Trade Compliance Specialist

Job Description:

Trade Compliance Specialist
Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group, providing front-line products and services for the mining and construction industries. The Sandvik Group has been in operation since 1862 and today employs some 40,000 people, working in approximately 160 countries. Our diverse solutions delivered by our highly qualified and proficient employees enhance our customers productivity, safety and their profitability.
We are now recruiting for a Trade Compliance Specialist (Hybrid) - for a permanent position in our Romeoville, Illinois facility.
Job Purpose
The Trade Compliance Specialist is a crucial role within the Sandvik Mining and Construction Logistics Ltd (SMCL) Trade Compliance Team. The key purpose of the role is to support all business divisions related to cross border transactions to ensure achievement of goals and objectives through consistent oversight of all goods imported and exported on Sandvik s behalf. This role will help ensure that global transactions are undertaken in compliance with export/import laws, regulations and controls administered by the local government agencies. The role is also responsible for ensuring that the correct Country of Origin is applied to transactions and that Free Trade Agreements are used accurately.
This position will demand constant concentration on global customs regulation frameworks such as harmonized tariff schedules, customs valuations, import VAT rules, Free Trade Agreements and various other matters.
Main Responsibilities:

• Acquire and maintain sound knowledge of business operations to identify and mitigate trade compliance risk whilst analyzing potential mitigation options.
  
• Create, update and maintain processes, procedures and policies related to trade compliance.
  
• Interact with key stakeholders to ensure full support of the operations.
  
• Execute Sandvik s Global Trade compliance vision, metrics and achievements to key Stakeholders and Leadership on a regular basis.
  
• Be aware of changes in trade laws, determine impacts on the company and disseminate knowledge to relevant stakeholders across the organization.
  
• Research legal regulatory requirements and ensure legal compliance within government rules and regulations.
  
• When necessary, prepare paperwork required for import, processes with trade compliance attributes.
  
• Demonstrate control of exports to meet compliance audits and other company standards - conduct regular internal audits to ensure compliance with procedures.
  
• Responsible for Trade system activities (reports, screening, clearance instructions).
  
• Work cross functionally with legal, regulatory, finance, quality, IT, R&
  D, and operations teams to achieve Sandvik s mission, vision and objectives.
  
• Act as first point of contact between Customs and Sandvik s entities.
  
• Provide expertise with Trade Compliance for export and import activities.
  
• Perform tariff classification of products for export in accordance with applicable regulations.
  
• Ensure that procedures related to trade regulations and reporting requirements are in place for all appropriate areas of responsibility and personnel at manufacturing sites.
  
• Investigate and gather information to create reports for potential or verified matters of non-compliance.
  
• Engage legal departments in the implementation of Trade Compliance programs and related documentation.
  
• Liaise with Change Champions.
  
• Align SAP GTS implementation with future potential changes to the overall Trade Compliance process.
  
• Release compliance blocks once live.
  
• SPL maintain lists and the rules of the automation in GTS. Conduct periodic manual checks to ensure possible matches are not the same business partner as SPL Listing. White and Red list maintenance is a manual task.
  
• Embargo screening and block process
  
• Management of licenses, handle license requirements for your divisions
  
• Conduct custom post- entry, preference and procedure.
  
• Understanding and optimizing Free Trade Agreements.
  
• Maintain Free Trade Agreement lists.
  
• Work with suppliers to get correct country of origin.
  
• Ensuring Free Trade Agreements processes are always used to Sandvik s full potential in the system
  
• Country of Origin to be maintained on returns commercial invoice from Sales Unit shipment back to SMCL. Adjust Sales Unit Return process and systems to ensure correct reference information is listed on return documents.
  
• Manage LTVD (Long term vendor declaration) process per division requests / maintenance / dunning.
  
• Preferential review of calculation process and applicable rules, BOM analysis

Experience:

• 3-5 years trade compliance experience with international trade responsibilities is preferred
  
• Capability to handle SPL screening blocks and searches
  
• Capability to handle export control blocks and manage licenses
  
• Knowledge on ECCN classification
  
• Experience in the use of FTA agreements and rules of origin calculations (threshold value, tariff shift)
  
• Worked with Long-term suppliers declarations process and legalities
  
• SAP GTS end-user experience

Education:

• Educated to degree level
  
• Certification in Customs and/or Trade Affairs