Head (f/m/d) of Export Control and Customs EMEA - #933488

Do you want to help create the future of healthcare? Our name, Siemens Healthineers, was selected to honor our people who dedicate their energy and passion to this cause. It reflects their pioneering spirit combined with our long history of engineering in the ever-evolving healthcare industry.

We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone in order to grow personally and professionally. Does this sound interesting?

Then come and join our global team as Head (f/m/d) of Export Control and Customs EMEA to support our strategy and its global implementation.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• You establish and administrate a regional Zone and Country Export Control and Customs (ECC) department with 40+ disciplinary and 80+ functional reports in EMEA.
• You execute the strategic development strategy within the global framework.
• You implement the Siemens Healthineers ECC Policy in all legal entities in scope, to achieve corporate objectives.
• You elaborate, implement, enforce and control the internal control program, resulting guidelines, organization, corporate processes, training and review programs within EMEA.
• You incorporate Export Control and Customs requirements into business strategies, processes and models
• You review and control ECC activities within EMEA, including reporting to responsible CEOs, CFOs and ECC head.
• You manage the legal entities' interests in customs matters (e.g., authorization for simplified procedures, export licenses, etc.), taking full responsibility for governmental audits and maintaining effective relationship management.
• You collaborate with the ECC Rules and Regulations team on transactional and “Know Your Customer” processes in all full embargo countries in EMEA. For all other countries, you take full ownership of export control matters, including the trade of dual-use goods and sanctions screening, ensuring compliance within the established IT framework.
• You provide expert guidance and share best practices with the relevant legal entities, including organizing and supporting local working group meetings, actively participating in regional ECC meetings, and contributing to global working group initiatives.
  
  

Your qualifications and experience:

• You hold a degree in Business Administration, Trade or Law.
• You bring at least 10 years' experience in Export Control and Customs (ECC) functions.
• You have several years of international leadership experience with and without direct leadership responsibility.
• You have strong IT affinity, demonstrated through solid knowledge of SAP, data analytics, and state of the art IT applications.
• You are experienced in project management (e.g. strategic organizational and subject matter driven projects).
  
  

Your attributes and skills:

• You are a cooperative manager with a strong personality to uphold trade compliance towards top management.
• You design organizational structures, shape interfaces between teams and units as strictly or flexibly as required and establish effective communication and collaboration mechanisms across a large number of teams.
• Your ethical behavior, transparency and reliability are an integral and proven part of your professional identity.
• You enjoy working with global teams and are highly motivated by a solution-driven approach.
• You work independently, while prioritizing conflicting demands with challenging workloads.
• You are a senior leader with strong analytical, methodical and problem-solving skills.
• You have a good understanding of business processes; a strong business acumen and you manage your stakeholders effectively across the company.
• You are proficient in English. Knowledge of German is a plus.
  
  

Our global team:

Siemens Healthineers is a leading global medical technology company. 71,000 dedicated colleagues in over 75 countries are driven to shape the future of healthcare. An estimated 5 million patients across the globe benefit every day from our innovative technologies and services in the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine, as well as digital health and enterprise services.

Our culture:

Our culture embraces different perspectives, open debate, and the will to challenge convention. Change is a constant aspect of our work. We aspire to lead the change in our industry rather than just react to it. That’s why we invite you to take on new challenges, test your ideas, and celebrate success.

Check our Careers Site at https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/de/careers

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals with disabilities.

Wish to find out more before applying? The contact person handling this job ad is

Lidia Deniz.

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