance specialists.
• Ability translate dense regulatory language into strategic briefs.

Responsibilities

• Govern outsourced FTZ, Duty Drawback, First Sale, and FTZ admin providers.
• Architect and maintain global trade programs for FTZs, FTAs, and processing regimes.
• Publish guidelines and qualification rulesets for regional teams and brokers.
• Deliver tariff engineering advisory workflows for product design lifecycles.
• Lead trade governance and audit collaboration for compliant operations.

Skills

International trade

Customs compliance

Global program management

People leadership

Effective communication

Tools

GTMS

SAP GTS

Job description

Disney Cruise Line – The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Trade Optimization & Special Programs to lead enterprise frameworks for FTZs, Duty Drawback, and AEO/C-TPAT. This role acts as a strategic consultant and interface with sourcing, manufacturing, and regional import operations.

You will design, deploy, and maintain programs, publish guidelines, and manage a team of analysts, ensuring data quality, compliance, and margin improvement across Disney geographies.