Frank Kaliner
Sr. Manager, Global Trade Compliance at Avanos Medical
- Role
- Sr Manager, Global Trade Compliance at Avanos Medical
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Frank Kaliner
A Licensed Customs Broker with over 30 years of securing leadership roles in the customs brokerage, freight forwarding, retail, automotive, and medical device industries. I have a passion for continuous improvement, strategic decision making ( trade compliance, import / export, supply chain), coaching/mentoring and leading volunteer activities. I accomplish this by applying value based leadership principles and advancing an entrepreneurial environment.
Experience
Sr Manager, Global Trade Compliance
Oct 2017 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
Responsible for the direction and management of Avanos’ trade compliance program, globally. Including leading offshore and onshore teams, responding to customs audits in all jurisdictions, implementing trusted trader programs and identifying duty mitigations.• Managed multiple government customs audits (U.S, Mexico, South Africa)• Lead trade team through divestiture of a business unit, including transition and training to buyer• Integrated trade compliance operations of three acquisitioned companies• Facilitated BREXIT scenario planning, response, preparations, and post separation activities• Re-organized trade team for new environment and succession planning, including resetting KPIs• Updated Board of Directors, Compliance Sub-committee on trade compliance program• Managed & provided oversight to IMMEX program, global trade systems, reconciliation program, CTPAT certifications, restricted party screenings, broker, and freight forwarder partners
Education
The Citadel
BS, Business Administration
1989 — 1993
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
MBA, International Business
2006 — 2009
Skills
- Trade Compliance
- Problem Solving
- Operations Management
- Financial Analysis
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Mentoring
- Accounting
- Import
- Customs
- Customs Regulations
- Logistics Management
- Auditing
- Forecasting
- Compliance
- Business Process Improvement
- International Trade
- Inventory Management
- Coaching
- Customs Valuation
- Supply Chain
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Freight
- Management
- Team Building
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Warehousing
- Export
- Leadership
- International Business
- Process Improvement
- International Logistics
- Trade Audit
- Customs Brokerage
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