ABBOTT LABORATORIES Manager Customs and Trade Compliance Salary in the United States

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Provide leadership and direction to ensure site compliance with all relevant customs regulations and trade laws and regulations, including 19CFR, 15CFR, FDA, USDA, and other US regulatory agency requirements. It will be the responsibility of this position to develop a staff of experts in the import/export compliance field that will serve the current and future demands of the supply chain operation.

Responsibilities:

Manage import/export process and develop effective internal controls to ensure site compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements.

Act as subject matter expert and advisor regarding compliant importation of goods, staying abreast of new import/export regulations and programs that may impact the business.

Develop and implement cross-functional SOPs to ensure import/export compliance in related areas and update, as needed, to reflect new corporate or regulatory requirements.

Impacted areas include, but are not limited to R&D, Purchasing, Third Party Manufacturing, Engineering, and Marketing.

Provide technical guidance to assist in the proper management of international projects.

Manage import/export compliance personnel and develop staff including hiring, goal setting, performance, coaching, teamwork and projects.

Develop staff by educating in defined areas of import/export compliance as needed by the business structure.

Oversee site compliance with special trade programs, including Free Trade Agreements (FTA), Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ), etc.

Develop and implement Compliance Improvement Plans, as needed, to address and correct issues identified during corporate import/export compliance assessments.

Review opportunities for cost reductions and recommend to management team.

Develop and manage process for transactional review/audit of all import/export records.

Maintain team relationship with carriers and brokers to resolve broker/freight issues to maintain timely product flow in the supply chain.

Develop and foster relationships with internal departments, plant and warehouse operations, finance, R&D and other areas involved in import/export activities.

Oversee customer service for all incoming requests.

Maintain proper import/export recordkeeping controls to ensure compliance with the requirements of 19CFR and 15CFR.

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required, business, logistics/transportation, or another related field.  Master’s degree: preferred.   Licensed Customs Broker preferred.  Minimum 6 years’ experience in import/export operations, international business or another related field.  Sound analytical abilities and familiarity with enforcement of internal controls required.  Previous supervisory experience and ability to develop personnel are a plus.  Effective negotiating, communication (written and oral), and interpersonal skills are absolutely critical for this position. This position must recommend approaches that are compelling enough to influence division/site management in the adoption of procedures, the execution of which results in compliance. Must occasionally use judgment to determine when strict enforcement of requirements vs. exploring compliant alternatives is appropriate. Ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously and manage time appropriately. Effectively driving for results is a key competency Ability to implement compliance processes in areas outside department structures to ensure compliance with regulations.