Trade Specialist

At Arla, we do so much more than make some of the world’s favorite dairy products. We make healthy tastes delicious, mornings worth getting up for, and family dinners unforgettable. Arla®, Puck®, TTC®, Dano®, Lurpak®, and Castello® - names like these make us a vital, natural part of modern life in over 100 countries around the world. There are 1,300 employees in the Middle East and Africa and 19,000 global employees at the heart of our business. Every single one of us plays an important role and together we build on our 10bn Euros turnover and establish our position as one of the largest dairy companies in the world.

Our business in MENA has been very successful in recent years. However, across the region, we are seeing toughening market conditions and increasingly challenging trade policy environments. As a Trade Policy Specialist, You will get a good understanding of the complete range of Arla products and source of raw milk materials and knowledge of export conditions and other issues concerning. You will be a part of a team driving regulatory and trade policy activities on a MENA/global scale for Arla Foods. In this role, you will be based out of Bahrain and reporting directly to the Senior Regulatory and Trade Policy Manager, MENA.

**In addition to this, you will be responsible for**:

- Ensuring that Arla Foods dairies/sites in Bahrain, KSA, and Oman are complying with national and international trade requirements on exports
- Responsible for getting veterinary/Organic/Halal/Export certificates to ensure compliance and export eligibility.
- Working closely with internal stakeholders (production sites, support, product management, and sales functions) and external stakeholders (Authorities in Bahrain, KSA, and Oman e.g. Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Health) for better engagements
- Providing support to the business by building the necessary knowledge and procedures related to trade policy; both practical and political.
- Supporting the business concerning compliance with trade administrative issues, import duties, barriers to trade, international trade agreements, customs classification of products, dairy registrations, etc to ensure the free movement of dairy products across MENA borders.
- Understand both the political landscape and trade implications in the exporting country, either together with the Danish embassy or with our commercial teams.

As a Trade specialist, you have a Fundamental understanding of how different trade agreements work. You have a deep business understanding of the full value chain in an international business. You have a global mindset, and the capabilities to take our services and support to the next level. You work in a structured manner and know that clear and concise communication is an important key to success. Additionally, you must have solid interpersonal skills and the power to interact with authorities and decision-makers.

Lastly, a bachelor’s degree in business administration applied management, business, economics, or other related fields. At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the Industrial, and/or Logistics sectors. The nature of the job requires he is fluent in Arabic and English.

**We have a purpose for Good**
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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