Trade & Transportation Manager

Trade & Transportation Manager

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You will be working as Trade and Transportation Manager and will be part of BA Function Finance Business Area for Motion Division based in Bangalore, India. In this role you will be reporting to Country Finance Manager. As Country Trade Compliance Officer, you will be responsible for supporting Country Management in India and Bangladesh in ensuring that all Local Businesses conduct their activities in line with ABB Trade policies and guidelines, as well as to drive and coordinate the local implementation of ABB`s Global Trade Program.

Your responsibilities

• Leading and managing the implementation of ABB’s Global Trade Program in accordance with country regulatory requirements to enable standardization, optimization, and compliance for the region
• Cooperating closely with local Business Partners and Local Trade Professionals in related domains to ensure seamless connection between overall Trade Compliance and day-to-day operations
• Leading efforts to ensure that ABB’s imports are properly valued, including customs valuation branch for periodical review and arranging SVB (Special Valuation Branch) order and establishing systems and control checks to monitor ABB’s activities
• Providing advice on the appropriate country of origin determinations, country of origin marking of imports, export controls and sanctions, as necessary, and monitoring processes.
• Supporting Local Business Units with applications for free/foreign trade zones, customs warehouses or similar special-use zones or permits, alongside the development of processes for operating the zone/warehouse
• Monitor regional export and import regulatory and legislative changes and alert the appropriate parties on the impact to the business
• Support local business with all local business divisions for all licenses
• (Advance/EPCG/) and Export Incentives (E-Scrips and Duty Drawback) requirements with concerned Govt. Department (Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Finance).
• Supporting Local Business Units and legal counsel for litigation with various authorities, ranging from the Assistant Commissioner level to the Supreme Court

Your background

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in International Trade, Supply Chain, Economics, or similar
• Minimum of 10 years of experience and profound knowledge in Trade Compliance with an emphasis on region regulations (local customs regulations, and international export con-trols and sanctions framework)
• Clear and concise communication skills with the ability to explain in a simple manner, cus-toms, export control and sanctions concepts that are quite technical
• Experience in conducting internal audits and in the implementation of internal control sys-tems (ICP) and processes for international trade
• Experienced in free trade agreements and classifications under the World Customs Organization (WCO) Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)
• Familiar with the US Export Administration Regulations and the global sanctions frame-work, including U.S. sanctions and embargo programs
• Knowledge of Global Trade Management systems (active use of SAP-GTS) is a plus

More about us

ABB Motion keeps the world turning, while saving energy every day. Our pioneering drives, motors, generators, traction converters and mechanical power transmission products are driving the low-carbon future for industries, cities, infrastructure and transportation. Through our global presence we are always close to our customers. We help them optimize energy efficiency, improve safety and reliability and achieve precise control of their applications. It has come to our attention that the name of ABB is being used for asking candidates to make payments for job opportunities (interviews, offers). Please be advised that ABB makes no such requests. All our open positions are made available on our career portal for all fitting the criteria to apply. ABB does not charge any fee whatsoever for recruitment process. Please do not make payments to any individuals / entities in connection to recruitment with ABB, even if is claimed that the money is refundable. ABB is not liable for such transactions. For current open positions you can visit our career website https://global.abb/group/en/careers and apply. Please refer to detailed recruitment fraud caution notice using the link https://global.abb/group/en/careers/how-to-apply/fraud-warning. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Work model: on site #LI-onsite

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