EMEA Trade Operations Senior Specialist

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

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The EMEA Trade Operations Senior Specialist will be responsible for:

• Ensuring trade compliance rules and regulations are met
• Managing trade compliance risks and issues to ensure all aspects of duty management and compliance are appropriately controlled and prioritized.
• Supporting with the maintenance of trade metrics, internal self-audits & processes to ensure adherence to customs & import/export requirements
• Working closely with business partner functions, supporting cross functional requests, internal business projects with trade related aspects
• Looking for opportunities for continuous improvement of processes to reduce cost and improve efficiency.
   

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. 

This position reports to the Senior Manager, EMEA Trade Operations and is part of the Global Trade Operations Team that sits within Cytiva’s Global Supply Chain and will be an on-site role. 

What you will do:

• Liaise with Customs brokers and timely address requests
• Support Cytiva trade team by coordinating import/export process in close cooperation with logistics
• Perform internal audits of the 3rd party agents' processes that impact compliance activities
• Monitor broker performance
• Maintain record keeping

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in international trade, Logistics, Supply Chain or related discipline

• Experience of 3 years of global experience in international trade compliance

• Solid understanding of the principles of Customs Duty and Trade Compliance as applied both internationally (customs valuation, incoterms, license and permits, country of origin, HTS classifications, duty optimization / Free Trade Agreements etc.)

• Depth of knowledge of trade compliance issues/opportunities faced by a multinational manufacturing/distribution business with a complex supply chain

• Proficient in MS Office i.e. Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Willing to travel internationally up to 15% of time

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Logistics operations

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

At Cytiva we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cytiva can provide.

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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