Sr Manager Trade Compliance

Job Description:

Are You Ready to Lead Through Change?

Are you a decisive leader who thrives in dynamic, high-velocity environments? Do you view rapid change as an opportunity to innovate rather than a roadblock? Are you energized by building high-performing teams, solving complex problems, and driving results through others?

At Milwaukee Tool, we are not looking for someone to simply manage a process. We are looking for a leader who can provide clarity through uncertainty, translate strategy into execution, and build a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.

As the Senior Manager, Global Trade Compliance, you will serve as a key leader within Milwaukee Tool's Global Trade Compliance organization. You will lead a team of trade compliance professionals responsible for enabling global growth while ensuring compliance with import, export, customs, sanctions, and trade regulations worldwide.

You will act as the operational and strategic bridge between executive leadership and front-line execution, transforming business priorities into actionable plans, removing obstacles, and enabling your team to perform at the highest level. This role requires a leader who can make informed decisions quickly, navigate ambiguity, develop talent, and drive measurable business outcomes.

This position reports to the VP, Global Trade Compliance.

Job Description Milwaukee Tool continues to expand globally, creating new opportunities and increasing complexity across supply chains, regulatory environments, and international markets.

As the Senior Manager, Global Trade Compliance, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping and executing the organization's trade compliance strategy while ensuring operational excellence across a rapidly evolving business.

You will oversee trade compliance programs, regulatory initiatives, customs compliance activities, systems governance, operational analytics, and team development. Working closely with Supply Chain, Sourcing, Logistics, Legal, Finance, Operations, Customer Care, IT, and executive leadership, you will ensure compliance objectives are achieved while enabling business growth and operational  addition to leading people and programs, this role will establish operational rigor through strong data management, systems ownership, structured documentation, and performance measurement.

You will leverage metrics and analytics to help the department identify risks, monitor performance, improve processes, and support executive decision-making. Success requires the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights while building scalable processes that support Milwaukee Tool's continued growth.

Your Responsibilities Leadership & Team Development Lead, develop, and inspire a team of trade compliance professionals across multiple functional areas.

Establish clear priorities, performance expectations, and accountability measures.

Coach and develop team members through candid feedback, mentorship, and growth opportunities.

Contributes to an environment that promotes cross-functional collaboration, ownership, urgency, collaboration, and continuous learning and improvement.

Build organizational capability by developing future leaders within the Trade Compliance organization.

Trade Compliance Strategy & Execution Translate executive and organizational priorities into actionable initiatives and measurable results.

Lead import and export compliance projects supporting Milwaukee Tool's global operations.

Oversee customs compliance, tariff strategy, country of origin, valuation, free trade agreements, duty mitigation programs, and related trade initiatives.

Monitor, assess, and implement regulatory changes impacting global trade operations.

Partner with business leaders to support sourcing initiatives, new product introductions, acquisitions, market expansions, and supply chain transformations.

Evaluate compliance risks and recommend practical business solutions that balance risk mitigation and operational efficiency.

Operational Excellence, Analytics & Documentation Identify, coordinate, provide guidance, and continuously improve trade compliance KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, and executive reporting.

Establish and provide guidance to the team on structured documentation practices including SOPs, work instructions, process maps, governance frameworks, and decision-making guides.

Identify and coordinate the creation of performance metrics that provide visibility into team effectiveness, compliance…