Regional Head of Trade Management Europe (f/m/d)
Hitachi
- Arese, Milano
- Tempo indeterminato
- Full time
- Driving the implementation of the GTP and its governance framework in Europe;
- Recruiting, appointing, managing, training, developing and supporting the 11 Country Trade Compliance Officers (CTCOs) in Europe;
- Ensuring the local businesses units in Europe are appointing local BU Trade Compliance Officers/Representatives and supporting them with the management of trade related tasks;
- Informing and advising the Head of Trade Compliance & Security, the Global Trade team, the European CTCOs, the BUs and other stakeholders on European trade issues;
- Leading the Global Trade Sanctions Steering Group, which is a specialist advisory group within the Global Trade team.
- Mapping and improving trade policies and procedures.
- Training stakeholders on trade matters.
- Identifying and capturing duty savings opportunities in Europe;
- Supporting the implementation, use and continuous improvement of global trade-related tools (such as SAP GTS) and automation;
- Overseeing and controlling monthly KPI reporting, issue reporting, annual risk assessments and other trade-related reporting as well as implementing corrective and risk mitigation measures;
- Supporting internal and external trade audits.
- Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
- Required - Graduate or postgraduate degree in trade, law, economics, international relations or other trade related field.
- Preferred – Swiss or EU legal qualification or background.
- Required – 10+ years’ experience in export controls, sanctions and customs compliance, supply chain compliance and supply chain optimization in an in-house role.
- Required – Specialist knowledge of Swiss and EU trade regulations
- Required – Specialist knowledge of EU and other sanctions.
- Required – Fluency in written and spoken English language. Other European languages, particularly German or French, a plus.
- Required – Currently based in Italy or the EU.