Position Summary:
We have exciting opportunities for MANAGER OF TRADE COMPLIANCE – USA to assist with compliance programs and strategies for DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) corporate and field offices. These six key roles will report directly to the U.S. Head of Trade and Dangerous Goods Compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform audits to test compliance with internal policies, standards, procedures , and facilitates corrective actions in areas of non-compliance
- Meet with US Customs at the port on a monthly basis
- Assist with monthly and weekly compliance reporting
- Assist training programs to ensure employees are compliant with inbonds, dangerous goods, and exports requirement related to transit and US export material
- Tracks, monitors, and document compliance related to inbonds, dangerous goods, and export
- Develop a relationship with local government agencies
- Responding to compliance questions from stations and customers
Required Education & Experience:
- Strong ability to negotiate the highest level and/or riskiest technical or business issues on behalf of the company
- Dangerous goods training preferred, or willingness to get certified after being hired
- Bilingual Spanish/English Preferred.
- Ability to enforce required steps against rejections with strong leadership skills
- Knowledge of inbond regulatory requirements and general understanding of import procedures
- Understanding of export regulatory requirements
- Good communication skills
- Demonstrated record of achievement in achieving targets and objectives
- Critical thinking, creativity, and innovation in developing new concepts, theories, and products to address the most complex and strategic issues facing DGF
- Strong project and time management skills, including ability to direct multiple projects simultaneously
- Knowledge of air freight and ocean freight operations preferred
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills