Senior Sales Manager

Job Responsibilities

1. Develop, implement, and lead our Global Trade Compliance Operations program, policies, and teams to ensure compliance with relevant rules and regulations of governing agencies.
2. Create and lead strategic direction of trade operations processes to ensure robust risk mitigation management.
3. Collaborate with Trade Compliance Governance on remediation activities.
4. Ensure a robust monitoring, risk assessment, and auditing program and tools are in place to verify performance and accuracy of activity performed by 3rd party suppliers contracted by us.
5. Manage global trade partners to ensure full compliance with governing laws and regulations while ensuring performance service level agreements and quality are delivered.
6. Lead global trade operations program to facilitate global trade on day-to-day basis ensuring correct submissions to regulators including but not limited to Harmonized Tariff Schedule classifications, Sanctioned Country licensing determinations, controlled export classifications and license management, restricted party screening, and country of origin declarations.
7. Ensure proper compliance on all international trade matters from import, export, customs duty management, free trade agreements, etc.
8. Initiate and introduce compliance programs to internal and external stakeholders to deliver more systemized operational processes and reduce non-compliant cases.
9. Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure policies and procedures align with trade regulations.
10. Provide necessary data for trade team to facilitate global trade departments such as Trade Governance, R&D, business development, Finance, Customer Service, ITS, Supply Chain, Sourcing/Procurement, etc.
11. Liaise with Global Trade Governance and regional trade operations groups to facilitate compliance with global, country-specific, and corporate policies and regulations.
12. Work with regional leads to deploy, monitor, and improve the effectiveness of compliance controls and processes.
13. Conduct periodic assessments and monitoring of business units, customs brokers, and supply chain service providers to confirm trade compliance policies are implemented.

Minimum Requirements

1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in business administration, trade compliance (import/export), supply chain management, logistics, or other relevant fields; advanced degree preferred.
2. Customs Broker license or equivalent preferred.
3. 10-15 years of progressive leadership experience, with proven track record in management, operations management, business process optimization, or process improvement, with measurable outcomes; demonstrated focus and proficiency in change and stakeholder management.
4. Experience working, communicating, and facilitating across multiple layers of organizational structure; demonstrating comfort with both front-line employees and Executive or C-Level stakeholders.
5. 10-15 years’ experience leading a multi-entity/business unit trade compliance program.
6. Minimum 5 years of people management experience required.
7. Experience developing and implementing trade programs, policies, and procedures, and transforming a trade compliance organization within a multi-national organization.
8. Comprehensive knowledge of global trade import and export regulations and laws.
9. Experience implementing and maintaining global trade compliance programs, policies, and standards.
10. Excellent verbal and written communication ability in English.
11. International travel is required.

Interview Competencies

1. Build for the Future
2. Deliver Results
3. Lead People
4. Lead Self
5. Model and champion Our Core Values

Additional Benefits

1. Flexible working hours, remote work possible (up to 60%).
2. 30 days of holidays per year.
3. Modern office and an inspiring working environment.
4. Employee restaurant with live cooking and healthy food (subsidized).
5. Public transport ticket (100% subsidized) or free parking space.
6. Company sport groups and an in-house company gym.
7. Employee Assistance Program to support your health, mental and emotional well-being.
8. A comprehensive company pension scheme.
9. Company medical officer and vaccination offers.
10. Childcare through our ‘Buttje&Deern’ partner.

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