The Regional Trade Compliance Manager is responsible for ensuring the import or export of products and materials complies with the regulations within a region. This includes assisting in the deployment of regional and/or localized trade compliance procedures and guidelines that will assure compliance with import and export regulations, executing audit and risk assessment programs including corrective action plans and providing leadership in strategic projects that affect the supply chain to ensure proper/advantageous structuring of transactions. In addition to developing and ensuring process adherence, the role will act as a key knowledge point for all trade compliance issues and take a lead in the training and development of key stakeholders.
How You’ll Make an Impact:
- Maintains and evaluates the region’s compliance status with various regulatory bodies including customs, export control and applicable tax authorities. Ensuring proper documentation and procedures are maintained in accordance with regulations.
- Reviews internal controls, develops processes, administers the compliance audit program, and oversees corrective action plans for the region. Identifies compliance gaps and recommends process improvements.
- Assists in establishing and maintaining localized policies and procedures for compliance with import and export regulations as well as ensuring broad Company awareness of these requirements.
- Identifies and develops business processes to address compliance risks, with a focus on continuous process improvements to increase efficiency and improve performance to customers.
- Responsible for monitoring and reporting KPIs and metrics to senior management and daily reporting of import and export compliance for the region.
- Sets overall budget, operational strategy and priorities for assigned area of responsibility.
- Prioritizes and manages projects in the region for both import and export compliance which involves defining the project scope, budget, scheduling and execution of project risk.
What You Bring:
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in International Business, Business Administration or Supply Chain management.
- Customs broker license.
- At least 10 years trade compliance experience, with minimum 5 years' of management experience and trade compliance for multiple countries or in a global environment.
- Expert working knowledge of import and export regulations across the region, including Import Licensing, Export Licensing, Free Trade Agreements, HTS and Export Control Classification, Country of Origin, Valuation, Transfer Pricing, Authorized Economic Operator, Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, Approved Exporter.
- Knowledge and ability to handle other Government Agency requirements applicable to Bio-Rad products, such as, but not limited to health registration agencies, veterinary controls and other related Export and Impart regulations within the region and countries.
- Experience with global trade management software and systems, and with implementation and scaling of trade automation tools including but not limited to SAP-GTS.
- Experience writing and submitting binding rulings and a proven record of designing and implementing value added import/export policies and processes.
- Experience with audits and disclosure practices.
- Experience working in the Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences or Diagnostic industry highly preferred.
- Demonstrated strong leadership, communication, analytical and people management skills.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills at all levels in the organization.
- Results orientation and strong sense of accountability.
Who We Are: For 70 years, Bio-Rad has focused on advancing the discovery process and transforming the fields of science and healthcare. As one of the top five life science companies, we are a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of high-quality research and clinical diagnostic products. We help people everywhere live longer, healthier lives. Recently voted a Best Place to Work, Bio-Rad offers a unique employee experience with collaborative teams that span the globe. Here, you are supported by leadership to build your career and are empowered to drive change that makes an impact you can see.
Benefits: Bio-Rad's biggest asset is our people, and this is the reason why our Total Rewards deliver programs that provide value, quality, and inclusivity while satisfying the diverse needs of our evolving workforce. Our offerings serve to enrich the overall health, wealth, and wellbeing of our employees and their families through the various stages of an employee’s work and life cycle. We’re proud to offer comprehensive medical plans and insurance, wellness programs, extensive learning and development opportunities and more.
EEO Statement: Bio-Rad is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and we welcome candidates of all backgrounds. Veterans, people with disabilities, and people of all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, and orientations are encouraged to apply.
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