You will oversee the Trade Compliance department, ensuring adherence to export control laws while managing licensing, audits, and staff training to promote effective compliance operations.
Anforderungen
- •Trade Compliance Manager experience
- •Experience in EU and US export control law
- •Leadership skills for team development
- •Excellent communication skills in English and German
- •Participation in customs seminars
Deine Aufgaben
- •Lead and manage the Trade Compliance department.
- •Serve as Export Control Officer for compliance.
- •Handle applications for dual-use export licenses.
- •Ensure adherence to German export control laws.
- •Oversee compliance with US export control laws.
- •Monitor EU and US sanctions and embargoes.
- •Maintain customs authorizations and statuses.
- •Act as contact for customs office audits.
- •Process and review import declarations.
- •Assess customs tariffs for goods classification.
- •Perform origin calculations for large projects.
- •Develop work instructions for Trade Compliance.
- •Utilize KPIs to improve compliance processes.
- •Foster employee engagement through P4G discussions.
- •Conduct internal training on customs topics.
Original Beschreibung
# Europe Trade Compliance Manager (m/f/d)
**Berlin, Germany** | **Full time**
A great opportunity to lead European Trade Compliance for a dynamic, global instrumentation & technology company that protects water quality around the world.
This will suit an experienced regional/global Trade Compliance Manager who has worked in large, complex MNC organizations and is looking to develop a career in a challenging, and meaningful environment.
**The Opportunity**
Based remotely anywhere in Germany and reporting to the Sr. Director, Global Transportation, Logistics & Trade Compliance, the Trade Compliance Manager is responsible for European Trade Compliance, serving as the organization's Export Control Officer.
With a significant flow of imported components and exported products, Hach’s Berlin manufacturing operation is critical to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality products to customers around the world. The Trade Compliance Manager will lead a small team and operate as a Subject Matter Expert, providing guidance for the business and answering questions.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* Lead and manage the Trade Compliance department, ensuring technical and personnel excellence
* Serve as the company's Export Control Officer, taking personal responsibility for compliance
* Handle applications for export licenses (dual use) and provide information on the goods list
* Ensure adherence to German export control laws and the PIC Agreement (Rotterdam Agreement)
* Oversee compliance with US export control laws and monitor EU and US sanctions and embargoes
* Maintain up-to-date customs authorizations (authorized exporter, approved exporter, deferred payment, and AEO-F)
* Act as the main point of contact for the customs office during foreign trade and import audits
* Process and review import declarations, including tax assessments
* Possess in-depth knowledge of customs tariffs for goods classification and VAT assessment within the EU
* Perform specific origin calculations for large projects
* Develop work instructions for the Trade Compliance area
* Utilize key performance indicators (daily management) to maintain and improve Trade Compliance processes
* Foster employee engagement and development through regular P4G discussions
* Conduct internal employee training on customs-related export control topics (AEO relevant)
**The Ideal Candidate:**
* Trade Compliance Manager with regional/global experience gained in high volume import/export environments in MNCs
* A wealth of experience in import/export (EU and US export control law) and customs, with personnel responsibility
* A leader who develops exceptional teams and holds a pragmatic balance for managing risk
* Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills (fluent English & fluent/advanced German)
* Regularly participates in seminars on customs and import/export control topics