Associate Manager, Trade Compliance

Based in Poland, and reporting to the Sr. Manager, Global Trade Compliance, the Associate Manager, Global Trade Compliance – EU/UK leads the Global Trade Compliance organization for Europe and the UK. The Associate Manager, Global Trade Compliance – EU/UK is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of strategies that will ensure compliance across the organization while delivering strategic value and cost savings. The Associate Manager, Global Trade Compliance – EU/UK drives business results through compliance and strong collaboration with functional leaders and teams across the company.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Universal Accountabilities

• Manages trade compliance team in the region outlined and performs all leadership oversight requirements for all direct reports.
• Proactively collaborates to develop innovative trade compliance solutions in support of Energizer’s global growth.
• Provides guidance on regional considerations related to implementation and maturation of trade compliance processes/procedures, training, and tools by embedding trade compliance requirements, as necessary.
• Provides executional direction in the understanding, interpretation and application of complex global import and export laws and regulations.

Specific Accountabilities

• Provides mentoring and oversee the professional development of the trade compliance team in region.
• Supports and perform trade compliance internal audits/assessments, track actions to closure and engages internal and external counsel when required.
• Maintains partnerships with third party providers to deliver executional excellence.
• Supports maturation of regional customs brokerage footprint and oversight to support trade compliance KPIs and ever evolving business landscape.
• Develops and delivers tailored country specific trade compliance awareness training.
• Supports regional trade compliance policy shaping and regulatory advocacy efforts in coordination with Government Affairs.
• Serve as a liaison for Energizer with all regional trade compliance regulatory authorities.
• Provides input and supports the implementation of tools to manage and mitigate risk related to import and export operations.
• Oversees functional engagement in region with the support of Global Trade Compliance Sr. Manager to ensure trade compliance is proactively positioned to mitigate risk and add value.
• Responsible for executional oversight of regional Customs’ Supply Chain Security Program that Energizer is a part of.
• Support Energizer’s global Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Program by providing local FTA expert guidance as required.
• Support accuracy of regional customs valuation methodology in alignment with global approach.

Required Skills and Experience

• Master’s degree and 3+ years or bachelor’s degree and 5+ years trade compliance or related experience
• Formal leadership experience (required)
• EU and/or UK Import and Export Trade Compliance experience (required)
• Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders both in written and verbal formats in English (required)
• Results Oriented
• Strong Emotional and Cultural Intelligence

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Licensed Customs Broker or local equivalent if applicable in region (preferred)
• Experience with Customs Valuation (preferred)
• Experience implementing a Global Trade Management System (preferred)
• Experience with AEO (preferred)
• EU export controls experience (preferred)