Role Summary
This role leads the effort to manage daily import/export compliance and operational activities, and to support Neurocrine’s compliance with global import/export regulations while ensuring reliable and timely delivery of international and domestic clinical and commercial shipments of drug products including APIs. It requires knowledge of import/export operations, customs requirements, valuation, tariff classification, and licensing, and experience in global logistics with freight forwarders and specialty couriers. Pharmachemical industry experience is highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Supporting the daily import/export activities
- Supporting shipment set up for exported materials
- Coordinates with customs brokers and freight forwarders to ensure on-time delivery of international shipments of commercial and clinical products
- Maintains documents and information in compliance with federal and foreign regulations governing the shipment, receipt and documentation of imported and exported materials
- Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders, and vendors to track the shipment and delivery of material and equipment to designated shipping destinations
- Assists in the preparation of the annual Customs Reconciliation entry
- Coordinates the shipping processes, under the general guidance of the department leadership, to ensure that they are up to date to meet US and other applicable Customs regulations
- Assists with the development, implementation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures and work instructions, pertaining to trade compliance
- Ensures US Customs guidelines are followed by vendors, customs brokers, Purchasing, and Shipping and Receiving
- Records data and publish metrics for all imported material
- Maintains import/export files and import/export logs
- Assists with the auditing of import entries to ensure accuracy
- Supports the analysis of transactions and performance metrics, and makes recommendations on how to achieve financial objectives while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of global trade policies, regulations, national and international guidelines and industry standards
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Required: BA/BS degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Supply Chain and 4+ years of relevant experience, OR
- Required: Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Supply Chain and 2+ years of related experience
- Required: Expertise in overseeing customs brokers
- Required: Strong knowledge of Customs compliance within Europe
- Required: Familiarity with US Customs Regulations, APHIS, FDA
- Required: Demonstrated knowledge with the importation and exportation of pharmaceutical products
- Required: Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Required: Demonstrated ability creating and working with performance metrics pertaining to global trade compliance
- Required: Understanding of key business drivers and how they influence work
- Required: Knowledge of processes, procedures and systems used to accomplish the work and the downstream impact on other functions
- Required: Proficiency with tools and processes that support the functional area
- Required: Ability to work as part of a team
- Required: Strong communications, problem-solving, analytical thinking skills
- Required: Detail oriented yet able to see the broader departmental picture
- Required: Ability to meet multiple deadlines with high accuracy and efficiency
- Required: Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
- Required: Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Required: Strong project management skills
Education
- BA/BS in Business Administration, Finance, or Supply Chain, or
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Supply Chain