Sysmex Hiring for Sr. Specialist, Import Forwarding and Compliance Job at Lincolnshire, IL Full Time

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for selecting the optimal carrier/forwarder to ensure proper service levels, best cost and timely product flow.

• Main owner of Sysmex America Inc.’s freight forwarder and customs broker relationships, including related trade compliance and activities.

• Owner of trade documentation record-keeping and retention. Responsible to produce, correct, and coordinate any trade documentation needed to ensure timely product flow and compliance with all regulations.

• Troubleshoot import and export shipments. Support a seamless transportation process working with customs brokers, warehouses, forwarders, vendors, regulatory and customers to diligently implement a solution.

• Responsible for measuring carrier performance and cost-reduction initiatives with management reports, scorecards and KPI metrics.

• Responsible for overseeing Sysmex’s Hazardous materials compliance program and facilitating the training of Sysmex associates.

• Responsible for audit processes to ensure that the right level of trade compliance and documentation is maintained across the company. Responsible for relevant SOPs and the Sysmex import manual to ensure they are up-to-date with Sysmex’s operational practices and compliance requirements.

• Assure that imports and exports are compliant with local regulatory agencies, including HTS codes, importation permits, licenses and other reporting.

• Responsible for managing the CTPAT program and ensuring Sysmex’s program, documentation and staff meet requirements. Partner with Sysmex Procurement team for supplier CTPAT compliance.

• Responsibilities will periodically include domestic transportation oversight and other ad-hoc projects and tasks as needed.

Individual Education & Training Required for Position: Training required for this position is defined and governed in accordance to COP-0013 Associate Training and will be assigned in the LMS.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain, business or related field; or otherwise extensive international logistics experience.
• Prior military experience candidates are encouraged to apply. Being bilingual is a plus!
• Experience in trade compliance; compliance program design and implementation.
• Excellent proven analysis skills, process design, prefer 10 years of experience; Supply Chain and forwarding and customs experience preferred.
• Customs broker certification.
• Exceptional communication skills with excellent written and oral presentation capabilities.
• Proficiency in Spanish and Portuguese is a plus.
• Excellent Excel skills required.
• Strong business acumen with broad knowledge of KPI’s and dashboard reporting.
• Ability to lead both internal teams and external vendors. Able to lead projects through to implementation.
• Collaborative skills, including strong communication ability, willingness and ability to work well with others, ability to influence others and project management skills.
• Must be a self-starter, self-motivated and results-oriented.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic and changing work environment and work in cross-functional teams.
• Customer focused.
• Close attention to detail.

Sysmex’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, consistent with its status as a federal government contractor and commitment to its customers and to providing a safe workplace for its employees, requires that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all Sysmex employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by your start date. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any offer of employment extended will be conditioned upon the individual’s ability to provide proof of current vaccination status. Sysmex makes reasonable accommodations when needed for medical or religious reasons. However, vaccine exemption and other accommodation requests cannot be granted unless the individual is able, with the accommodation, to perform the essential functions of the job.

Sysmex is proud to be an EEO/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, color, religion, national origin, genetics, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.