Customs Operations Sr. Specialist

Customs Operations Sr. Specialist

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Country: Morocco (MA)
City: Tangier
Worksite / Location: Tanger Plant

Job Function: EDS_Logistics
Job Discipline:
Job Family: Customs & Global Trade

Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Customs Operations Sr. Specialist in our plant in [[location]].

Your Profile:
• Level of studies: Engineering or master's degree in international business, Economics, Logistics or equivalent.
• Experience: 4 years of experience in import & export / customs in logistics environment, ideally in the automotive sector or in a global trade compliance consulting firm. Generic logistics knowledge on transportation, packaging, warehousing and distribution
• Languages: Fluent in English & French
• hard skill: Knowledge of MS Office package

Main responsibilities:
• Ensuring the fulfilment of the mission, respecting the values of the culture of the Company, guaranteeing the assimilation and the unfolding of the absolute principles of Excellence.
• Supporting the implementation of the lean projects in the customs/logistics area: different tools, methods to drive improvements. Application of these concepts in the plants.
• Monitoring that all the changes in network/value streams are communicated locally to all involved entities in the process.
• Following of all the problems involving the customs brokers and the plants.
• Aligning with Finance department in the plant, make the control of the customs costs in comparison with the forecast and budget.
• Responsibility for providing Yazaki’s European Union regulatory compliance to the organization.
• Lead point of contact with Customs Brokers providing guidance on customs clearance, documentation and origin of goods
• Developing, maintaining and updating Yazaki Customs Compliance SOPs applicable for the region.
• Working with team members in the different countries in Yazaki EMEA and serve as the SPOC for regulatory compliance with Yazaki North and Central America and Yazaki Europe.
• Managing export control and ensuring compliance of logistical processes with internal and external rules.
• Leading official customs audits, investigations and export controls for different countries.
• Close cooperation with customs authority and building relationships with them.
• Contact person for plants and Customer Service Center (CSCs) on import-export related issues.
• Staying up to date with current laws and regulations, provide advice to different business units, assess impact and provide recommendations (i.e. Brexit, POD, centralized warehouses, etc.)
• Developing, implementing and maintaining HTS Update Process, working with our Global Center of Excellence, providing advice on correct tariff codes for the region harmonizing them across all plants and CSCs:
• Review of current classification methods
• Develop improvement plan and implement
• Develop maintenance plan and electronic processing
• Developing and maintaining work-flow processes within the CMS ( Customs Data Management System ).

At Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.

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