Trade Operations Senior Manager

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

• Be responsible for ensuring adherence to trade regulations and leading customs processes.
• Provide strategic leadership, management, and mentorship to the global trade team.
• Identify needs of the business and compose, maintain, train, and implement company policies and procedures as they relate to international trade compliance.
• Engage with functional leaders regularly to understand the strategic vision and act as a business partner to support the strategy while ensuring full compliance with global import/export laws and regulations.
• Lead import/export processes, including classification, valuation, licensing, and documentation requirements, to facilitate the smooth flow of goods across borders while minimizing delays and costs.
• Generate ideas, resolve issues, and participate in strategies to expand import/export sales.
• Identify areas of non-compliance, evaluate risk, and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations.
• Apply detailed knowledge of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) to classify goods accurately, facilitating smooth customs clearance and compliance.
• Research, report, and implement international trade data to ensure global import and export compliance.
• Develop, implement, improve, and maintain trade compliance management systems, policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Conduct regular compliance audits and assessments to identify areas of potential risk or non-compliance. Implement corrective actions needed in support of continued membership in the CBP Importer Self-Assessment program and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program.
• Stay on top of changes in trade regulations and connect with internal partners on potential impacts to the business, providing recommendations for proactive compliance measures.
• Facilitate implementation of the trade compliance program through effective policies, procedures, training, risk assessments, audits and practices for sites & activities provided by enterprise compliance.
• Advise key functions, such as Sales, Supply, Logistics and Marketing, on trade compliance programs/requirements to improve the customer experience.
• Serve as subject matter expert on import/export compliance and assist in trade compliance-related assessments and reviews to monitor the efficiency of internal controls.
• Support business strategy regarding international sales, initiatives and projects as impacted by export controls, with emphasis on business-wide compliance to U.S. export regulations (e.g. International Traffic in Arms Regulations-ITAR, Export Administration Regulations-EAR, Foreign Trade Statistical Regulations, OFAC, BATFE) and regulations affecting export transactions.
• Support global sites with import/export compliance activities such as commodity jurisdictions, product classifications, Country of Origin assignment and collection, FTA application and collection, license determinations and authorizations.
• Lead third parties who assist us in specific compliance support activities including Broker Management.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of work experience in Trade and/or Regulatory Compliance field.
• Extensive experience with HTS (import/export) classification in a manufacturing business.
• Experience leading free trade agreements (e.g. USMCA).
• Deep knowledge and experience with U.S. Export Controls & Customs regulations, Global Sanction regulations, including ECCN and USMCL classification.
• Experience with country of origin and valuation determinations.
• Extensive regulatory knowledge including 19 CFR; 15 CFR and 22 CFR.
• Experience with ACE reporting.
• Experience with Broker Management & Supply Chain Security (eg. CTPAT, AEO) including bonds and power of attorney.
• Confident communicating with senior leadership and helping the organization navigate rapidly changing trade regulations and business requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with leadership and influence the organization in decisions related to trade compliance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ideally, Customs Broker License and legal training.
• Spanish fluency (written and spoken) desirable but not required.
• Experience with duty drawback operations preferred.
• Ability to travel as needed, not more than 15%.

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We're known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency

nVent's pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee's work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.

Compensation Range:

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan - both include a company match.

• Other supplemental benefits such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other's authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.