Director Customs & Trade Compliance obligations vacancy for our Basel based client in the Pharma sector.

Your tasks:

• Lead the global customs and trade compliance strategy, policies and internal standards across the organisation.


• Partner with global, regional and local stakeholders to ensure compliant, timely and high-quality delivery of customs and trade compliance activities.


• Oversee risk management, issue resolution, audit management and control framework implementation.


• Support strategic projects by assessing customs and trade compliance implications in close collaboration with tax, finance and supply chain teams.


• Design and monitor processes, tools and data management approaches to support compliant day-to-day operations.


• Build and develop a strong governance structure, including coaching and capability development for the wider compliance network.

Your experience/knowledge:

• Significant experience in customs and trade compliance, including planning, controversy and operational governance.


• Strong knowledge of ERP systems, ideally SAP, with the ability to work effectively with IT and data teams.


• Proven experience in stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration and advising on complex compliance matters.


• Background in a large professional services firm, legal practice or in-house customs and trade compliance leadership role.


• Language skills: English, English

Your soft skills:

• Strong leadership and team development skills.


• Excellent communication and influencing abilities.


• Structured, solution-oriented and decisive mindset.

Location: Basel, Switzerland
Work setting: Hybrid
Sector: Pharma
Start: ASAP
Duration: 6 months
Workload: 100%
Ref.Nr.: BH 24650

Take the next step and send us your resume along with a daytime phone number where we can reach you.

Due to Swiss work permit restrictions, we can only consider applications from Swiss nationals, EU citizens, and current work-permit holders for Switzerland.

We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, age groups, sexual orientations, personal expressions, ethnic backgrounds, and religious beliefs. Therefore, there is no requirement to provide gender information or a photo in your application.

As per client requirements, we need information about your marital status, nationality, date of birth, and a valid Swiss work permit. For applicants with disabilities, we are happy to explore potential solutions with our end client.

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