Trade Business Analyst

Job Title: Trade Business Analyst Location: Bay Area, CA Duration: 9+ Months Role Summary The Trade Business Analyst supports trade compliance and supply chain decision-making by translating business needs into clear requirements, structured data inputs, and actionable insights. The role focuses on scenario analysis, governance, documentation, and cross-functional coordination to deliver approved business cases and trade program outcomes. Key Responsibilities Trade Analytics & Decision Support • Define problem statements, success metrics, and analysis plans for trade/logistics decisions. • Conduct ad-hoc analysis on costs, volumes, trade lanes, and channels. • Validate data quality, assumptions, and modeling outputs. • Develop trade/network visualizations and executive summaries. • Maintain reproducible analysis outputs and periodic data refreshes. Requirements & Stakeholder Management • Lead discovery sessions, stakeholder interviews, and requirements gathering. • Document assumptions, constraints, dependencies, and decisions with traceability. • Translate business needs into prioritized requirements or user stories. • Align with cross-functional partners (Trade Compliance, Legal, Finance, Ops, Network Design). • Communicate status updates, risks, and recommendations clearly. Program Governance & Documentation • Manage run plans, milestones, RAID logs, and change control. • Maintain version control of models, outputs, and documentation. • Prepare standardized data request templates and assumption packs. • Publish regular stakeholder updates and executive readouts. Trade Operations & Process Support • Track customs ruling requests and manage related documentation. • Maintain product profiles, classifications, and compliance data. • Support trade lane documentation and operational coordination. • Assist tariff mitigation analysis, cost/benefit tracking, and forecasting inputs. • Support process improvements, SOP updates, automation stabilization, and reporting. Key Deliverables • Requirements and assumptions documentation with stakeholder sign-off. • Scenario analysis reports with risks, impacts, and recommendations. • KPI dashboards, status reports, and standardized data packs. • Maintained analysis repository and documentation. • Updated product profiles, ruling trackers, SOPs, and monitoring reports. Qualifications • Experience in business analysis, trade compliance, logistics, or supply chain analytics. • Strong requirements documentation, stakeholder alignment, and analytical skills. • Experience with data analysis tools (Excel, SQL/BI tools, presentations). • Ability to synthesize insights into concise executive summaries. • Strong written and verbal communication skills.