Senior Manager Trade Compliance Europe

Job title:

Johnson Controls

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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