Logistics Project Manager Jobs in Dover, NH (NOW HIRING)

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world's most innovative companies to create a more connected world?
Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.
The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.
We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you're a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you're new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.
Position Overview
The Global Trade Compliance and Logistics Leader is a new SubCom position that will work across the end-to-end supply and value chain to deliver precision, velocity, and quality results. From the import of foreign sourced raw materials and components, through our new Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), to ship loading and installation around the world, the Global Trade Compliance and Logistics Leader will have the opportunity to create business value through process development, re-engineering, creating core documents and databases, forming value-added partnerships internally and externally, mitigating risk, in the pursuit of continuous improvement and flawless execution. A significant aspect of this role is the multi-local importation, including temporary import, of installation and project material to support cable landings. The leader will need deep knowledge of U.S. trade compliance but also have demonstrated experience building and overseeing the trade compliance and trade operations program for an enterprise-sized company. The leader will use their global trade experience and expertise to create the next-gen compliance governance, processes, and tools environment. This is a senior role reporting to the Global Supply Chain Operations Leader.
Responsibilities

• Strategy and Leadership
  • Develop SubCom trade compliance strategy aligned with the company's objectives, expected growth, supply chain, and regulatory requirements
  • Advise senior leadership and other key stakeholders on risks, emerging multi-local regulations and US trade compliance requirements
  • Build and develop a global trade and logistics team, ensuring effective, documented core processes and standards, and a continuous improvement environment
  • Build and maintain strong partnerships across the enterprise with legal, supply chain, factory and fleet operations, project management, planning, finance, tax, and commercial teams
• Global Trade Compliance Management
  • Provide direction on tariff optimization strategies, free trade agreements (FTAs), de minimis rules, and duty savings opportunities
  • Ensure compliance with country of origin, tariff classification, and customs valuation requirements
  • Create and maintain a database (one version of the truth) of SubCom HTS codes and audit trail for previous shipments
  • Manage SubCom company policies and their interaction with global policies on anti-boycott laws, trade sanctions and restricted party screening
  • Oversee compliance with US and multi-local import/export regulations, including those administered by CBP, BIS, OFAC and other US and foreign government authorities
  • Lead on US Federal Contracting requirements from a trade compliance perspective
  • Lead proactive assessments of US trade compliance risks and oversee corrective action plans
• Global Logistics Management
  • Create a global logistics capability and support ecosystem that includes factory logistics, project management logistics, fleet logistics, and multi-local staging and distribution operations
  • Develop a sourcing strategy for global logistics service providers linked to SubCom operations, business plan, and global trade compliance requirements
  • Maintain optionality and flexibility pursuant to production, installation and ship schedules
  • Create and administer an "early warning system" of governance to prevent disruption
  • Improve and maintain cost, performance, and quality of execution
• Stakeholder and External Engagement
  • Develop and maintain a strong external US trade compliance network across industry associations, government agencies, and peer companies to stay abreast of regulatory developments and best practices
  • Represent the company with external authorities in the US (e.g., CBP, BIS, OFAC, HMRC) and during trade audits or investigations
  • Advise business leaders and supply chain teams on US geopolitical, regulatory, and tariff impacts to global sourcing and distribution strategy
• Governance, Training, and Continuous Improvement
  • Review and ensure the implementation of US policies, controls, and procedures to ensure compliance across all import/export activities
  • Oversight for the development and delivery of training programs for employees and management on trade compliance obligations
  • Support trade data analytics, reporting, and metrics to monitor program effectiveness
  • Implement continuous improvement initiatives to streamline processes, reduce risk, and enhance global trade efficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in International Trade, Law, Business, Supply Chain Management or a related field is preferred
• Minimum 15 years of experience in global trade compliance; experience of a leadership role within a multinational organization preferred
• Proven experience within the U.S. CBP environment and familiarity with CBP rulings, audits, and enforcement processes
• Strong understanding of US customs laws, country of origin rules, classification, valuation, and tariff regimes
• Expertise in US boycott regulations, export controls, and sanctions compliance
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing US trade
• compliance programs
• Experience and demonstrated leadership with global logistics sourcing, 3PL services, and working with multi-local service providers
• Advanced team building and leadership skills working across various work groups
• Experience with building and implementing supplier relationship management programs
• Existing external network within the US trade compliance community (industry groups, CBP, legal and consulting professionals)
• Advanced skills working across people, process, information, technology, partnership, and governance domains
• Experience and ability to navigate disparate systems to obtain, manipulate, format, and communicate data that tells a story
• Experience in manufacturing, telecommunications, high-tech preferred
• Eternally curious with the desire and ability to conduct market, industry, and subject matter research
• Capable of developing informed value propositions to support action, and the ability to articulate opportunity cost and risk to the business
• Above average communication and collaboration skills; an effective and efficient communicator who can take extremely complex subject matter and break it down for different audiences internally and externally
• Methodical, process, and data-driven professional and decision-maker
• Servant-leader who sets expectations, determines the pace, and develops others for future leadership roles
• Commitment to operational excellence and a hands-on approach
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with senior executives and influence decision-making at all organizational levels
• Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Integrity-driven leader with a passion for compliance, ethics, and innovation
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, matrixed and global business environment
• Experience working across culture, time zone, language, and legal barriers
• Approximately 15-30% travel to domestic and international locations.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Candidates for positions with SubCom must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment eligibility verification will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Our selection procedure is based on local, state and federal law.
Please be sure to attach a resume to your application. We are not able to consider applications without a resume.
BENEFITS
SubCom offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to: competitive salaries, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverages, FSA, HSA, generous vacation, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with generous company match. Additionally, some positions may be eligible for shift differential.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL EMPLOYER OPPORTUNITY
SubCom is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.
SubCom engineers, manufactures, and installs subsea fiber optic data cables - the unsung heroes of global communication. With an unrelenting focus on quality, reliability, and value, SubCom offers flexible end-to-end building blocks for the high-tech networks that are the backbone of the world's digital infrastructure. While the company's origins date back to the mid-19th century, SubCom has deployed enough cable to circle the equator more than 25 times since its entry into the communications industry in 1955.
SUBCOM'S CORE VALUES
Quality - Accountability - Teamwork - Innovation