Trade Compliance Consultant

Trade Compliance Consultant

18 months contract – maternity cover

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contribute to International Trade Compliance strategies and provide guidance and strategic support to Managers, internal and external business stake holders that helps reduce risk and exposure from compliance violations for importing and exporting activities in EMEA. Responsibilities of this position include.
• Product classification with commodity codes including tariff engineering.
• Analysis of International Trade Compliance regulations and implementation of plan or action steps as necessary in liaison with other business functions (R&D, QA, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Finance, Import and Customer Services etc.).
• Management and delivery of Import and Export Audits including definition and deployment of mitigation actions to corresponding business areas (Import team, Customer Service team, Intercompany Supply Chain team etc.). 
• Analysis of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Compliance (Food Law) regulations and implementation of plan or action steps as necessary in liaison with other business functions (R&D, QA, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Finance, Import and Customer Services etc.).
• Management of import / export sanitary requirements including any prerequisites to facilitate the trade process of products under Sanitary Scope including detailed document advisory (increased document and registration requirements).
• Cross Border Issue resolution to ensure that any exposure to financial or legal risk is considered as part of international trade of sanitary / phytosanitary products.
• Foreign Trade / Sanitary Framework – implementation and facilitation of change process for key business areas within foreign trade / trade regulatory scope. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in International Trade, International Business Major Technical, Logistics, Food science, Biotechnology, Chemistry, or related field.
• Strong background in in International Trade, Import, Export activities and / or in Regulatory Compliance, QA or related field.
• Proven experience working in ERP, SAP or similar information systems.
• Fluent English language knowledge. Knowledge of French is nice to have, but not mandatory.
• Ability in implementing relevant processes & influences others to ensure understanding & compliance.
• Ability in conducting analyses and understanding diverse information.
• Good verbal and written communication- able to communicate up, down and across.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Proactive and challenging personality.
• Organizational skills- Able to prioritize workload and can be adaptable. Shown by examples of assignments and work to do.
• Good Numerical skills – able to breakdown the data and analyze. Can calculate effect of change.
• Thoroughness and attention to detail required.
• PC Literate- Experience with MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel, all to intermediate level.

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet.  Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With 14 000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales., the Company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 65 locations in 29 countries in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands Schwartz, Red Hot, Cholula, Frank’s. 

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle.  This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values. 

McCormick is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. 

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