Hybrid Manager, Global Trade Compliance and Operations

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About the role

  • Manager overseeing Global Trade Compliance and Operations for EMEA with a focus on customs processes at HARMAN. Requires expertise in international trade regulations and team leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage internal teams to ensure the completion of required import-export, statistical reporting, and legal documentation.
  • Ensure compliance with customs processes and customs authorizations.
  • Ensure proper customs valuation, classification, and determination of the country of origin.
  • Manage the preferential (FTA) origin solicitation and qualification process.
  • Analyze products, components, tooling, equipment, and services to determine classification.
  • Provide support and scenario analysis for procurement and sales to aid business decisions with duty implication information.
  • Manage customs broker operations and ensure proper customs instruction processes.
  • Align local risk management frameworks and processes with global ones to address risks.
  • Organize and support monitoring and auditing of customs clearance processes and documentation to ensure compliance with trade laws.
  • Advise the business on compliance requirements and related controls.
  • Create, assess, and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for customs valuation, classification, and determination of the country of origin in alignment with EMEA legislation.
  • Identify and drive cost management and duty optimization activities.
  • Identify and integrate best practices standards for the organization based on global cooperation.
  • Build partnerships with third-party customs brokerage firms, government agencies, and trade compliance service providers.
  • Apply for and manage customs rulings and binding tariff information.
  • Prepare and provide KPIs of performance for all activities related to customs valuation, classification, and determination of the country of origin.
  • Manage professional training for internal and external users on customs valuation, classification, and determination of the country of origin.
  • Actively participate in customs and trade automation projects.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience with regional experience
  • Trade automation technology, customs simplification management
  • Demonstrable knowledge of Trade compliance and customs software and new product launches
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, planning, international trade or related field
  • Customs clerk expert certification
  • Fluent in English, both written and oral
  • Strong knowledge of European Customs Code and trade regulations
  • Experience in managing customs broker operations and trade compliance projects

Benefits

  • Professional training
  • Flexible working hours

Job title

Manager, Global Trade Compliance and Operations

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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