Global Trade Brazil Country Manager

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. Our purpose—we bond people, ideas, and elements to reinvent progress—is a call to go beyond, to reinvent future forms of progress, and create sustainable shared value for all through the power of science. In a world facing an ever-growing population and quest for resources, we aim to be the driving force triggering the next breakthroughs to enable humanity to advance while protecting the planet we all share.

We bond with customers and partners to address today and tomorrow’s megatrends. As a global leader in Materials, Chemicals, and Solutions, Solvay brings advancements in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, and water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social, and environmental challenges. You can count on our innovative solutions to contribute to a safer, cleaner, and more sustainable future.
- Role Overview

We are looking for
Missions
- The Global Trade Brazil (country) manager is part of our global trade management family and ensures the highest level of compliance with customs and trade regulations. He/She contributes to generating value for our group by boosting our businesses’ trade lanes performance and cash by means of a robust operating model and strong governance with other functions. He/she supports the deployment of our Global Trade strategy that allows for future-proof agility against external trade disruptions.

We count on you for
Challenges

• Stay updated about own domain
• Stay updated about all relevant laws, rules and regulations affecting global trade activities, within own perimeter..
• Anticipate any key changes in the regulatory environment of own perimeter.
• Maintain solid knowledge about the GBU business within own perimeter.
• Stay updated about trends and developments within the supply chain and global trade domain.
• Define, deploy and monitor strategies, policies, and standards
• Deploy (globally
• and regionally-defined) global trade strategies, policies, and standards within own perimeter.
• Supervise controls enforcement.
• Organize, coordinate, manage and/or improve global trade activities.
• Set up performance review programs with service providers.
• Prepare, defend, follow up and report on external audits/controls/investigations.
• Design, deploy and maintain duty saving and trusted trader programs.
• Track and report key global trade metrics within own perimeter.
• Manage and coordinate with external and internal partners
• Maintain regular contact with service providers (customs brokers, external consultants, freight forwarders) of own perimeter.
• Prepare and coordinate contract activities with service providers of own perimeter.
• Coordinate global trade activities with all internal stakeholders (tax, procurement, controlling, industrial management, legal, etc.) as per the internal governance model and Solvay One principles.
• Manage own organization
• Define, propose, implement and follow up on the entity’s budget, objectives, and KPIs.
• Define team structure and resource needs.
• Report to management results and developments realized in own perimeter.
• Cascade down critical information in a timely and understandable way.
• Define and manage succession plans.
• Lead and develop people.
• Define objectives for, lead, motivate, coach, develop and evaluate the members of the own team.
• Ensure knowledge and expertise are maintained, developed, and shared within the team.
• Participate in the selection, rotation, and promotion of team members.

You can count on us for
Value for you

You will bring
Education and experience

• Bachelor or master’s degree in economics, law, international trade, supply chain, or similar.
• Post-master in Customs Law or similar is a real asset.
• +6 years experience in Global Trade and customs operations in Brazil.

Technical skills

• Fluency in Portuguese and English is mandatory.
• Excellent communicator (written and orally).
• Strong analytical skills.
• Hands-on.
• Ability to work autonomously and with cross-border teams in a high matrix organization.
• Eagerness to embark on an ambitious global trade transformation journey.

You will get

• Competitive salary.
• Health insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 16 weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave.
• Free language courses (24 languages available).
• Additional local benefits.

Additional information
Location: São Paulo (Brazil)
Remote working: Yes
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- Additional Information

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