EA Customs and Compliance Manager

Posted: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Valid Thru: Friday, 27 June 2025
Index Requested on: 05/28/2025 19:31:57
Indexed on: 05/28/2025 19:31:57

Location: Batam, KR, , ID

Industry: Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category: 13-0000.00 - Business and Financial Operations
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME

Schneider Electric is hiring!

Description:

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

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and 'inclusion' is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.

Schedule: Full-time
Req: 009G2F

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Educational requirements:

  • high school

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