Senior Trade Compliance Manager

6 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa Tych Business Solutions Full time

**Job ID**: 83997**Date Posted**: Posted 6 hours ago**Location**: Cape Town, Johannesburg**Job Title**: SENIOR TRADE COMPLIANCE MANAGER - CAPE TOWN/ JOHANNESBURG - GAUTENG/ WESTERN CAPE

Key job responsibilities

In this role you will
- Manage GTS Trade Compliance program for South Africa to ensure customs compliance.
- Work with Client’s Global Trade Services team to execute strategy, drive and enforce global import / export processes, seek automation opportunities and leverage technologies.
- Engage with technical teams to influence road-map for internal systems used to carry out import and export operations.
- Drive scalable business solutions and ensure compliance with trade regulations.
- Liaise with authorities and manage customs brokers involved in Client’s import process to South Africa.
- Collaborate with business units to proactively identify compliance issues and comply with regulatory obligations
- Work with manufactures/vendors to set up import processes to support importing/exporting operations.
- Partner with service leaders across Client’s to identify and influence the development of new programs/products and services

A day in the life

In this role no two days will be exactly the same but regular activities will include
- Drafting recommendations on how to meet trade compliance requirements for new and innovative business initiatives.
- Engaging directly with regulators, including but not limited to South African Customs on trade related matters.
- Working with business, legal and logistics stakeholders to develop strategies to support rapid growth of Client’s import and export programs.
- Collaborating with technical teams to define requirements for Client’s systems, driving relevant import and export programs.
- You will be responsible to ensure the accuracy in import declarations - including classification, customs valuation, other regulations.
- Working with operations teams to troubleshoot issues and drive ongoing process improvements

Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain, Finance, Business, Accounting or Trade related field.
- 5-10 years of experience with import/export compliance
- 5+ years of experience with South African import/export regulations with proven knowledge of South African Customs regulations
- 5-7 years of experience in process definition, having taken a process from concept to execution
- Prior experience in a large-scale Project Management role
- Proven experience with driving data driven results
- Experience developing processes to meet internal control requirements
- Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences, including senior leadership.
- Must be able to think creatively and possess analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Must be able to demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
- Ability to turn complex compliance requirements into scalable processes.

Preferred Qualifications

Graduate Degree (Masters, JD, or PhD).
- PMP Certification or equivalent Project Management certification.
- Knowledge on Transfer Pricing Adjustments



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