Trade Compliance Improvement Manager

About your future job

As Trade Compliance improvement manager you have the lead in multiple “cross functional”  improvement initiatives on data integrity. These initiatives focus on people, processes and tooling. For the tooling part it is focused on both ERP and PLM tooling, the architecture, interfaces and embedding Trade Compliance controls. All with the final objective to maintain a reliable landscape of data which is one of the key elements to know whether and under which conditions Thales can cross the borders with its goods.

In some of the improvement initiatives you closely collaborate with a team of experts on IT and processes to find the right solution. In other improvement actions you are monitoring progress, connecting stakeholders and escalating within your own department and in other departments. You act pro-actively and are able to take a stance.

You are supported by a subject matter expert on the tooling with whom you fulfill a tandem role. You report to the Manager Trade Compliance.

As compliance is everywhere, you’ll have the opportunity to rapidly get to know to the complete Thales organization.

The main tasks are: 

• Get Thales’ tooling (ERP and PLM) running for proper registration of Trade Compliance data of all Thales’ products (hardware, software and technology).
• Seeking new opportunities to embed automatic controls and/or approval flows in the above mentioned tooling.
• Open the doors of other departments/processes (engineering, purchasing, supply chain, etc.) to embed Trade Compliance (end-to-end) and develop instructions/guidance/digital workflows.
• Develop relationships across multiple teams, at all levels of the organization and work in different project teams.  
• Develop and provide training to all stakeholders within the entire organization regarding trade compliance.

• Take the driver seat
• Translate technical concepts into “spoken language”
• Planning and monitoring the essentials
• Experience in project and change management
• Stakeholder management and team work
• Affinity with (Trade) Compliance, processes and IT
• You have a bachelor or master degree

• A challenging job in a great team within our high-tech, innovative work environment. Includes the freedom for initiative and good ideas.
• Room for personal and professional growth within our organisation, for example in regards to technical, commercial or international skills.
• Valuable international collaboration with coworkers from 68 different countries around the globe.
• A comfortable work space in a modern environment, with a focus on flexibility and the right work life balance.
• You can usually work where and when you want to be able to do your work as well and efficiently as possible. Within Thales we implement hybrid working, where you can, for example, work from home two days a week if your role allows it.
• A good salary, fitting travel allowance, and the ability to personalise your employment conditions: for instance, you can trade days off for internet costs, our bicycle plan, company fitness and relocation costs.
• 40 days off per year (PTO). Yes, really.

About the team

The Trade Compliance team is part of Thales’ Netherlands Legal & Contracts team which consists in total of about 20 people, located in Hengelo and Huizen. The Trade Compliance team itself consists of 5 people fully dedicated to ensure compliance with all applicable export control laws and regulations, sanctions and customs legislation. Within the Trade Compliance team, we are looking for a (digital) improvement manager to bring Trade Compliance automation to the next level.

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