Customs Compliance Lead Professional
Responsibilities:
- The responsibilities of the Customs Compliance Professional are very dynamic and not exhaustive, but among other initiatives, you will be responsible for:
- Customs Expertise: Act as the subject matter expert, effectively addressing and handling customs issues in Brazil.
- Customs Brokers Management: Support, coordinate, and monitor the performance of customs brokers.
- Special Customs Regimes: Implement and monitor special customs regimes operations.
- Sales Business Units Support: Assist the Sales Business Units with due diligence calculations and reviewing new agreements.
- Process Development: Participate in developing concepts and processes to support reducing overall operating costs.
- Import Service Reduction Applications: Evaluate and prepare new applications for import service reductions (Ex-tarifario; LETEC, LEBIT/BK, etc).Operational Strategy: facilitate customs operation strategy in the country.
- Customs Audits: Prepare for and handle customs audits in a timely manner.
- Legislation Monitoring: Monitor changes in legislation that impact the business and ensure relevant stakeholders are kept updated and proper actions are taken.
- AEO Certification Monitoring: Monitor the requirements of existing AEO certifications and ensure its successful maintenance.
Qualifications:
- The ideal candidate should ideally possess:
- Experience: At least 7 years of extensive and solid experience in customs, preferably in a global company in the heavy industry (Energy, Oil&Gas, Heavy Machinery) or in Trade and Customs Consulting (with operational background and hand-on attitude).
- Education: At least a bachelor's degree in International Relations, International Trade or related field.
- Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of International Trade and Brazilian Customs legislation.
Competencies:
- Communication Skills: Good oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish are preferrable.
- Decision-Making: Great decision-making sense and ability to solve complex problems.
- Hands-On Approach: Hands-on and multitasking attitude, with a commitment to results.
- Fast and Agile Thinking: Ability to think quickly and adapt to changing circumstances efficiently.
- Stakeholder Management: Ability to maneuver and communicate among internal stakeholders and authorities,
- Process Development: Ability to outline processes and suggest implementation strategies.
- Time Management: Capacity to keep an overview of open tasks and prioritize those with time-sensitive needs.
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