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Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position is an onsite opportunity in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division. We are helping people with Diabetes lead healthier, happier lives. As a global leader in diabetes care, Abbott is constantly working to deliver the highest quality products and unwavering support to our customers. Consistent and accurate glucose monitoring is the foundation of any diabetes management plan, so we’re committed to continuous improvement in the way patients and professionals measure, track and analyze glucose levels.
As a Senior Manager Customs Trade Compliance, you will provide divisional leadership and support to ensure compliance with all relevant US customs regulations and trade laws and regulations, including 19CFR,15CFR, FDA, USDA, and other US regulatory agency requirements. Responsible for supporting the development and implementation of division-level policies and strategies, and ensuring that appropriate actions are taken by the sites. It will be the responsibility of this position to develop a staff of experts in the import/export compliance field that will serve the current and future demands of the supply chain operation. This is an onsite opportunity in Alameda, CA.
What You’ll Do
• Develop and implement site policies that are consistent with division-level policies to ensure consistency and synergy across sites.
• Consult on division-level policies.
• Provide strategic input from division import/export perspective on global projects.
• Support division compliance with special trade programs, including Free Trade Agreements (FTA), Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ),etc.
• Evaluate and recommend divisional strategies for cost avoidance/reduction, ensuring implementation of effective internal controls to mitigate and manage related risk.
• Develop and foster relationships with related functional areas at site and division level, including plant and warehouse operations, finance, R&D and other areas involved in import/export activities.
• Monitor customs and trade laws, evaluate divisional impacts (opportunities and risks), and implement action plans to address.
• Monitor Free Trade Agreements in context of division’s global supply chain and identify savings opportunities.
• Review supply agreements and other contracts to determine potential customs impacts.
• Manage import/export compliance personnel and develop staff including hiring, goal setting, performance, coaching ,teamwork and projects.
• Develop staff by educating in defined areas of import/export compliance as needed by the business structure.
• Proven competency in effectively managing cross-functional and/or cross-divisional projects.
• Demonstrated ability to drive for results and set vision/strategy. Effective negotiating, communication (written and oral) ,and interpersonal skills are absolutely critical for this position.
• This position must recommend approaches that are compelling enough to influence division/site management in the adoption of procedures,the execution of which results in compliance.
• Must frequently use judgment to determine when strict enforcement of requirements vs. exploring compliant alternatives is appropriate.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously and manage time appropriately.
• Effectively driving for results is a key competency Ability to implement compliance processes in areas outside department structures to ensure compliance with regulations.
Accountability/Scope/Budget from Legacy System
• Incumbent is accountable for identifying trade-related risks to the division and site and implementing effective compliance programs and/or internal controls.
• Failure to comply is a violation of law and could result in significant fines or penalties. · This position has extensive contact with division management and corporate C&TC.
• Directly responsible for taking action when lack of compliance with U.S.
• Customs, BIS or OGA regulations is identified, regardless of site/division or economic pressures. Budgetary scope: Approx. $1MM.
Experience You’ll Bring
Required
• Bachelor’s degree: Required.
• Business, logistics/transportation, or other related field. ·
• Master’s degree: Strongly preferred
• Licensed Customs Broker preferred
• Minimum 7 years experience in import/export operations, international business, or other related field.
• Experience in managing cross-functional and/or cross-divisional projects – balance multiple priorities simultaneously and manage time appropriately.
• Experience in effective negotiating, communication (written and oral), and interpersonal skills including ability to recommend approaches that are compelling enough to influence division/site management in the adoption of procedures, the execution of which results in compliance.
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• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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Divisional Information
Medical Devices
General Medical Devices:
Our medical devices help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks.
CRM
As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.
Diabetes
We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.
Vascular
Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.
Neuromodulation
Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.
Structural Heart
Structural Heart Business Mission: why we exist
Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.
EP
In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.
HF
In Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.
Diagnostics
We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.
Abbott Molecular is a leader in molecular diagnostics and the analysis of DNA, RNA, and proteins at the molecular level.
Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key heath and therapeutic areas, including infections disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.
Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.
Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges.
Nutrition
Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.
The base pay for this position is $144,100.00 – $288,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
