Sr Associate Import/Export

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Cencora PharmaLex is a highly successful and growing consulting company for the Healthcare industry around the world. Cencora PharmaLex offers professional development, plus a stimulating and collaborative work environment. We are committed to providing exciting career opportunities in an atmosphere that values trust, respect, teamwork, creative talent, enthusiasm, and diligence.

Must Have:
- U.S. Licensed Customs Broker or experience with International Customs and World Trade Organization Regulations.
- Experience in Customs & Trade,
- Experience in Trade Compliance or Import/Export operations.
- Experience releasing SAP GTS blocks, such as legal control and sanctioned party list.
- Proficient in key import/export processes including valuation, commodity classification, country of origin determination.
- Awareness of industry trends and developments in biopharmaceutical import/export compliance.
- Ability to build working relationships and optimally partner cross-functionally, cross-regionally and at all levels in the organization.
- Excellent oral and written communication, facilitation, collaboration and executive presentation skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of GMP regulations and GDP requirements.
- Proven understanding of harmonized tariff schedule and ECCN number assignments.
NOTE: candidates from the Customs and Global Trade background 
Job Description:
Global Trade Operations (GTO) is an organization within the North America Global Supply Hub function. The GTO Team is accountable for seamless integration of policy and execution activities for imports and exports in support of the entire organization to ensure our medicines are timely delivered at the right place.
FUNCTIONS
- Partner internally and externally to lead inbound/outbound shipments by collaborating closely with internal and external requestors, transportation and logistics, carriers, customs brokers, and government agencies.
- Provide expertise, consult and advise on international Customs and Other Government Agency (OGA) Import/Export requirements.
- Resolve commodity classification for shipments.
- Review shipping documentation and customs invoices for accuracy including .valuation, commodity classification, and country of origin.
- Provide support for acquiring applicable shipment permits and licenses.
- Review and Resolve SAP-Global Trade Services (GTS) blocks.
- Respond to issue requests submitted to Salesforce.
- Assign Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification codes and Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCN) to company's commodities including drug product, raw materials, chemicals and other materials supporting the company's business.
- Broker Management, KPIs and entry audits to ensure vendors maintain high speed and low error rate.
- Represent Global Trade at any Customs and/or Other Government Agency (OGA) Import audits or visits.
- Maintain records for imports/exports according to document retention timelines.
EDUCATION/LICENSES
- High school/GED AND 4 years of import/export work experience OR​ Associate’s AND 2 years of import/export work experience OR​ Bachelor’s AND 6 months of import/export work experience​ OR Master's

PharmaLex is an Equal Opportunity Employer.