Global Trade Relations Manager

Oversees international trade operations into the US market, ensuring compliance with trade laws & customs flow of goods, negotiating agreements ensuring proper language and international commercial terms, and coordinating logistics. Review and analyze markets/regions supplying products and services into Padagis for opportunities, manage documentation for customs, and maintain strong relationships with international clients and suppliers counterparts. This role demands excellent communication skills and a deep understanding of international trade regulations.

Job duties:

• Develop, implement, and maintain export, import, and free trade policies and procedures to ensure compliance with U.S. and foreign regulations.
• Oversee the performance of our Global Trade Department and all international trade compliance activities including documentation preparation and review, licensing, screening, valuation determinations, tariff classifications, dual use determinations, country of origin determinations, free trade agreement evaluations, post-entry amendments, and internal audits.
• Stay informed of new, amended, or proposed regulations to determine the impact to the Global Trade and business objectives and implement necessary program changes.
• Support our Procurement team in managing supplier selection, evaluation, procedures, and relationships as it relates to international trade compliance.
• Manage interactions with third parties which affect compliance to international trade laws, including interactions with freight forwarders, brokers, logistics providers, and U.S. or foreign government agencies such as Customs, Dept. of Commerce, and Dept. of State.
• Lead and/or support third party and government led audits, queries, submissions, disclosures, and reports and develop/implement corrective action plans as appropriate.
• Identify, initiate, coordinate, and lead cross functional projects that improve existing processes and procedures to support trade compliance activities and/or business objectives.
• Represent the company in dealings with US regulatory agencies such as CBP, FDA, EPA, and BIS.
• Represent the company on industry trade group working committees on matters related to export/import regulatory changes.
• Provide export compliance guidance and advice related to our staffing efforts to assure compliance requirements and business objectives are met.
• Lead, train, cross train, and team members in various aspects of trade compliance.
• Develop and lead employee training efforts on the topics of export, import, and free trade.
• Identify and communicate known or potential non-compliance events or activities to management including preparation of fact-finding summaries of events and lead disclosure activities.
• Recommend continuous improvement actions to Legal, Senior Management, Logistics, Sales, Supply Chain, Business and Shipping departments on processes that impact trade compliance.

Required qualifications:

Since its beginning, Padagis has been undergoing the process of identifying what we believe will lead to the success of our organization in a competitive landscape. To that end, we have developed a set of five “core” competencies. We strive to bring employees on board the journey with us who exemplify these key competencies:

• Service delivery – Understand who your internal and external customers are, identify their needs, and deliver value above their expectations…
• Active collaboration – Seek opportunities to work together across teams, function, business units, and geographies to seek success…
• Demonstrate agility – Proactively identify changes in our environment and act quickly, leading or embracing change…
• Think differently – Create, develop, and implement new ideas, products, services, or processes that involve introducing something new or significantly improving something that already exists…
• Excellent execution – Achieve outstanding results in all aspects of our organization, including our culture, leadership, strategy, and processes…

Additional requirements:

• Degree or Diploma in Transportation & Logistics Management, International Business, Trade Relations & Freight Management
• Five or more (5 ) years of logistics, transportation and/or freight movement within the United States and across country borders
• Three or more (3 ) years in import/export customs management
• Customs Broker Certification
• Experience with Foreign Trade Zone set-up & management
• Import & export operations experience
• Project management experience in the areas of logistics, transportation, or trade relations
• Demonstrated advanced, concise, and clear written and verbal communication skills in a variety of settings and audiences -- including different cultures
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong ability to influence and build consensus among diverse stakeholders, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results oriented environment

About us:

At Padagis our focus is on health care products that improve people’s lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in “extended topical” medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It’s a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We’ve already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.

What’s Next:

At Padagis a real recruiter AND the hiring manager will review your application, not just a bot. This means we pay special attention to each application submitted for the position. While it could take a couple of days for us to get back with you, please know that we appreciate you applying for the open position and ask that you monitor your email for updates.