US Trade Program Operations Manager

ABB•New Berlin, WI

9d•$119,000 - $190,400•Remote

About The Position

This role is responsible for providing operational support to the Country Trade Compliance team in managing the US Trade Compliance Program. Key responsibilities include maintaining the US Trade portal and Inside+ page, developing and managing tracking tools, processing HR Export Control Review forms, clearing business partner blocks and auditing block releases by the businesses, issuing customs broker POAs annually, managing Customs notices and demands, and tracking compliance mitigation actions and project milestones. This role acts as the operational hub for the US CTCO team, ensuring visibility and timely reporting across all Country trade compliance activities.

Requirements

Degree in Business Administration, or a Paralegal Certification from an accredited College, or minimum of 10 years of experience in International Trade Compliance experience.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, and/or minimum 5 years with project management experience.
Experience working with international trade compliance projects.
Super-user for Microsoft’s Platform tools and systems.
Working knowledge of ERP systems, SAP/GTS preferred.
Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
Strong knowledge of U.S. Customs, BIS, EAR, OFAC, and the ITAR (export, import, and sanctions).
Ability to establish and maintain relationships at the global and country level and across all functions of the enterprise, communicating vertically and horizontally throughout the organization.
Ability to manage assignments with limited or no direct supervision.
Must have excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
Must be able to communicate professionally and effectively within many levels of the company as well as with individuals outside the company.
Ability to work remotely within a Country team in a complex and decentralized organization.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

Experience in process improvement and implementation is a plus.

Responsibilities

Support the CTCO team with developing and maintaining a training matrix for the trade compliance and product classification programs, as well as a shareable training tracker to be used by the CTCO Team, LTCOs and PCEs.
Manage all Trade portals and drives including the U.S. Trade SharePoint Portal; Organize, index files, create folders and protected areas, and provide or remove access to the portals as needed.
Support with the development and maintenance of the internal US Trade Compliance Inside ABB page.
Review and process HR Export Control Review forms on a weekly basis.
Review and release Business Partner blocks in AMSAP, Torque, BUS, S4/HANA and CFIN.
Audit SPL & Embargo block release audit texts from GTS approved users monthly.
Ensure the Point of Contacts file shared with customs brokers is updated monthly.
Support the Senior Leader, Trade Compliance Program, with issuing annual Broker POAs, sending them to the brokers and storing them in a country repository.
Update the Broker Matrix as needed.
Support the Senior Leader, Trade Compliance Program with tracking Trade Review gap mitigation actions to ensure gaps get closed by the LTCOs.
Report progress to CTCO for CTCC meetings, BATM escalations and CHO awareness.
Support the Senior Leader, US Trade Compliance Strategic Projects with tracking milestones for all trade projects and ensuring tasks can be completed.
Develop and maintain the Country’s Trade Compliance Projects Tracker updated so the CTCO can share regular updates.
Track Customs Notices and Demands weekly, notify affected LTCOs, and track timely responses to CBP.
Track the completion of the Global Trade Risk Assessment mitigation actions, and sending monthly reports to the CTCO and Senior Leader, Trade Compliance Program on the overall country progress so he can send reminders to the LTCOs and their line managers.
Enhance and maintain the US Country Trade Footprint updated.
Develop, maintain and manage the Risk Review (RR) tracker for the CTCO.
With support from LTCOs, create a list of Tender Responsibles by LDIV, and develop a Risk Review SOP template that LTCO’s can use to ensure proper due diligence is performed.
Create a country repository for Risk Reviews where CTCO has access to all RRs and related documentation.
Develop and maintain a CTCO Team tracking tool to provide visibility on the team’s tasks and due dates.

Benefits

Health, Life & Disability
Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
Vision benefit
Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)
Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program
401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
11 paid holidays.
Vacation under a permissive time away policy.