Trade Compliance Officer

About ABB

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Role Overview

Reports to: Country Holding Officer

Work Model: Hybrid

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia or Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

This role contributes to the Finance team and offers the opportunity to ensure that all local businesses conduct their activities in line with ABB trade policies and guidelines. You will drive and coordinate the local implementation of ABB's Global Trade Program as part of the fiduciary duties under the lead business in a country, cluster, region, or regional execution organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a single point of contact for local (national) trade compliance authorities and country management in handling trade compliance relating to ABB (deemed) exports, cross-border shipments, customers, or vendors, in case of a country-level role
• Ensure the creation, documentation, and maintenance of trade compliance standards and procedures for all local businesses
• Secure seamless connection between overall trade compliance and day-to-day operations, including master data requirements, supplier qualifications, etc., in collaboration with staff in related domains
• Oversee trade-related archiving requirements and ensure that trade compliance records are kept and retrievable, as defined in the relevant instructions and regulations at local and global levels
• Showcase expertise by overseeing compliance with all applicable customs, sanctions, and export control regulations
• Provide training to the respective country, cluster, region, or regional execution organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in International Trade, Law, Business Administration, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in trade compliance, customs, or regulatory affairs
• Strong knowledge of export/import regulations, customs documentation, and SAP GTS or similar systems
• Knowledge of Indonesian customs regulations is strongly preferred
• Proven ability to manage relationships with government authorities and internal stakeholders
• Experience conducting audits and managing permits, licenses, and compliance records
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead training and promote compliance awareness
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to risk mitigation

Why ABB

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

Our Commitment

We care: At ABB, we care about our people and their stories. We create safe, fair, equitable and inclusive working environments in which our people can succeed and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural, religious or social background. Diverse teams make us stronger. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We grow: We help our people succeed and develop, and we empower them to create their own careers at ABB. Our benefits, reward and development programs encompass a wide array of offerings.

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