Regional Manager, Global Trade Compliance

Position Summary

This position will drive trade compliance excellence across the region/shared service as defined by adherence to applicable U.S., non-U.S. and local laws and regulations pertaining to international trade as well as ensuring compliance with Thermo Fisher Scientific corporate, divisional and local policies. This individual will develop and implement training and qualification programs in partnership with the Corporate GTC Team including attendance at the Corporate GTC Team workshops for all import/export personnel in scope. This position will support all local sites in scope in developing efficient, effective and appropriate work procedures to support compliance with US and local import and export regulations and corporate and local global trade compliance management systems. This position will have functional management of the local divisional import and export personnel including working with site senior management to resolve gaps in both primary and back up roles.

The Trade Compliance Manager must be able to successfully lead group projects with members and stake holders from a variety of functions and areas. There are a wide variety of activities involved in this position requiring excellent organizational skills and the ability to work and manage in a high energy, fast paced environment. A high degree of flexibility with the ability to respond to changing priorities is important. The ability to work independently and communicate effectively is a requirement.

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with Corporate GTC Team and local resources, including Senior Management, Commercial, Logistics, Finance, Sourcing, etc., to drive strategic direction of trade compliance processes to ensure robust compliance management that meets current requirements of all countries and regions with which business is being conducted.
• Participate in regular meetings/trainings with the Corporate GTC Team and funnel down any communications and/or training to the relevant personnel within the region and communicate any issues requiring escalation to the Corporate GTC Team.
• Work with the Corporate GTC Team to implement companywide initiatives relating to GTC, e.g. the Global Trade Compliance Management System (GTCMS) and any automated GTC tools or systems implementations.
• Act as expert and keep abreast on local laws and regulations of the assigned region and provide leadership and training to all businesses with transactions to or from that region.
• Understand and address all US laws and regulations that pertain to the businesses operating in the region.
• Work within the region to identify and implement short term and long term strategic cost savings strategies, e.g. FTA, tariff engineering, etc.
• Raise the overall level of knowledge and professionalism of import and export resources and leadership across the region and leverage best practices available from other Thermo Fisher programs.
• Develop and implement method to communicate trade compliance performance for sites and functions in region.
• Ability to develop and conduct regular global trade compliance trainings across businesses and functions is required.
• Support sites in internal assessments, desk audits, completion of post audit follow-up actions and evaluate common themes in audits and develop programs to proactively address issues across sites in region.
• Manage regional level standards and processes including customer screening, import and export classification processes, compliance documentation, and listing of controlled products.
• Drive continuous process improvements to maximize customer delivery, quality, operational excellence and financial benefits associated with corporate standards and industry best practices.
• Mitigate risk to the organization through proactive process management ensuring that all activities are carried out in accordance with Thermo Fisher Scientific policies, standards, and applicable laws in the area of import and export compliance.
• Interface with freight forwarders, US customs officers, custom brokers, internal and external customers on all matters pertaining to customs and import and export regulations.
• Minimum Experience and Skills Required
• Bachelors Degree in Transportation / Logistics, Business, or International Trade, or an equivalent combination of university education and work experience
• 8-10 years experience in compliance management with demonstrated experience managing compliance activities in a multi-national company.
• Must be proficient in the local language and English.
• Must have experience with direct supervision of activities involving global import/export.
• Experience in logistics or possessing a Customs Brokers License a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.
• Demonstrate Thermo Fisher Scientific values – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement.
• Must possess solid judgment and ability to work autonomously from established goals and strategic direction – must be able to cope with multiple priorities and ambiguity.
• Possesses strategic thinking and can look ahead and respond proactively - bias for action.
• Change leadership skills and the demonstrated ability to effect change on a global scale.
• Solid presentation, communications and influencing skills – demonstrated through both written and spoken communication & can work with other countries and cultures.
• A strong collaborative leadership style with proven ability to drive change across multiple organizational levels, functions, locations, and “dotted lines” into entities to achieve objectives.
• Ability to work in a complex matrix environment to create buy in and implement processes.
• Strong problem solving skills and the desire to learn and use PPI to improve process.
• Excellent analytical and statistical skills including the ability to develop and measure metrics develop complex logistics and transportation models, etc.
• Budget management skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications
• Demonstrated Role Model Leader Characteristics:

• Embody the 4-I values
• Delight customers
• Communicate openly and honestly
• Focus on growth