Overview
This position is responsible for the continued development and maintenance of our client's world-class regional import-export compliance program. Its focus is to ensure all legal entities operating worldwide are compliant with all applicable customs and trade regulations while maximize feasible savings for the business. The position is responsible for monitoring key industry developments, legislative, and regulatory changes affecting the businesses, assess impact and represent the client in various Trade Associations to ensure their interests are represented. The position will also partner directly with the various internal strategic departments, business units, and functional area leaders to drive process improvements, operational excellence, and optimize duty spend with all applicable duty mitigation programs. The position will oversee all Customs and Trade operations in the region and manage customs brokers, and or other outsourcing providers. This position will work closely with the Global Trade Compliance Program function to implement Global Trade Compliance Policies, guidelines, develop and deploy regional and local procedures, monitor the compliance readiness of the region through the management of the import and export compliance risk-assessment, on site compliance reviews (audits), and support all external government audits. Position will interface with Business Management, Regional compliance Leadership team, customs brokers, freight forwarders, internal/external legal counsel, customers, suppliers, CMOs and government officials. Position will also provide support, for training, mentoring, and leadership development to the Regional Trade compliance personnel and will also support the Global Supply Chain with all departmental goals and objectives.
Responsibilities
- Monitors regional key industry developments, legislative, and regulatory changes affecting the internal business units, assess impact and represent the client in various Trade Associations to ensure their interests are represented.
- Implement Global Trade Compliance Policies, guidelines, develop and deploy regional and local procedures, monitor the compliance readiness of the region through the management of the import and export compliance risk-assessment, on site compliance reviews (audits), and support all external audits. 3 Drive KPIs, Trade data reporting, duty spend and duty savings, continuous improvement and drive efficiency throughout the import and export processes
- Oversees customs brokers in the region :KPIs, SOPs, contract, performance, lead regional bid and selection with procurement team
- Lead regional and local teams, responsible for all regional Trade and customs operations
- Responsible for the region record keeping ensures completeness as per regional, local requirements and the client's internal Policy
- Oversee HTS and ECCN classification as well as database, responsible for origin and preference determination, customs value and duty program utilization as per the client's Policies.
- Identify risks and opportunities in the region and report to the Global TC team 9 Support Government audits
Education
- Customs Broker license
- A Bachelor's Degree is required; Masters in related field or equivalent is preferred.
Experience
- 10 years of progressively responsible experience in highly regulated, multi-location environments, cross functional experience is preferred.
- Experience in managing complex Customs and trade Operations
- Expert in Customs and Export controls regulations, HTS and Explanatory Notes, rulings, court cases, and Customs Valuation rules, as well as a thorough knowledge of entry processing, international freight industry standards and practices, and INCOTERMS
- Skilled with special Customs programs (inc. FTAs, Drawback, FTZs, Value Reconciliation, etc)
- Experienced in drafting formal Customs correspondence
- Excellent skills in organization, prioritization, and negotiation; must excel under pressure
- Able to motivate others to drive peak performance
- Must be self-motivated, goal oriented, and able to work independently in producing results
- Proficient with: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint with ability to develop skills with other programs as required
- Understands Quality systems and importance of systems, operational excellence culture and behaviour to organizations
- Strong leadership skills (e.g. priority setting, timely decision-making, business acumen and dealing with ambiguity).
- Clear understanding of the internal operating model and culture
- Ability to analyze and utilize data to drive decisions and priorities
- Able to influence and challenge senior leaders and peer groups.
- Comfort around senior management
- Experience in understanding industry trends and changes to practice standards so the client remains an industry leader
- Strong organizational, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Displays strong level of engagement at all levels of the organization and does not only operate at a corporate level
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English.
Proclinical is a specialist employment agency and recruitment business, providing job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.
Proclinical Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.
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