We are seeking a strategic and compliance-driven Manager of International Trade to lead and safeguard our Customs & Trade Compliance programs across the US and Canada. In a fast-evolving global market defined by shifting tariff barriers and complex regulations, you will play a pivotal role in mitigating risk, identifying strategic trade opportunities, and driving cost-reduction initiatives.
- Manage the Customs & Trade Compliance program in the US and Canada for the purpose of mitigating risk to the company
- Ensure compliance with laws and regulations and adherence to strategy
- Ability to identify trade-related risks and opportunities in a fast changing and complex environment with increasing tariff barriers
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, i to ensure trade and customs aspects are well understood and considered.
- Monitor changes in trade and customs legislation and assess their impact on incl. cost reduction / risk mitigation options
- Assist in performing risk risk assessments of the trade compliance program
- Provide training and guidance on trade related topics
- Identify tariff mitigation strategies and define the guidelines to implement within based on CBP regulations
- Assist in Audit defense activities
- Ability to review classifications for accuracy
- Experience with Foreign Trade Zones, Duty Drawback and Antidumping/Countervailing Duties from a governance perspective
- With respect to the USCBP Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) portal: (i) create reports within PowerBI with information extracted from the ACE portal, to facilitate impact analysis and (ii) run ad hoc reports on request
- Support in Forced Labor review and evaluation
- Review audit reports, identify key findings and trends, support remedial actions, and track such actions to completion
- Assist with monitoring of applicable regulations and help assess the potential changes needed to meet new requirements.
- Prepare and deliver training materials on trade topics