Customs & Trade Compliance Manager

Customs & Trade Compliance Manager

Farmington Hills, MI

Summary:

Our client is a premier, global automotive supplier looking for a Customs & Trade Compliance Manager . The Customs & Compliance Manager will Ensure VC USA meets US Customs & Border Protection regulations for import and export activities and mitigate compliance and financial risks for VC USA.

The Customs & Trade Compliance Manager must hold a bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field, along with a minimum of three years of experience in a comparable role.

Customs & Trade Compliance Manager Job Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree or Masters Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or job related field from an accredited institution
• Automotive customs experience.
• Work experience 3 years minimum in similar role.
• Manufacturing, Purchasing, Legal, Logistics experience a plus.
• Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills with strict attention to detail.
• In depth knowledge of US Customs and Border Protection Regulations
• Knowledge of Canadian and Mexican regulations of advantage
• Working knowledge of CBP portals and website
• Certified Customs Specialist (CCS), Certified Export Specialist (CES) are preferred.
• Frequent travel to US plants and service provider locations.
• Office environment with frequent travel. Possibility to work from home.
• High ability for leadership and team work
• Highly service oriented and solution oriented attitude and hands-on problem solving mentality
• Very good communication skills
• Highly professional behavior and appearance
• Structured working manner and analytical thinking
• High IT and software affinity can be advantageous

Customs & Trade Compliance Manager Job Responsibilities:

• Manage the Customs & Trade Compliance program in the US for the purpose of mitigating risk to the company
• (Including classifications, valuations, training program, manuals)
• Assist in the development and management of the USMCA region customs broker strategy including auditing,
• performance monitoring, process improvement and service contract negotiation.
• Support on global processes (e.g. export control processes, Denied Party Screening, etc.)
• Conduct internal audits / self-assessments at manufacturing plants and corporate offices in the US.
• Develop, monitor and report on established KPIs and ACE reports.
• Communication with customs authorities and external service providers
• Support of strategy to mitigate financial impact due to tariffs and trade barriers (e.g. section 301 duties, etc.)
• Manage FTA process for US Free Trade Agreements
• Support compliance in US Export Controls

WHO WE ARE

Choosing the Hire Road is about shared success, active and committed partnerships and relationships that last. Hire Road is solely focused on connecting highly skilled professionals with leading organizations. We are a solutions-based, results-oriented staffing company specializing in a wide range of industry specific practices. To put it simply, we recruit, screen and hire talented people for temporary and full-time positions. This classification description is intended to indicate the general kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that are required of positions given this title and should not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of the employees under her/his supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not exclude other duties not mentioned that are of a similar kind or level of difficulty.