Sr Trade Compliance Specialist

2 weeks ago

Kennewick, United States Lamb Weston Full time
Title: Sr Trade Compliance Specialist

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them Since the 1950's, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it's our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you'd expect from the most inventive potato company in the world

Join Lamb Weston We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

This role is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role in supporting the enhancement and maximizing the efficiency of our growing trade operations and compliance activities globally.

• The Sr Specialist Trade Compliance will assist to provide guidance to drive adherence to global trade compliance of all importation and exportation of goods across the globe.
• Serve as a trade operations subject matter expert providing support and guidance, assist in developing and deploying procedures, training requirements, and cross-functional coaching, as well as assist in the development and implementation of internal policies.
• Work closely with internal leadership and stakeholder teams to drive improvements in strategy, processes, and technology to align with LW goals and guidelines, and applicable regulations.
• You will use discretion and independent judgement to build and maintain collaborative partnerships with internal and external customers and suppliers to deliver on service and continuous improvement with the goal of statutory compliance and operational productivity.

Job Description
  • Assist Sr Manager Trade Compliance to ensure trade activities are fully compliant with import/export, customs, and trade sanction policies, procedures, and regulations in the countries where LW operates.
  • Validation and processing of import entries consisting of cross border transactions, related party imports, and equipment.
  • Assist Sr Manager Trade Compliance with oversight of systems, governance, and data for trade activities.
  • Manage the utilization of trade systems (e.g., SAP, GTS, Descartes, Dow Jones, Kharon)
  • Assist and support cross-functional teams in the development, implementation, and utilization of a standardized import/export operations and compliance manual and related procedures for all LW entities.
  • Assist in the determination of whether imports/exports qualify for any applicable Free Trade Agreements, special trade provisions/claims, or other duty savings opportunities.
  • Assist in management of record keeping requirements for audit compliance.
  • Assist with development of training to relevant departments to maintain updated awareness of trade requirements and changes.
  • Review Sanctioned Party blocks and conduct enhanced due diligence on business partners where appropriate, including independent research and analysis of supporting documentation.
  • Assist with periodic due diligence and compliance checks on daily import and export transactions and liaise appropriately to develop remediation plans to address deficiencies.
  • Show initiative implementing measures to eradicate identified weaknesses and ineffective processes to refine and improve internal and external compliance.
  • Assist with internal trade compliance audits to assess business risk, implement process improvements, and report findings to leadership.
  • Ensure appropriate licensing and export authorization of products/services are in place, records are maintained in compliance with all governing regulatory requirements, and activities demonstrate reasonable care.
  • Conduct annual review of harmonize tariff and commodity classification for all imported/exported goods.
  • Conduct periodic internal trade procedural assessments to ensure procedures are consistently applied.
  • Work directly with Trade Operations team to ensure any and all functional requirements are met.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Comply with all job-related safety and other training requirements.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or similar in a relevant field (International Affairs, Business and Trade, Logistics, etc.)
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience directly related to operational import and/or export or regulatory compliance.
  • US Customs Broker License is a plus.
  • Experience with high volume import/export (+1000 transactions per week)
  • Experience importing and exporting from multiple ports of entry.
  • Experience with FDA requirements for importing and exporting.
  • Extensive knowledge of supply chain/logistics processes, international trade systems, and associated software (e.g., SAP, GTS, Descartes, Dow Jones, Kharon)
  • Extensive working knowledge and experience applying international customs and import/export control laws and regulations.
  • Ability to translate complex laws and regulations into policies that are relevant for our business and understandable to functions in different professional and hierarchical levels of the organization.
  • Extensive experience in the requirements for and management of trade related documentation
  • Ability to systematically collect, arrange, and report compliance documentation.
  • Working knowledge of Foreign Trade and U.S. customs regulations, harmonized tariff classifications, export control classification, applicability of free trade agreements and rules of origin.
  • Demonstrated ability to focus on project work and efficiently bring projects to completion.
  • Ability to travel to other sites to provide operational and compliance training and assistance.
  • Skilled in root cause analysis and ability to gather and make inferences of data under analysis and identify trends in operational statistics or financial records.
  • Excellent time-management, planning, and organizational skills with the ability to work independently.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:
  • Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
  • Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
  • Paid Time Off
  • Financial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
  • Family-Friendly Employee events
  • Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Requisition ID: Req-255742

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 11/24/2024

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

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