(Junior) Customs Manager
Core
Build and manage the customs function from the ground up, ensuring compliance with regulations and optimizing import/export operations.
Role type
Junior Customs Manager
Builds
Import and export operations, customs compliance processes, and management systems for supplier declarations.
Domain
Defence industry, logistics, and international trade compliance
Required skills
Customs regulations knowledge (UCC, tariff classification, valuation, origin), AEO status management, audit preparation, supplier declaration management, process development, stakeholder training, cost optimization
Preferred skills
ATLAS/AES or SAP GTS experience, export control regulations knowledge
Technologies
ATLAS, AES, SAP GTS
Responsibilities
Manage import/export operations via brokers and freight forwarders, verify customs declarations, select and manage customs brokers, prepare for external audits, maintain AEO status, build management systems for supplier declarations, develop internal customs guidelines, train internal stakeholders, identify optimization opportunities
Seniority
Junior, hands-on IC