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Job Description:

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Trade Compliance Leader (m/f/*)forthe Emerging Markets Region at 3M, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world.

Here, you will make an impact by:

Leading the Trade Compliance operations in the Emerging Markets Region to fulfill internal and external customs requirements.
Supporting the undisrupted import and export declarations of goods in highly regulated countries like the Arabic Emirates, Saudi-Arabia, South Africa, Turkey and others
Manage the trade initiatives and support the businesses by customs processing allowing frictionless air, ocean and ground transport. Correct, review, and validation import, and export activities and implement continuous improvements.
Supporting the area and global trade compliance organization with in-depth knowledge of local customs processes and influencing internal and external partner
Acting as a customs expert for customer operation and logistic execution and other supply chain functions by providing guidance, support, and partnering across multiple workstreams
Providing end-to-end leadership across all trade compliance processes of the region and supervising the local team of trade compliance experts.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who meet the following minimum requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field
8-10 years of work experience in global trade compliance, customs operations, or logistics
Proficiency in English and Turkish
Previous experience working with an ERP system, preferably SAP and SAP GTS
Ability to interact with external stakeholders such as authorities
Compliance-oriented mindset

Additional knowledge that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

Knowledge of Arabic
Supervisory experience
Project management experience
Teamworking and cooperation abilities
Personal attributes: effective communication skills, and strong analytical skills

Job specifics:

Location Information: Turkey (Istanbul) or UAE (Dubai)
Relocation: Not authorized (ideal candidates must be already in the above mentioned Countries)
Work arrangement: office based
Working pattern: full time
Travel expectations may include up to: 10% (mainly in Turkey, UEA, Saudi-Arabia, South Africa)

Does this opportunity and our innovative 3M culture align with your career aspirations?

If so, we encourage you to apply and embark on a journey of creativity and growth with us.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Resources for You

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