Compliance Team Lead - International Group

Summary

As the Compliance Team Lead at Bridgewell Agribusiness, you will oversee and inspire a dedicated team to ensure the efficient and effective management of compliance operations. This role requires a dynamic leader with a proven track record in logistics management, capable of fostering a collaborative environment while driving performance and optimizing processes. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication and problem-solving skills, guiding the team in achieving operational excellence and meeting organizational goals. Responsibilities include coordinating daily compliance activities, implementing best practices, mentoring team members, and ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. The Compliance Team Lead will play a crucial role in shaping the team’s success and enhancing overall service delivery.

Essential Duties

• Provide guidance and support to team members, fostering collaboration and ensuring the successful execution of projects and tasks to meet organizational objectives.

• Work with suppliers, ocean carriers, freight forwarders, and import brokers to secure and coordinate all international documents.

• Assurance of import and export regulatory compliance.

• Ensure timely movement of cargo across supply chain.

Other Job Duties

• Coordinate receipt of and review all necessary shipping documentation.

• Ensure timely filing of ISF and AES.

• Coordinate overseas 3rd-party inspections ensuring receipt of survey reports.

• Monitor and ensure shipment execution and movement.

• Support and work with internal departments to ensure documentation review and compliance.

• Communicate with buyers and sales teams of shipment status.

• Work with freight carriers and vessel operations team to resolve disputes.

• Monitor and troubleshoot inbound container release with ocean carrier and US Customs.

• Coordinate container release with our domestic distribution team

• Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills: Must demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills on a daily basis and in a variety of ways.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Setting goals: Defining and communicating clear objectives that align with the organization's vision.

• Providing guidance: Ensuring team members understand their responsibilities and offering direction and coaching.

• Promoting collaboration: Fostering an environment of open communication and collaboration.

• Monitoring progress: Tracking team progress and identifying issues.

• Resolving conflicts: Mediating and resolving issues to foster a positive work environment.

• Training: Training new employees and providing ongoing compliance training.

• Motivating: Motivating team members to accomplish their goals.

• Communicating: Communicating with upper management to determine the best methods for meeting business goals.

• Organizing: Scheduling team activities and providing structure for completing tasks.

Qualifications

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to the safety or health of employees or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree preferred. Min. 5 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Conceptual Understanding:

Business Strategies, Agriculture food manufacturing, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Management, Business Law

Certificates, Licenses and/or Registrations

This position does not require any certificate, licenses and/or Registrations.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, detailed correspondence, and reports. Ability to write detailed correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations. Multilingual would be a positive.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as cost analysis, fundamental & technical market analysis, return on investment, budgets & financial reporting. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Computer Skills

Job requires specialized computer skills. Must be adept at using various applications including database, spreadsheet, report writing, project management, graphics, word processing, presentation creation/editing, communicate by e-mail and use scheduling software.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Interpersonal Skills

· Displays excellent communication skills

· Ability to communicate effectively and remain calm and courteous under pressure

· Able to engage in multiple tasks within time constraints

· Open to receiving feedback and making on-going program adjustments

· Organized and able to follow a systematic and consistent method of performing a task

· Self-starter and ability to work autonomously

· Able to follow established processes

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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