Customs and Import/ Export Compliance
- Working with Local operations, Regional and Global teams as the SPOC (Single Point Of Contact) to implement, update and maintain local and international import/ export compliance checks with proper record keeping.
- Ensure Advanced Export Declaration (AED) compliance from all brokers when declaring export permits for Schneider Electric Asia Pte Ltd.
- Monitor & apply license (if any) for controlled HS codes governed by Competent Authority(s).
Provides Customs and Trade Compliance Support
- Helps business units build programs to identify compliance gaps and to develop corrective actions in order to help ensure compliance with customs and other government agency regulations.
- Helps business units create compliance-related metrics to ensure cross-border processes and procedures are effective, compliant, and address identified gaps.
- Helps business units monitor compliance-related performance to ensure existing customs and trade compliance programs and processes are effective and up-to-date.
- Responds to internal inquiries to provide feedback on customs and trade compliance requirements.
Provides Training and Audit Support Related to Customs and Trade Compliance
- Performs customs and trade compliance audits to ensure business units are compliant.
- Collaborates with business units to determine action plans to address and resolve customs and trade compliance issues.
- Documents and presents audit findings to execute corrective action plans and address customs and trade compliance issues.
- Establishes and delivers training materials and programs on customs and trade compliance topics to business units in order to ensure that compliance standards and performance targets are met.
Ensure all 9 countries perform Export Control checks for all domestic sales to comply with customs regulations.
Vendor Management (Forwarder/ Broker/ Transport Ops)
- Manage and monitor the performance of Transport Ops, Broker and Forwarder for the East Asia region to drive FTAs (back to back & RAC), ensuring end-to-end lead-time performance by factories, warehouse, Transport Ops, brokers & forwarders to enable duty savings by countries of destination
- Drive Key Performance Indicators (KPI) with vendors and reporting templates/ frequency and conducts reviews to drive vendor performance
- Investigates performance failures with vendors and obtains root cause analysis reporting from vendors for process improvements/ enhancements ensuring proper record keeping.
- Audit Brokers/ Transport Ops on process adherence and compliance through Customs Health check on a regular basis.
- Support countries to improve HS code compliance with their brokers to reduce customs fines
Reporting
- Hosting weekly SIM (Short Interval Meetings) with 9 countries to drive improvements to customs and compliance and End to End FTA performance. Work with origin plants to ensure origin FTA forms are provided timely and accurately.
- Publishing and presenting of KPI metrics for customs and compliance and End to End FTA performance.
Process improvement/ Set up
- Working with stakeholders to provide visibility & increase efficiency through implementation of systems/visualization tools, resolution of system issues related to existing systems/programs (Integration Point (IP) Global Compliance Tool) which impacts operations and to drive for process improvements & long terms solutions.
- Analyze solutions & support project implementation pertaining to Customs & regulations compliance for Hub Asia's import/ exports.
- Communication and collaboration with internal stakeholders and partners to implement new processes / procedures or knowledge sharing.
- Engages internal stakeholders and customer for (Re)-alignment of outdated processes and creates/ amends standard operating procedures (SOP) and work instructions (WI)
Others
- Project and tasks as assigned by the Manager
- Asean Wide Self Certification
- Back to Back FTA database for Philippines
Qualifications
- Education:
- Degree/Diploma in Logistics/Supply Chain Management/Transport Management
- Job Related Experience:
- Minimum 5-8 years Customs, Shipping or Freight Forwarding experience.
- Customs and trade compliance regulatory knowledge in multiple Asia-Pacific countries
- Business Understanding:
- Shipping Industry practice, Customs Procedure, International Trade, Free Trade Agreements
- Others (e.g. language skills, technical skills):
- Computer Literate, Shipping & Transport Management skill, Good communication skill, Negotiation skill. Solid project management and analytical skills
Skills Required
trade compliance, Shipping, Freight Forwarding
