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Sr. Director

Summary

This position is a Global Import/Export Compliance Lead role in the Legal and Compliance team. The employee will manage global trade compliance, work with various functional areas, and provide guidance on trade matters. They will report to the Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, Compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, international relations, international trade, or related field
• A minimum of 10+ years of international trade
• 5+ years’ experience supervising trade governance and compliance roles
• Licensed Customs Broker
• International trade and customs experience at a manufacturing company
• Strong understanding of international trade law
• Experience dealing with import/Customs programs in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
• Strong working knowledge of business operations
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to function at a high level of effectiveness, flexibility, autonomy, and initiative
• A self-starter who proactively identifies opportunities to improve business and operational processes/procedures with innovative solutions
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally, when necessary
• Demonstrated resilience, independence, and objectivity

Responsibilities

• Establish, implement, and maintain operational processes for assuring trade compliance
• Provide leadership to the global trade compliance team
• Work with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Legal
• Provide subject-matter expertise
• Stay up to date on changes in Customs/import and export regulations
• Manage and further develop global classification program for import/export classification
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and processes
• Ensure Compliance partners with Operations, Supply Chain and Finance
• Prepare and present periodic reporting to key stakeholders and senior leadership
• Drive expansion of the use of automated systems and technology
• Ensure that record management and retention systems are further developed, updated, and maintained
• Establish and build strong relationships with government, sector and other regulatory authorities
• Lead specialty task forces as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual - English and Spanish
• Experience applying Lean principles to address business challenges and opportunities