Director Global Customs LAM
at Adidas
Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 29 Jul, 2024 | Not Specified | 04 May, 2024 | 10 year(s) or above | Operational Compliance,Self Management,Leadership Skills,Working Experience,Supply Chain,Communication Skills | No | No |
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Description:
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
To monitor and support Customs operations in the region, ensuring efficient operations and customs compliance. To work closely with SCM teams to support customs elements of agreed projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support and manage customs and SCM related projects as defined by Global Customs and SCM local management.
- Regional role, overseeing customs compliance programs and activities that ensure compliance with Customs requirements and timely customs clearance of all containers arriving at Port.
- Support Model changes in local Markets.
- Support and escalate issues arising on valuation, classification, and preference to the respective Global Customs team.
- Support regional management of external customs brokers focussing on compliance management and KPI performance of service providers.
- Support regional Customs market teams to:
- identify compliance gaps and develop corrective actions in order to help ensure compliance with Customs and other government regulations
- create compliance-related metrics to ensure cross-border processes and procedures are effective, compliant, and address identified gaps
- monitor compliance-related performance to ensure existing customs and trade compliance programs and processes are effective and up-to-date
- sample accuracy of customs declarations in each Market to ensure compliance in areas of valuation, classification and origin declared
- develop documented processes and controls relating to import and export processes
- Lead response to external Customs audits and lead resolution of customs compliance issues.
- Ensure Customs market team members have the appropriate training and technical knowledge of the best practice in their areas.
- Support the coordination and reporting of preference savings for the region.
- Be the single point of contact for regional Customs operational topics.
- Closely work with the subject leads (valuation, classification, and preference) in Global Customs to understand the global initiatives and incorporate them in Markets KPI and compliance monitoring.
- Keep abreast of legislation updates and Review legislative changes in the region that could impact adidas and support lobbying efforts in consultation with Global Government Affairs (e.g. safeguard enquiries).
- Support and advise local Markets on handling operational issues and new documentation requests.
Key Relationships:
- Part of the SCM LAM Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
- Local SCM teams in Markets
- Legal / SEA
- Customs Authorities
- Customs Brokers / Service Providers
- Global IT & External software providers Group Tax
- Global Finance & GBS
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experienced in practical aspects of Customs operational compliance
- Ability to work and deliver within a complex and dynamic multi-diverse stakeholder environment whilst adhering to strict and / or conflicting deadlines
- Demonstrated business reasoning, analytical and critical thinking
- Excellent leadership skills and high degree of self-management, enthusiasm and results-driven
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and facilitation skills – experience of communicating with and influencing stakeholders at all levels
- Fluent English language skills both spoken and written
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- Current and relevant knowledge of customs legislation
- 10+ years’ working experience in supply chain and customs specialist functions
Responsibilities:
- Support and manage customs and SCM related projects as defined by Global Customs and SCM local management.
- Regional role, overseeing customs compliance programs and activities that ensure compliance with Customs requirements and timely customs clearance of all containers arriving at Port.
- Support Model changes in local Markets.
- Support and escalate issues arising on valuation, classification, and preference to the respective Global Customs team.
- Support regional management of external customs brokers focussing on compliance management and KPI performance of service providers.
- Support regional Customs market teams to:
- identify compliance gaps and develop corrective actions in order to help ensure compliance with Customs and other government regulations
- create compliance-related metrics to ensure cross-border processes and procedures are effective, compliant, and address identified gaps
- monitor compliance-related performance to ensure existing customs and trade compliance programs and processes are effective and up-to-date
- sample accuracy of customs declarations in each Market to ensure compliance in areas of valuation, classification and origin declared
- develop documented processes and controls relating to import and export processes
- Lead response to external Customs audits and lead resolution of customs compliance issues.
- Ensure Customs market team members have the appropriate training and technical knowledge of the best practice in their areas.
- Support the coordination and reporting of preference savings for the region.
- Be the single point of contact for regional Customs operational topics.
- Closely work with the subject leads (valuation, classification, and preference) in Global Customs to understand the global initiatives and incorporate them in Markets KPI and compliance monitoring.
- Keep abreast of legislation updates and Review legislative changes in the region that could impact adidas and support lobbying efforts in consultation with Global Government Affairs (e.g. safeguard enquiries).
- Support and advise local Markets on handling operational issues and new documentation requests
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:10.0Max:15.0 year(s)
Information Technology/IT
Marketing / Advertising / MR / PR
Software Engineering
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Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, Panama