Description
HWI has a fantastic opportunity to join our company as a Trade Compliance Manager.
Summary
As a member of the HWI leadership team, the Trade Compliance Manager role will lead and build the global trade compliance team, and strategy. This role will drive the ongoing strategic development, leadership, and execution of HWI’s trade compliance programs and processes. The Trade Compliance Manager will also be responsible for shaping and building the Company global trade compliance team and its capabilities. They will work to set a global strategy to minimize duties. The candidate will advise all levels of the organization, both domestic and international, to drive value for the business units by navigating the global trade and export compliance environment. In addition, the Trade Compliance Manager will manage all responses to inquiries and challenges from various customs authorities.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and implement appropriate global trade policies and processes to facilitate all Customs compliance requirements for manufactured goods and purchased goods crossing borders, particularly with respect to origin, classification, and value declarations.
- Manage the research and assignment of harmonized tariff schedule (HTS) numbers for both U.S., Canada and Mexico as well as export control classification (ECCN) for new and existing product updates and maintain a product database with classification justifications.
- Provide expertise, training, and support to all levels of the organization, both domestically and internationally, to enable business units to efficiently and effectively navigate the trade, export and import compliance environment in order to maintain an uninterrupted supply of cross-border shipments.
- Research, develop and implement automation projects and enhancements. Enhance skill set of relevant cross functional team members to provide support for day-to-day functions of trade compliance.
- In conjunction with our IT department create and maintain reporting to be used for performance metrics as well as data management for import and export processes. This includes a record retention policy to ensure all required documentation is digitally secured and properly classified.
- Regular reviews of item costs and transfer pricing to verify that declared valuation of goods is accurate and up to date.
- Conduct regular reviews of global trade regulatory changes, rulings, and case-law to assess risk and impact on Company operations.
- Schedule regular internal audits of current compliance practices, and policy adoption, to identify efficiency opportunities, mitigate risk, improve operations, and review the effectiveness of our operational controls.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in international business, international relations, international trade, finance, accounting, law degree or a related degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
- Requires a current customs broker license
- Ability to work independently to originate, execute, and complete trade compliance initiatives
- Adept and culturally aware to lead effectively and build relationships within a globally distributed organization.
- Aptitude and desire to learn quickly, be flexible, and think strategically
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience and capability to engage effectively with, and build consensus among, senior executives, business unit leaders, and international colleagues.
- Strategic vision and planning skills to lead their team to develop strategic plans that drive continuous improvement.
- Ability to travel at least 10% of the time
- The Trade Compliance Manager requires 5+ years with US and international trade compliance, Refractory industry experience preferred.
- US Customs Broker License
Physical and Environmental Requirements
- Physical Activity: Requires more than 2/3 of time sitting, using hands/fingers to handle and/or feel. Also, talk or hear.
- Lifting: Up to 25 pounds less than 1/3 of the time.
- Vision: Requires accurate close and color vision. Also, ability to adjust focus.
- Environment: Requires working in an office setting with very limited exposure.
- Noise: Requires working in quiet conditions.