Trade Compliance Manager, AMN

SIG Group; Melrose Park (IL); Híbrido; USD 95 000 - 125 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Partial remote work

Competitive compensation

Resumo da oferta

SIG Group seeks a Regional Trade Compliance Manager to ensure international trade activities comply with laws, regulations, and company policies. You will develop and maintain effective trade compliance programs and oversee regional export control and customs processes.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree and 5–7 years in multinational trade compliance. SAP GTS expertise is essential, with strong communication and strategic thinking skills to partner across legal, finance, and supply

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Law, International Relations or a related field.
• Advanced degree or professional certification in trade compliance preferred.
• 5–7 years experience in trade compliance roles within multinational corporations.

Responsabilidades

• Stay updated on evolving trade regulations, including customs laws, sanctions, embargos, and export control across jurisdictions.
• Develop and implement trade compliance policies and procedures to ensure legal adherence and licensing processes.
• Collaborate with Head of Global Trade Compliance and regional teams to align initiatives.
• Create, monitor and revise regional/local trade compliance documentation.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop strategies to mitigate liabilities.
• Provide training to employees involved in international trade.

Conhecimentos

Trade compliance

Regulatory interpretation

Stakeholder communication

Strategic thinking

Spanish conversation

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in business, Law, International Relations, or Supply Chain

Advanced degree or professional certification in trade compliance

Ferramentas

SAP

SAP GTS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Compensation: $95K-$125K

This role ensures that international trade activities comply with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies. The Regional Trade Compliance Manager works closely with various departments to develop, implement, and maintain effective trade compliance programs and to oversee the regional and national export control and customs processes.

Key responsibilities

• Trade Compliance: Stay updated on evolving trade regulations, including customs laws, sanctions, embargos, and export control across jurisdictions. Interpret and communicate regulatory requirements to regional stakeholders.
• Policy Development: Develop and implement trade compliance policies and procedures to ensure legal adherence. Implement processes for screening, classification, and licensing of goods and technology.
• Alignment: Ensure close collaboration and alignment with the Head of Global Trade Compliance and the operational trade compliance teams locally.
• Documentation: Create, implement, monitor and revise regional / local trade compliance documentation
• Risk Assessment: Conduct frequent assessments to identify and mitigate trade compliance risk. Address issues proactively and develop strategies to avoid penalties and minimize liabilities.
• Training & Awareness: Provide training to employees involved in international trade. Foster a culture of compliance through ongoing education and awareness initiatives.
• SAP GTS: Manage all trade compliance processes run in SAP GTS, incl. the regional tariff classification and the export classification process.
• Internal Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including legal, finance, tax, supply chain, and logistics, to integrate compliance into business operations. Act as subject matter expert and interface between the global, regional, and national teams.
• External Relationships: Build and maintain relationships with government agencies, trade associations, customs brokers and industry peers to stay informed on regulatory changes and best practices. Represent the company in discussions with regulatory authorities.
• Audits & Investigations: Coordinate internal audits and investigations to ensure compliance. Address findings and implement corrective actions. Manage external customs import/export audits and coordinate internal support activities.

You Bring These Skills, Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Law, International Relations, Supply Chain or a related field. Advanced degree or professional certification in trade compliance preferred.
• 5–7-year experience in trade compliance roles within multinational corporations, with a focus on import/export regulations, sanctions, and export controls.
• Strong knowledge of regional and national trade laws and regulations, including customs and export control laws.
• Extensive SAP and SAP GTS experience, especially in the areas of legal control and SPL screening.
• Proven ability to develop and implement trade compliance programs that manage risk and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels and represent the company to government agencies and industry groups.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate and address emerging trade compliance issues.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Spanish conversation skills are nice to have.

SIG competencies

We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer‑centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is "yes", come and join us.

Our promise

SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. We offer competitive compensation and an opportunity to partially work from home. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we’ll back you all the way.

About SIG

SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it's the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better. Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.

• sdd