Senior International Trade Compliance Specialist

Key Responsibilities:

Operational Execution & Risk Management

• Secure cross-border daily movements
• Are 2nd line of contact for customs brokers to resolve border clearance issues
• Implement the import/export clearance procedures on the ground
• Manage the full cycle of export/import licences and permits
• Approve manual invoices (eg R&D)
• Are able to determine HTS, ECCN, SPL and CoO as regional back-up for the Delivery Center
• Monitor border financials (duties, VAT, indirect taxes)
• Are 1st line of contact for Trade Compliance authorities
• Secure record keeping of import/export package
• Manage customs brokers’ performance on a monthly basis

Compliance Deployment & Regulatory Expertise

• Monitor and interpret Singapore trade regulations, ensuring timely updates to internal stakeholders.
• Deploy compliance with import/export laws, including classification, valuation, origin determination, export controls and sanctions.
• Drive local audit preparations, regulatory responses, and corrective/preventive action plans (CAPAs) with oversight from ITC APAC Lead
• Support the ITC APAC Lead with specific cross-region strategic projects

Policy, Procedures & Controls

• Design, implement, and maintain local SOPs, aligned with the global and regional ITC framework and with oversight from the ITC APAC Lead
• Support the group Director of Compliance and the ITC APAC Lead maintain the Group Trade Compliance Program
• Execute internal controls, self-assessments, and audits per SOPs,
• Ensure rigorous reporting to the ITC APAC Lead and resolution of compliance developments.

Training, Culture & Network Leadership

• Support the APAC ITC Lead with the design and deployment of our local ITC training program across functions and sites.
• Support the APAC ITC Lead with animating the ITC Advocate Network across the APAC region.
• Promote compliance awareness and ownership beyond the core ITC team.