What will you do:

• The Senior Trade Compliance Manager - EU will be responsible for leading the Regional Trade Compliance team in Europe that runs the day-to-day operation including development, implementation, and operationalization of all aspects of trade compliance programs including risk assessment, training, and awareness, advisory, policies and procedures, monitoring, raising concerns and investigations.
• Collaborate with the other Regional Sr. Managers to achieve global defined KPI’s.
• Collaborate with Legal on internal and external audits in Europe (including UK, Norway, and Switzerland).
• Provide guidance and support on the Export Controls & Sanctions incidents in a dynamic environment.
• Lead the broker management program.
• Optimize the internal risk management program by means of Data Analytics for post clearance checks and other trade compliance checks.
• Participate in and support strategic projects (including M&A transactions) with relevant compliance input, evaluation, and investigation (due diligence).
• Develop, nurture, and enable a successful compliance team with a diverse membership. Mentor and develop the team to transform the compliance function of JCI as an outstanding organization.
• Develop and maintain appropriate records and metrics for Trade Compliance program.
• Collaborate with other departments (e.g. Logistics & Distribution, Legal Compliance, Customer Support, Sales, IT, Internal Audit etc) to direct Trade Compliance issues to appropriate existing channels.

Qualifications:

An ideal candidate will be a team builder, executor, collaborator, and an agent of change and meets the following criteria:

• At least a bachelor’s degree (international trade, law, tax, business economics).
• 5 years of experience in Customs & Global Trade in a multinational environment (MNC, big 4 consultancy firm, law firm, government, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience to lead a team in a multi-cultural, fast-paced environment.
• Capable of establishing and maintaining a network both within (matrix structure) as outside JCI, including customs agents, customs authorities.
• Demonstrated experience with EU Export Controls & Sanctions. Understanding of the UK and/or the US Export Controls & Sanctions is a big plus.
• Demonstrated experience to lead local audits across European region, including the UK.
• Fluent in English, a second language (Dutch, German or Spanish) is a big plus.

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