Senior Trade Compliance Manager

Honeywell International Inc.; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Honeywell International Inc. is seeking a Sr. Trade Compliance Manager to lead trade compliance activities across the META region.

The role involves overseeing customs, export controls, and internal processes, while guiding cross-functional teams to ensure compliant business execution. The candidate will coordinate with Trade Compliance, Legal, Logistics, Supply Chain, Sales, and regional leadership to implement procedures, train staff, and support audits, with focus on accuracy and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, logistics or related field, or commensurate experience.
• 3-5 years in Trade Compliance, Logistics or Export Controls.
• Multinational environment experience preferred.
• Exposure to META region is a plus.
• Arabic language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead META trade compliance activities across the region.
• Oversee import/export processes, customs, and documentation.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure regulatory alignment.
• Develop and maintain regional trade compliance procedures.
• Coordinate with brokers and forwarders for compliant shipments.
• Provide training on customs/import requirements and export controls.
• Support internal audits and corrective actions.
• Maintain audit-ready trade compliance records.
• Ensure alignment with sanctions and export control regulations.

Skills

META customs regs

International shipping

SAP

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

English language

Arabic plus

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/logistics or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description:

The Sr. Trade Compliance Manager is responsible for leading trade compliance activities across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region, with oversight of customs-related controls, export controls, and internal trade compliance processes.

The role will ensure that business transactions comply with applicable trade compliance regulations and internal policies, while providing practical guidance to operational and commercial teams to enable compliant business execution.

The position requires strong leadership and coordination with internal stakeholders, including Trade Compliance, Legal, Logistics, Supply Chain, Sales, and regional business leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Middle East Trade Compliance Team, managing import and export compliance activities across the META region, and ensuring alignment with applicable customs, export control, sanctions, and internal trade compliance requirements.
• Oversee customs and import processes, including tariff classification (in collaboration with HTS classification team), country of origin, valuation, documentation accuracy, broker management, and import recordkeeping.
• Review and approve import and export documentation to ensure compliant shipment execution and accurate customs declarations.
• Partner with logistics, supply chain, sales, and business teams to resolve customs clearance issues, export hold matters, shipment delays, and trade compliance questions.
• Develop, maintain, and improve regional trade compliance procedures, controls, and work instructions covering both import and export activities.
• Coordinate with customs brokers, freight forwarders, and internal stakeholders to ensure effective management of import/export transactions and related compliance documentation.
• Conduct or support internal compliance reviews, audits, and corrective actions related to customs/import and export compliance processes.
• Maintain accurate trade compliance records to support audit readiness, regulatory inquiries, and internal reporting requirements.
• Deliver training and awareness sessions to internal stakeholders on customs/import requirements, export controls, sanctions compliance, and shipment execution procedures.

Qualifications

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Basic to intermediate knowledge of META customs and export control regulations
• Familiarity with international shipping and trade processes.
• Experience using SAP
• Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and follow established processes.
• Good communication skills (English required; Arabic is a plus).

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Logistics, or related field or commensurate experience
• 3-5 years of experience in Trade Compliance, Logistics, or Export Controls.
• Experience in a multinational environment is preferred.
• Exposure to META region is a plus.
• Arabic is a plus.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We donot discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation toparticipate in the job application or interview process, toperform crucial job functions, and toreceive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us torequest accommodation

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world's most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector's transition from automation to autonomy.

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