Senior Analyst Global Trade Compliance

Abbott • Libertyville, IL

121d • $75,300 - $150,700

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, Global Trade Compliance is part of the Global Trade Compliance (GTC) team, a corporate function providing customs and trade compliance governance and strategic planning support for Abbott’s global import/export operations. The Senior Analyst will work with OUS affiliates to gather accurate trade data and provide targeted analysis and trends of the data to mitigate tariff impact, identify areas of potential risk and opportunity, and support affiliate’s special trade programs. The Senior Analyst is responsible for evaluating global affiliate compliance against relevant corporate policies/procedures; auditing, with both internal and external programs, to identify risk areas and close gaps; formulating recommendations to improve operating performance and controls; ensuring proper and timely corrective actions are implemented; and establish/strengthen internal controls requirements as identified.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in international trade, customs/trade compliance, or other related field.
• Experience in technical research, tariff classification, special trade programs, and tariff mitigation required.
• High attention to detail, resourcefulness (ability to leverage data from multiple sources), and self-motivation are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal and external affiliate audit programs to assess effectiveness of OUS affiliate’s compliance programs.
• Develop and conduct a targeted transactional testing program, including SOP reviews, AEO evaluation, STP tracking, etc., to establish compliance and identify any gaps.
• Ensure the proper and timely corrective actions are implemented by the affiliate and create effective ongoing monitoring to ensure corrective measures are successful.
• Leverage Abbott’s 'big data' from a trade analytics standpoint to mitigate tariffs, drive duty optimization projects, identify risks/exposure, and utilize special trade programs.
• Provide ad hoc project support for the Senior Managers, Global Customs Planning & Strategy; as well as the Senior Director and other GTC team members as needed.
• Maintain databases, such as Affiliate Trade Profiles, the Risk Monitoring Tool, Free Trade Agreement Tracker, and Valuation Adjustment Tracker to ensure accurate and timely updates for use in tariff mitigation and risk targeting.
• Provide guidance to affiliates on OUS import/export requirements, tariff classification, customs valuation and country of origin determination.
• Develop and deliver targeted training in various mediums (virtual, self-paced, in-person) to assist OUS affiliates with their compliance programs.

Benefits

• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees