What are the responsibilities and job description for the International Trade Compliance Specialist position at GlaxoSmithKline?
Posted Date: Mar 7 2024
Are you looking for an instrumental role within the GSK North American Trade Compliance team. The role is responsible for activities in respect to trade compliance regulations and the GSK supply chain.
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
To work with Logistics compliance managers for the set-up and maintenance of the essential master data repositories for all the risk assessed GSK items, trade routes and third parties to enable change impact analysis.
To effectively maintain the master lists, KPIs and contents across all trade compliance repositories against the GSK audit trail standards, enabling agile trade route & regulation change implication & impact analysis.
To automate analyzing & reporting processes, ensuring continuous improvement in productivity & effectiveness.
To coordinate across trade compliance managers and customers of Pharma and Vaccines sites, warehouses, External Supply, Pharma Logistics and relevant project teams in organizing data, information and training & communication events, maximizing synergy and productivity, supporting risk assessment activities such as communicating with customers on the assessment results and follow-up on mitigation plans.
To support key departmental, functional and enterprise-wide initiatives impacting GSK or Pharma Supply Chain trade compliance risk & controls, with a focus on data & information management.
Technical resource to business units by answering questions and suggesting new and creative ideas.
Manage Customs Broker Performance in the USA and Canada.
Maintenance of C-TPAT certification.
Manage compliance management processes such as management of USDA license and permit renewals. (Decipher whether a permit or guideline statement is needed), management of IFE (import for export) responses to FDA, Determine Free Trade Agreement Eligibility & Document. Creation, TSCA (Toxic Substance Control Act) Declaration Letters {possibly LCC, multiple LSP's) or other processes as required.
Operate Performance Management process (hold analysis, trend analysis, root cause, & corrective actions) & provide presentation material for input into Governance meetings.
Manage compliance group mailbox responding to compliance requests from internal and external stakeholders.
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent course work in the areas of supply chain management, compliance / audit, international trade, or international business law.
2 years' experience in pharmaceutical industry or business consulting, with project level risk assessment, documentation and evaluation of internal controls, including flow narratives or monitoring / auditing work papers
2 years' experience working with customs brokers and government agencies.
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
Specialist / Professional qualifications in supply chain.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Knowledge in supply chain management with a focus on international trade.
Knowledge of International Trade processes.
Additional languages spoken.
Demonstrated strong analytical ability to form conclusions based on facts and data
Preferred experience in automating data analysis and database set-up and maintenance
Demonstrated ability in interacting with various levels from staff to management, preferably in multi-national matrix organizations.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and deal with multiple assignments.
Excellent skill in MS-Office applications, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.
Knowledgeable of US and Canadian Customs regulations.
Self-starter.
Demonstrated ability to function effectively across multiple culture and geographic boundaries.
Demonstrated ability in driving improvements and performance focusing on customer service levels and optimizing productivity.
Key soft skills: Intellectual curiosity and a strong work ethic characterized by high integrity and professionalism; empathy, taking initiative, resilience in managing ambiguity and work under pressure.
Customs Brokers License preferred.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
#LI-GSK
#globalsupplychain
Please visit to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.
Why Us?
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We're committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.
If you require an accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at GSK, please contact the GSK Service Centre at 1-877-694-7547 (US Toll Free) or 1 801 567 5155 (outside US).
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and, in the US, we adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies
GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.
Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK's compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit GSK's Transparency Reporting site.
