Global Customs & Trade Compliance Leader

Sun Chemical; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid holidays

Job summary

Sun Chemical seeks a Global Customs Compliance Leader to oversee international trade compliance across regions and business units. The role focuses on harmonizing processes, reducing risk, and enabling growth through data-driven insights and collaboration with external providers.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience in customs compliance, with SAP proficiency and strong leadership capabilities. Hybrid work arrangement with travel 15–20% may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive customs compliance and international trade experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing global customs compliance programs across multiple regions and jurisdictions.
• Experience managing customs brokers, trade service providers, and third-party logistics partners, including SLAs and performance metrics.
• Experience supporting complex international trade operations, including import/export compliance, tariff classification, COO determinations, duty optimization, and trade agreement utilization.
• Strong analytical experience using data to identify risks, costs, and process improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders across supply chain, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, IT, finance, and commercial functions.
• Experience with SAP and other customs, trade management, or transportation management systems; SAP experience preferred.
• Licensed Customs Broker preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with external customs providers to meet SLAs and drive continuous performance improvement.
• Enhance and standardize global customs compliance procedures across regions and business units.
• Lead transformation initiatives to simplify customs compliance activities and reduce risk.
• Oversee systems, processes, and data including trade management, automated customs, and COO tools.
• Manage the global customs compliance organization to support a harmonized framework.
• Maintain accurate classification records using technical data and drawings.
• Conduct periodic reviews of classifications and manuals for regulatory compliance.
• Create and deliver formal customs training programs across geographies.
• Publish internal customs practices to ensure global consistency and awareness.
• Partner with logistics, procurement, warehousing, manufacturing, IT, and commercial teams for complex operations.
• Support departments with COO determinations and FTAs; document training.
• Leverage data to identify duty savings opportunities and process optimization.
• Develop KPIs and translate insights into improvements; report to senior leadership.
• Lead global customs compliance and transformation projects to improve processes and tech utilization.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional leadership

Global trade compliance

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Sun Chemical seeks a Global Customs Compliance Leader to oversee international trade compliance across regions and business units. The role focuses on harmonizing processes, reducing risk, and enabling growth through data-driven insights and collaboration with external providers.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience in customs compliance, with SAP proficiency and strong leadership capabilities. Hybrid work arrangement with travel 15–20% may apply.