Director, Americas Trade Compliance

Company: CSL Behring
Location: King Of Prussia
Posted on: October 7, 2024

Job Description:

Director, Americas Trade Compliance

Develop and maintain a world-class regional import-export compliance program, ensuring compliance with customs and trade regulations while maximizing feasible savings for the business.

Reporting to the CSL Enterprise Global Head of Trade Compliance, you will be responsible for monitoring key industry developments, legislative, and regulatory changes affecting CSL businesses, assessing impact and representing CSL in various Trade Associations to ensure CSL's interests are represented. You will partner directly with the various CSL strategic departments, business units, and functional area leaders to drive process improvements, operational excellence, and optimize duty spend with all applicable duty mitigation programs. You will oversee all CSL Customs and Trade operations in the region and manage customs brokers, and or other outsourcing providers. You will work closely with the Global Trade Compliance Program function to implement CSL Global Trade Compliance Policies, guidelines, develop and deploy regional and local procedures, monitor the compliance readiness of the region through the management of the CSL import and export compliance risk-assessment, on site compliance reviews (audits), and support all external government audits. You will interface with CSL 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 CSL Global Supply Chain with all departmental goals and objectives. This is a hybrid role, which offers a combination of an onsite and remote work schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

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• Monitor regional key industry developments, legislative, and regulatory changes affecting CSL businesses, assess impact and represent CSL in various Trade Associations to ensure CSL's interests are represented.
  
• Implement CSL Global Trade Compliance Policies, guidelines, develop and deploy regional and local procedures, monitor the compliance readiness of the region through the management of the CSL import and export compliance risk-assessment, on site compliance reviews (audits), and support all external audits.
  
• Drive KPIs, Trade data reporting, duty spend and duty savings, continuous improvement and drive efficiency throughout the import and export processes.
  
• Oversee 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 CSL 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 CSL Policies.
  
• Identify risks and opportunities in the region and report to the Global TC team.
  
• Support Government audits.
  
  
  Requirements:
  
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  • Customs Broker license
    
  • Bachelor's Degree is required; Master's in related field or equivalent is preferred.
    
  • 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 (including 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 behavior to organizations.
    
  • Strong leadership skills (e.g. priority setting, timely decision-making, business acumen and dealing with ambiguity).
    
  • Clear understanding of CSL's 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 CSL 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.
    
    
    About CSL Behring:
    CSL Behring is a global leader in developing and delivering high-quality medicines that treat people with rare and serious diseases. Our treatments offer promise for people in more than 100 countries living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas.
    
    We value diversity and inclusion:
    As a global organization with employees in 35+ countries, CSL embraces diversity and inclusion. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their best work.
    
    

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