Italy Trade Compliance Specialist Bardi

Italy Trade Compliance Specialist
Bardi
Emilia Romagna, Bardi

Italy Trade Compliance Specialist**:

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The mission of the Trade Compliance Specialist is to support Local Business Line management in ensuring that all local business processes are aligned with ABB Trade policies and guidelines, as well as to provide the local business staff with hands-on guidance in complying with trade related requirements and in pursuing strategic trade objectives.

LBL TCO will be responsible to support the implementation and maintenance of ABB's Global Trade Program and support the LTCO in maintaining oversight and effective communication on trade related (regulatory) developments.

**This position reports to**:

Trade Compliance Officer

**Your responsibilities**:

- Support the CTCO to create and maintain written procedures and guidelines for LBL compliance with export control and sanctions (including (manual) screening), as well as customs compliance requirements (with input from LTCO / Global Trade, where available).

- Support the CTCO to provide LBL managers and other staff periodic updates regarding the status of the local implementation of ABB's Global Trade Program, as well as of significant changes in export control and customs laws/regulations.

- Where needed and in line with the training framework of the Global Trade Program, implement and maintain a general export control and customs compliance awareness program for local business staff and provide trade related training to employees (particularly in cases of delegated export control responsibilities).

- Provide oversight, "big-picture" policy advisory and practical guidance to local business regarding export control and customs compliance, necessary for daily in

- and outbound operations, including formal documentation and archiving requirements.

- Ensure that LBL trade compliance records are maintained for a minimum of five years, but always for a period that satisfies national legal requirements.

- Support LTCO with execution of local Trade Reviews and/or conduct annual "self-audits" of LBL trade compliance, under guidance of the CTCO and LTCO.

- Notify both the LTCO and in-house legal counsel of any suspected export control violation; notify the LTCO of (potentially) sensitive customs compliance matters.

- Work with the LTCO, Information Systems (IS) management, and local Business Line management to ensure effective use of SAP's Global Trade Services (GTS) compliance and customs modules (where applicable).

- Ensure the classification of all exported and imported products/software/technology with respect to national export control and customs lists where applicable.

Primary responsibility for execution of product classifications (ECN, ECCN, HTS) will reside with Product Classification Engineers (PCEs).

- Promote cross-functional collaboration (Engineering, Product Management, Quality, Supplier Quality, etc. )

for end-to-end continuous improvement related to trade management and trade compliance.

- Actively participates in trade compliance training(s) organized or conducted by Group Trade Management and/or the LTCO.

The need for external training shall be determined by LTCO, in consultation with the LBL manager.

**Your background**:

- Knowledge of export control and customs rules and regulations (willingness to learn).

- At least 3 years of experience in a similar role in order to effectively communicate across all levels of the local business.

- Business mind-set, responsiveness, strong sense of ownership, self-driven, willingness to explore.

- Team player with good communication skills, capable of communicating in English and local language (of authorities), both verbally and in writing.

- Helpful, not mandatory: technical knowledge of products, software and applied technologies in the scope of the LBL (willingness to learn).

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