Global Trade Compliance Coordinator

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At Parexel we all share the same goal - to improve the worlds health. From clinical trials to regulatory consulting and market access every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us no matter what we do at Parexel contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally we do it with empathy and were committed to making a difference.

Key Accountabilities:

Trade Compliance

• Ensure import/export activities are conducted in compliance with customs and government agencies regulations.
• Maintain positive relationship with customs and other government agencies to learn and gather new requirements and regulations in advance for implement and for issue resolution.
• Ensure all documents follow the record keeping process in compliance with Parexels and local regulations.
• Support with design and implementation of GTC operational and compliance procedures.

(Senior)

• Evaluate project objectives products and countries involved and develop import/export strategies for low to medium complexity projects that meet local and international trade regulations

Project Execution

• Provide an efficient interface with customs brokers and ensure import and export clearance are performed efficiently and in compliance.
• Prepare and/or submit import and export license application which is aligned with project needs
• Attend project meetings to provide import/export updates and support resolution of any import/export issues and possess the ability to determine when to elevate to management for resolution.
• Track import/export licenses for quantity and expiry date. Informand/or prepare and/or submit import/export license application.

(Senior)

• Liaise with other departments to establish and maintain effective and relevant import/export activities and support projects goals.
• Oversees all import/export activities related to the project to ensure compliance with laws and regulations in each region.
• Continuously inform in advance any import/export restrictions updates and determine actionable steps which should be taken by the project team.

Skills:

• Adequate interpersonal verbal and written communication skills and the ability to maintain and develop internal and external relationships.
• Willingness to work in a matrix environment and to value the importance of teamwork.
• Adequate/Profound leadership skills and the ability to collaborate multi-functional teams.
• Fosters and built trust within the company with the clients and external vendors.
• Uses technical and analytical abilities to identify and communicate suggestions for obstacles faced by project teams.
• Applies a sense of urgency to resolve problems performs root-cause analysis and implements viable permanent solutions.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to resolve situations that is ambiguous or incomplete.
• Highly self-motivated and self-directed.

(Senior)

• Advanced interpersonal verbal and written communication skills and the ability to maintain and develop client relationships.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Basic/Adequate knowledge of supply chain international trade in healthcare or other industry.
• Adequate knowledge of customs and/or clinical development.
• Adequate experience in communication with customs brokers and other third-party logistic providers.
• Basic experience in working with global virtual teams and collaborative environment.
• Solid experience in working with global virtual teams and collaborative environment.
• Initial/Basic experience in risk assessment and process improvement methods to drive continuous improvement.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Basic/solid experience with development of project plans/strategy and actionable deliverables.
• Initial/Basic experience with participating in regulatory and/or client audits.

(Senior)

• Possess strong working knowledge of customs and/or clinical trial regulations and ability to apply technical knowledge to complex global business transactions.
• Adequate experience with regulatory framework in one or more regions of the globe and the ability to understand and work within a multitude of government regulatory schemes and agencies.
• Initial experience with participating in regulatory and/or client audits.

Education:

• Bachelor or Master Degree or equivalent (e.g. Pharm. D.) in biology pharmacy or other health-related discipline international trade or logistics business