APJ Global Trade Compliance Specialist

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the Global Trade Compliance (GTC) Regional Manager in APAC to drive the strategic direction of trade compliance processes to meet corporate risk parameters and the current requirements of all countries and regions with which business is being conducted.
• Act as the contact person for trade compliance issues from APAC divisional sites. Review and approve individual Sales and Service transactions, or raise to GTC Regional Manager in APAC, based on global standards and the defined way of working.
• Undertake Denied Party Screenings and evaluate potential matches and release holds.
• Participate in regular meetings/trainings with the GTC Regional Manager for APAC and communicate issues requiring reviews or recent trends that you see in the region.
• Support APAC sites in GTC questions and ad-hoc HS classifications in accordance with local HS schedules
• Work with freight forwarders, customs officials, custom brokers, and internal and external customers on all matters pertaining to trade compliance regulations for the APAC.

Non-negotiable Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in import and export compliance.
• 3 - 5 years of experience in trade compliance management with demonstrated experience handling trade compliance activities in a multinational company.
• Experience with direct supervision of activities involving global import/export.
• Excellent judgment and ability to work autonomously from established goals and strategic direction.

Minimum Experience and Skills Required:

• Critical thinking and ability to respond proactively - bias for action.
• Solid presentation, communication and influencing skills (both written and spoken), and the ability to work with other countries and environments.
• Ability to collaborate across different functions, locations, and dotted lines into entities to achieve objectives.
• Strong collaboration skills and able to work in a team environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to develop and measure performance metrics.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.