Local Business Trade Compliance Officer - Warrington, United Kingdom - ABB

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Local business Trade Compliance Officer

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Local Trade Compliance Officer Local Division Manager, or other member of LD management team, or of the management of other type of local operational unit.

The mission of the Local Trade Compliance Officer (LTCO) is to support Local Business 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.

LTCO reports directly to Local Business management and functionally to the Country Trade Compliance Officer (CTCO).

LTCO functions as single point of contact for trade related matters within the local business and regularly updates the local management and the CTCO on (potential) risk areas.

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


Your responsibilities

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  • LTCO shall, in a manner consistent with applicable Corporate and Business Area policies, local (trade) policies,
- guidelines and instructions provided by the CTCO:

  • Create and maintain written procedures and guidelines for local business compliance with export control and
- sanctions (including (manual) screening), as well as customs compliance requirements (with input from CTCO /

  • Global Trade, where available).
  • Ensure written overview of all trade related policies and instructions, processes (endtoend) and tools, as
- applicable in the local unit, and maintain up-to-date on annual basis. Ensure management awareness of the overview.

  • Provide Local Business 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, "bigpicture" 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.
- export control licenses/authorizations.

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

  • Dimensions
  • Depending on the size and complexity of the Local
  • Business, this role can be a fulltime or parttime
- appointment, or may be clustered with an LTCO position
- in other local units.
Workload to be determined by Local

  • Business Manager, in conjunction with CTCO. A single TCO
- may also cover trade compliance at two or more local
- businesses in case of clustered local facilities. The role
- requires structural on-site presence.

  • Recommended is several years of experience within the
- business and a good understanding of end-to-end supply
- chain processes, risk management and logistics.

  • Functional subordinates / indirect reporting: Product
  • Classification Engineer, when applicable.
  • Challenges
  • Sufficient involvement in and cooperation across the endtoend business process.
  • Knowledge, Skills and Experience
  • JOB PROFILE
  • Support CTCO with execution of local Trade Reviews and/or conduct annual "selfaudits" of Local Business trade
- compliance, under guidance of the CTCO.

  • Execute further accountabilities in line with the Global Trade Compliance Procedure (as replicated in Global
  • Trade RACI).
  • Notify both the CTCO and inhouse legal counsel of any suspected export control violation; notify the CTCO of
- (potentially) sensitive customs compliance matters.

  • Work with the CTCO, 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)
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