**Job Title** Supply Chain - Team Lead **About the role** A Supply Chain - Team Lead takes care of regulatory aspects of all international shipments. They make sure physical deliveries happen on schedule and compliantly. They apply applicable trade compliance rules, regulations, and policies to manage compliant import/export operations around the world. They manage the logistics and transportation of vendor deliveries. They work with international governmental organizations to ensure imported equipment arrives smoothly. Contractors will also work with internal customers to measure and define processes, constantly using data to improve our system **In this role, you will:** + Pre-shipment research of trade and regulatory requirements for international shipments, work with 3rd party vendors. + Check shipping documentation, country research. Conducts audits on shipping documents and documentation provided by external partners to ensure compliance on all FCPA and Anti Bribery requirements, communicates with brokers and other external parties. + Work closely with cross-functional team members including Legal and Tax to ensure imports/exports take place in a compliant manner. + Assist global team members to ensure timely clearance instructions are provided to customs brokers and problem shipments are addressed. + Review and ensure that all commercial documents in connection with the STOs are in place and compliant with shipping practices. + Review and approve commercial invoices + Approve all Trade documents, CI (Commercial Invoices), PL (Packing Lists) and AWB(Airway Bills) in 24 business hours + Manage Order Form entry via internal systems. + Support all Tax and Customs audits in alignment with Legal Regional Team + Work with Client Trade Compliance team and Third-Party Logistics Service Providers (aka 3PLs) to make sure that all international shipments comply with export & import regulations + Complete Due Diligence on all external parties in alignment with Legal requirements + Monitor and manage all PII and Denied Party Screening requests + Maintain brokerage performance reports + Coordinate and resolve or escalate where required, inbound international shipments held at customs + Carry out emerging markets research to determine shipping and compliance regulations in new locations. + Serves as the primary point of contact for the client and extended logistics team, providing expert advice on customs clearance, brokerage, classification, valuation, and regulatory requirements + Help to summarize regional compliance performance metrics. + Help to create client-facing reports (Monthly Business Reviews/Quarterly Business Reviews - MBR/QBR). + Help to creates and tracks action items and deliverables arising from performance reviews or client requests + Owns and manages communication with client program managers. + Ensures client-specific processes are clearly communicated and consistently followed by the internal team. + Conducts weekly meetings with client managers. + Provides timely updates and clarifications on shipments as needed. + Keeps the customer proactively informed about every stage of the delivery process. **Work model:** On Site At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in São Paulo - SP. **What you need to have to be considered:** + Bachelor’s Degree + Experience in logistics industry, trade compliance rules, regulations, inventory or warehouse management + Hardware Operations + Familiar with spreadsheets, stock management and forecasting + Comfortable with a rapidly changing environment + Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to operate and communicate effectively with people at all levels of the business. + Knowledge of trade compliance rules, regulations **_Please, upload your resume in English._** We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role. Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.