Trade Compliance Officer

MacGregor – Let's shape the future together

We are seeking a highly motivated and proactive Trade Compliance Officer to enhance and develop our global trade compliance program. 

This role is crucial to ensuring our company adheres to all international trade laws and regulations, minimizing risk, and promoting ethical and responsible business practices. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of export controls and trade sanctions. 

This is a role within a lean Ethics & Compliance team, requiring a high degree of self-driven initiative, accountability, and collaboration within the team. 

More tasks and responsibilities

• Conduct regular risk reviews to identify and address compliance vulnerabilities
• Stay abreast of evolving trade regulations and adapt the compliance program as needed
• Maintain and develop our automated trade sanctions screening system
• Initiate, develop, and deliver engaging trade compliance training to employees
• Advise and support on export control activities, such as product/technology classification and license management, ensuring adherence to applicable regulations like EAR, EU Dual-Use, EU Military List
• Guide and advise on the establishment and maintenance of secure environments for handling controlled items, including physical security, access controls, and record-keeping
• Serve as the subject matter expert on trade compliance, providing timely, clear, and actionable guidance and support to internal stakeholders
• If needed liaise effectively with government agencies and external advisors on trade compliance matters 

Reporting directly to the Head of Ethics & Compliance. The position will be based in one of MacGregor's offices in Helsinki, Turku, Hamburg, Gdansk, Gothenburg or Sofia.

What you’ll need to succeed

The ideal candidate for this role has strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and quality. We are looking for a person who has excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to work independently as a self-starter and as part of a team. 

Ideally you have

• University degree in law, engineering, international business, or a related field
• Preferably minimum of 3 years of experience, or otherwise demonstrated sufficient experience in a trade compliance role
• Solid knowledge of international trade laws and regulations, including US and EU export controls and sanctions, and preferably customs regulations
• Experience with best practices for handling controlled items is a plus
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Why MacGregor?

Our people are behind every success. People create the technology and product lifecycle solutions that make us great, our people are the ones who innovate, and people drive our business forward. With us you will be part of an international collaborative working culture with challenges and opportunities to further develop yourself professionally. We enable sustainable global maritime operations by maximizing efficiency in cargo and load handling. 

Values guide our work

• Integrity steers all our thinking, behaviour and the relationships with our customers and other stakeholders
• Quality is valued in our processes, products and services and helps to improve our customers’ performance and our own competences
• Safety is essential in everything we do

MacGregor is an equal opportunity employer. We recognise that diversity is key to our continued success, and strive to maintain a fair and equitable recruitment process for all applicants.

Additional information

Kindly note that we will only review CVs and applications submitted in English through our recruitment portal. Unfortunately we do not consider CVs sent per email.

If you are ready to step into an exciting new role where you can make a significant impact and contribute to the success of MacGregor, apply today!