Product Classification Engineer

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This position reports to

Trade Compliance Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support product staff and LBL Trade Operations Managers by classifying products, software, and technology that ABB exports or imports with respect to government export control (dual-use and military) and customs (Harmonized System) lists. You will also support with the classification of purchased third-party Products, software and raw materials. The Product Classification Engineer has a functional reporting line to the Local Trade Compliance Officer. The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid This role is contributing to the Distribution Solutions Division within Electrification Business Area in Dalmine (BG). You will be mainly accountable for: • Managing and updating master data of ABB products, technologies and software (product description, HTS code, ECN/ECCN numbers) and supporting customs declarants with product information required for master data management and entries. • Preparation of Product Classification Reports by conducting thorough research and analysis of ABB products. • Regular analysis of the goods to be sold and/or shipped during the coming months (or past months for book-to-bill business with no backlog), identification and classification of products, software and/or technologies, especially in case of critical regulatory development. • Providing support regarding classification of purchased goods and finished products, preferably well on time before import, export and shipment. Provide support to TMC (Transport Management Center) when goods need to be declared with customs on short notice and/or are under inspection of the customs authorities. • Accountable to collect for purchased goods long term declarations needed from suppliers (eg. preferential, non-preferential origin) • Reviewing of the ECN/ECCN and HTS classifications with the (Country) Trade Compliance Officer, updating master data in SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) with ECN/ECCN and HTS classification as required. • Continually maintaining knowledge on export control and customs regulation with relevant internal and external training (where applicable), as well as E-Learnings on ABB Inside / ABB University and applicable internal instructions, guidelines, handbooks. • Identifying and developing improvement projects for the digitalization of classification related processes.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
• You have experience with export control and customs rules and regulations (export control training / basic & intermediate customs trainings are a plus).
• Possess a good knowledge of Excel, Word, Power Point, SAP and SAP Global Trade Services (GTS)
• Knowledge of Power BI, technical knowledge of products, software and technologies sold and/or exported by Local Business Line (LBL) in Dalmine (Distribution Solutions, Service) are nice to have
• You are at ease communicating in English and Italian, both written and spoken.
• You have a business mindset, high level of responsiveness, are a promoter of change, have high skills in data analysis and a focus on details
• You have good communication skills to interact with several functions (mainly procurement, trade office, order handling, product management, industrialization department, sales department)

More about us

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