Senior Manager, Global Trade Compliance

The Role

Summary

In this role, you will be the go-to for all of Fellowes regarding trade compliance, providing leadership for global trade compliance that supports global business objectives and satisfies international legal requirements for both imports and exports.

You will support Fellowes' global import and export activities to ensure compliance with applicable customs laws and regulations as well as audit, maintain and perform activities associated with Fellowes’ standard operating procedures.

You will interface with government officials, customs brokers, freight forwarders, internal / external legal counsel, customers, suppliers and customs agencies in the responsible regions and serve as a resource for Global Trade Compliance matters for Fellowes (management and employees of all levels).

This role reports into our General Counsel.

We operate in a hybrid work environment that offers two remote days per week.

Expected travel for this role is up to 20%.

In This Role, You Will

• Work with Operations and Supply Chain to develop an annual strategic plan consistent with the divisional business plan, marketing strategies, new technologies, outsourcing decisions and capital expenditures
• Develop robust customs management processes as the company grows (short / mid / long term) and the supply chain expands
• Perform global product classifications
• Confirm or determine and maintain appropriate origin declarations / marking and trade / preference program qualifications (USMCA, LTSD, KORUS etc.

of imported product, components and parts

• Determine global product duty rates, ultimately impacting customer pricing
• Lead global implementation of any process changes needed to ensure that the business is fully compliant
• Partner with government officials to support national security programs (C-TPAT, PIP, AEO, etc.)
• Drive internal cross functional process improvements required to maintain status in qualified global programs
• Serve as the company’s primary liaison with government agencies relative to import and export control
• Analyze applicability and develop mitigation strategies to implement, including duty drawback, Free-Trade-Zones, reconciliation, first sale, etc.
• Develop and present internal compliance training; conduct regulatory compliance audits and develop and maintain associated databases, reports and documentation to ensure compliance with customs laws and regulations
• Identify and outline other government agencies' requirements for import (example EPA)
• S.-specific duties to include import compliance, export compliance, and working knowledge utilizing ACE for export filing, duty reporting and responses to CF28 and CF29 requests

What You Bring to the Team

• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in import and export compliance, duty drawback, customs entry processes and regulations
• A highly developed level of business process knowledge of international transport operations including : regulations and compliance, Cross Border compliance, C-TPAT certification, CBP compliance, documentation and negotiations, Freight Forwarding and transport modes
• A proven ability to perform HTS classification on components and finished goods
• Experience with Free Trade Agreements (FTA) declarations and certificates
• Past experience with assists
• Solid knowledge and understanding of global customs laws and regulations
• Experience interacting with customs brokers and freight forwarders
• Highly organized, analytical and a great attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• The ability to influence without authority, especially in leading cross-functional teams

You May Also Have

• A U.S. Customs Brokerage License is a plus, but not required
• Oracle experience is a plus
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