Job Title
Trade Excellence Lead International Regions
Job Description
Trade Excellence Lead International Regions
Play a critical role in shaping the future of global trade compliance at Philips.
As Trade Excellence Lead for the International Region, you will build and lead a future-ready trade compliance organization that enables business growth while ensuring the highest standards of compliance across customs, export controls, and supply chain security. This is a highly visible leadership role where you will influence strategy, drive transformation, and help create a consistent global operating model across one of Philips' most diverse regions.
Your role:
Lead the design, implementation, and continuous evolution of the International Region Trade Compliance organization, aligned with Philips' global Trade Compliance strategy and operating model.
Drive excellence across customs, export compliance, and supply chain security, ensuring resilient and efficient global operations in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
Build, develop, and inspire a team of trade compliance professionals, creating a culture of accountability, learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Shape regional and global trade compliance strategies, translating regulatory developments into practical business solutions that support growth and operational excellence.
Champion large-scale transformation initiatives, including process optimization, digitalization, training programs, governance frameworks, and compliance capability building.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and key functions including Supply Chain, Finance, Tax, HR, IT, and Legal.
Build strong relationships with governmental authorities, industry associations, and external partners while representing Philips in relevant trade compliance forums and industry discussions.
Lead complex risk assessments, compliance reviews, and audit activities, ensuring Philips remains ahead of evolving regulatory expectations.
Bring external perspectives and best practices into Philips by benchmarking market developments and identifying opportunities to further strengthen our trade compliance capabilities.
In this role, you will not only ensure compliance - you will help define how Philips operates globally, creating long-term value for the business while protecting our ability to serve customers around the world.
You're the right fit if:
1. Experience
You bring significant experience in Global Trade Compliance, Customs, Export Controls, International Trade, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
You have successfully led complex international compliance programs and driven organizational transformation within global environments.
You have experience leading and developing teams while building organizational capability and succession pipelines.
You are comfortable operating in highly matrixed organizations and influencing senior stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies.
2. Skills
Deep expertise in Global Trade Compliance, Customs Regulations, Export Controls, and Supply Chain Security.
Strong people leadership and talent development capabilities.
Strategic mindset with the ability to balance long-term vision and operational execution.
Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Strong business acumen combined with a continuous improvement mindset.
Experience driving change through Lean principles, digital transformation, and process optimization.
Strong program management and problem-solving capabilities.
3. Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Customs Administration, International Trade, or a related discipline.
4. What will make you stand out
Experience working with governmental agencies, customs authorities, or industry trade bodies.
Ability to translate regulatory complexity into pragmatic business solutions.
Passion for leading through change and building high-performing global…