Trade Compliance Leader

Here, you will make an impact by: • Leading the Trade Compliance operations in the Emerging Markets Region to fulfill internal and external customs requirements. • Supporting the undisrupted import and export declarations of goods in highly regulated countries like the Arabic Emirates, Saudi-Arabia, South Africa, Turkey and others • Manage the trade initiatives and support the businesses by customs processing allowing frictionless air, ocean and ground transport. Correct, review, and validation import, and export activities and implement continuous improvements. • Supporting the area and global trade compliance organization with in-depth knowledge of local customs processes and influencing internal and external partner • Acting as a customs expert for customer operation and logistic execution and other supply chain functions by providing guidance, support, and partnering across multiple workstreams • Providing end-to-end leadership across all trade compliance processes of the region and supervising the local team of trade compliance experts. Job specifics: • Location Information: Turkey (Istanbul) or UAE (Dubai) • Relocation: Not authorized (ideal candidates must be already in the above mentioned Countries) • Work arrangement: office based • Working pattern: full time • Travel expectations may include up to: 10% (mainly in Turkey, UEA, Saudi-Arabia, South Africa) • Bachelor s degree or higher in a related field • 8-10 years of work experience in global trade compliance, customs operations, or logistics • Proficiency in English and Turkish • Previous experience working with an ERP system, preferably SAP and SAP GTS • Ability to interact with external stakeholders such as authorities • Compliance-oriented mindset Additional knowledge that could help you succeed even further in this role include: • Knowledge of Arabic • Supervisory experience • Project management experience • Teamworking and cooperation abilities • Personal attributes: effective communication skills, and strong analytical skills