The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has become available in our Supply Chain function for an Enterprise Manager, APAC Trade Compliance. Reporting to the Enterprise Director, APAC Trade Compliance, you will be responsible for the day-to-day oversight of APAC import and export transactions, ensuring compliance with local Customs and trade laws and regulations including export control laws and free trade agreements. You will also be responsible to monitor compliance readiness of CSL site in the APAC region.

This #hybrid position will support APAC CSL Customs and Trade operations in the region and manage Customs brokers, and or other outsourcing providers.

The Role

• Create efficiency throughout the import and export processes, develop import export data, duty spend and savings metric monthly reports.
• Oversee Customs brokers in the region. Develop broker SOPs, adherence to contract obligations, performance, reporting of export and import data as per CSL requirements and monitoring POAs.
• Lead transition and implementation to new selected brokers.
• Implement the APAC region record keeping, ensure completeness as per regional, local requirements and CSL internal Policy.
• Identify risks and opportunities in the APAC region and report to the Global TC team.
• Identify duty and cross-border tax mitigation programs, analyse cost benefits and lead implementation of duty savings. Responsible for duty mitigation programs.
• Manage GTS and Master data: Denied Party Screening, Trade embargo blocks, and other IT GTS related upgrades and projects.

• Tertiary qualification and customs broker license or exam preparation in progress is preferred.
• 5+ years' of progressively responsible experience in highly regulated, multi-location environments, cross functional experience is preferred.
• Experience in managing complex Customs and trade operations.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry or other similarly regulated industry.
• Expertise in SAP GTS System and related IT projects.
• Experience with Customs and Export controls regulations, HTS and Explanatory Notes, binding rulings, and Customs Valuation rules, and knowledge of entry processing, international freight industry standards and practices, and Incoterms®
• Some travel may be required.