Sr Manager, Customs and Trade Compliance - Abbott Laboratories : Job Details

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The Sr Manager, Customs and Trade Compliance position works out of our Minnetonka, MN location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management Division.

As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.

This role will provide divisional leadership and support to ensure compliance with all relevant US customs regulations and trade laws and regulations,including 19CFR,15CFR,FDA,USDA,and other US regulatory agency requirements. Responsible for supporting the development and implementation of division-level policies and strategies,and ensuring that appropriate actions are taken by the sites. It will be the responsibility of this position to develop a staff of experts in the import/export compliance field that will serve the current and future demands of the supply chain operation. Responsible for providing support and guidance to OUS affiliate locations pertaining to customs compliance and controls.

What You'll Work On

This position:

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.

• Develop and implement site policies that are consistent with division-level policies to ensure consistency and synergy across sites.

• Consult on division-level policies.

• Provide strategic input from division import/export perspective on global projects.

• Support division compliance with special trade programs, including Free Trade Agreements (FTA),Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ),etc.

• Evaluate and recommend divisional strategies for cost avoidance/reduction, ensuring implementation of effective internal controls to mitigate and manage related risk.

• Develop and foster relationships with related functional areas at site and division level, including plant and warehouse operations, finance, R&D and other areas involved in import/export activities.

• Monitor customs and trade laws, evaluate divisional impacts (opportunities and risks),and implement action plans to address.

• Monitor Free Trade Agreements in context of division's global supply chain and identify savings opportunities.

• Review supply agreements and other contracts to determine potential customs impacts.

• Manage import/export compliance personnel and develop staff including hiring, goal setting, performance, coaching, teamwork and projects.

• Develop staff by educating in defined areas of import/export compliance as needed by the business structure.

• Proven competency in effectively managing cross-functional and/or cross-divisional projects.

• Demonstrated ability to drive for results and set vision/strategy.

• Effective negotiating,communication (written and oral),and interpersonal skills are absolutely critical for this position.

• This position must recommend approaches that are compelling enough to influence division/site management in the adoption of procedures, the execution of which results in compliance.

• Must frequently use judgment to determine when strict enforcement of requirements vs. exploring compliant alternatives is appropriate.

• Ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously and manage time appropriately.

• Effectively driving for results is a key competency Ability to implement compliance processes in areas outside department structures to ensure compliance with regulations Responsible for maintaining proper classification and valuation of goods.

• Experience in effective negotiating, communication (written and oral),and interpersonal skills including ability to recommend approaches that are compelling enough to influence division/site management in the adoption of procedures, the execution of which results in compliance.

• Incumbent is accountable for identifying trade-related risks to the division and site and implementing effective compliance programs and/or internal controls.

• Failure to comply is a violation of law and could result in significant fines or penalties. · This position has extensive contact with division management and corporate C&TC.

• Directly responsible for taking action when lack of compliance with U.S.

• Customs, BIS or OGA regulations is identified, regardless of site/division or economic pressures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree: Required in Business, logistics/transportation, or other related field. ·

• Master's degree: Strongly preferred

• Other: Licensed Customs Broker preferred

• Minimum 7 years experience in import/export operations, international business, or other related field.

• Experience in managing cross-functional and/or cross-divisional projects - balance multiple priorities simultaneously and manage time appropriately preferred

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $127,300.00 – $254,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.