Global Head Customs & Trade Compliance; CTC)

Duration: 6-month contract

Languages: English, German or other Swiss national language.

Note: 2 positions needed 1 with 60% and one with 40% workload

The Global Head Customs & Trade Compliance (CTC) is accountable for the global strategy, guidelines and policies of the Customs & Trade Compliance Function. He designs the core finance and supply chain processes related to Customs & Trade Compliance planning, risk management, issue resolution and audit management. The Global Head works in close collaboration with the regional and local Customs & Trade Compliance teams and the Supply Chain operations teams at all levels to ensure guidelines and policies are implemented across the organization and must actively monitor the global performance and delivery of the company Customs & Trade Compliance obligations.

This role is accountable for managing the Customs & Trade Compliance implications of the company's global strategic projects in close alignment with Fundsflow, Indirect Tax and Transfer Pricing.

• Leading CTC
• Partners with stakeholders at the global, regional and local level to ensure high quality, timely and compliant CTC services
• Ensures cross divisional engagement and alignment for decisions impacting CTC
• Develops and rolls‑out the Global CTC Strategy, Policies and internal standards safeguarding Novartis' assets and interests
• Sets direction and acts as the overall subject matter expert for strategic planning, CTC advice, risk management, issue resolution and audit management
• Is closely linked with the global CTC community to detect new trends, potential challenges and opportunities for the Company and represents company and company's interests in trade organizations.
• Compliance & Risk
• Ensures that global guidelines and policies are implemented and strictly followed by internal associates and externals (customs brokers, consultants etc.) in CTC relevant transactions
• Ensures adherence of Company to embargoes and other trade restrictions through a design of appropriate processes and controls in all company's activities
• Monitors changes to rules and regulations, defining the guidelines and policies for adaptation, working in close collaboration with divisional, regional and country business leaders, the regional and country CTC organization, and the Global Indirect Tax team, Fundsflow and Transfer Pricing
• Designs process and tools incl. data management and ERP functionality to effectively and efficiently implement standards and controls in day-to-day operations. Provide a framework/operating model for compliance for the countries in the form of tools and templates
• Ensures an effective and aligned CTC control framework is established and rolled out across the Company organization, controls are executed and issues and audit points are monitored and action plans established
• Planning & Structuring
• Establishes a global stakeholder network to ensure strategic initiatives and changes in business are identified and the CTC implications are reviewed for proper treatment
• Advice global functions such as NTO, GDD and NI  on CTC related questions for strategic projects, audits, litigations aligned with Fundsflow, Indirect Tax and Transfer Pricing
• Design and monitor new CTC concepts (e.g. for new business set-ups) in close collaboration with Fundsflow, Global Head IDT and Global Head of Transfer Pricing
• Identify needs for CTC rulings, lead preparation of supporting documents, support negotiations with customs authorities, coordinate implementation, and agreed terms.
• Identify and monitor custom duty liabilities and leakages, propose suitable actions and implement them in close collaboration with the Fundsflow, Indirect Tax and Transfer Pricing team
• Define and implement vendor strategy…