Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain, and Global Quality is the backbone of Takeda, and our employees are the guardians for our patients, our products, and our reputation. As a member of our team, we can offer you the opportunity to grow in a meaningful career, develop your skills, and come to work every day knowing that what you do makes a genuine difference.

Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Global Customs & Trade Compliance Lead (EU, ICMEA, APAC) in our Zurich office.

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

Create and Manage Import and Export Compliance Process

• Define regional requirements, technical objectives, reporting and priorities for importing and/or exporting production sites and LOCs in line with Takeda global customs and trade compliance (GCTC) standards & regionals laws & regulations.

• Maintain localized policies and procedures for compliance with import and export regulations as well as ensuring broad company awareness of these requirements.

• Proactively identifying CTC gaps by performing risk assessment, defining and maintaining internal controls to ensure that all sites and LOCs are compliant with national customs and trade regulations.

• Stay abreast of new, amended, or proposed regulatory activities to determine business impact, implement necessary program modifications and effectively communicate throughout the regional organization

• Ensures recordkeeping requirements are met according to national CTC laws and regulations

• Develop and implement process to monitor and to maintain as required by national customs bonds, guarantees, permits and licenses.

• Support the supply chain setup of new lanes, product launches or source changes with CTC impact assessment and implementation.

• Act as key super user and SME on GTS SAP solution

• Acts as the technical subject matter expert and/or leverage internal network for legal requirements, investigation and complex technical trouble shooting that can have significant impact on the business.

• Respond to customs requests for information and other customs or other government agency enforcement issues in conjunction with local Legal and head GCTC manager.

• Support sites during the Takeda internal audit process: preparation, support during audit and for setting up and monitoring the completion of CAPA plan.

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to assess the need any authorizations, rulings and to ensure AEO and other certification and requirements are maintained through periodic validations,

• Maintain 3rd party compliance management (customs broker, freight forwarders, CMOs, etc) ;

• Accurate, up-to-date and complete GCTC Database management (classification, origin, and other relevant regulatory information, including periodical testing

• Develop CTC metrics and reporting.

• Monitor export control program including export sanction, restricted party escalation and resolution process..

• Manage and lead CTC network in defined regions

Duty Reduction and Business Support Opportunities:

• Ensures FTA rules are assessed and applied correctly

• Identify cost savings opportunities and measures to create long term value

Training and Communications:

• Develop and deliver training on GCTC GOP as appropriate

• Engage regional leaders in the customs and trade compliance agenda and foster a culture of integrity

• Communicates internally to the concerned  sites, other internal and external stakeholders (such as Health authorities, customs, etc) that are impacted / involved in changes especially when having certification eg AEO and/or special authorizations.

• Develop and maintain good working relationships with national customs  as well as with all other regulatory authorities to carry out company busines

Location: Zurich, Switzerland

For further information and to apply please check out Takeda’s website