Primary Function of Position
The Senior Analyst Logistics Compliance Operations – APAC is responsible for daily
import and export operations and activities, processes, policies, and procedures
within the region. He/she will serve as a primary point of contact for internal and
external inquiries on the import, export, and trade regulations. This individual will
work with the customs brokers and forwarders to ensure compliance with applicable
company policies and import/ export regulations while ensuring the expeditious flow
of goods. This individual will provide trainings to employees involved in the
international trade.
Essential Job Duties
Perform import/export activities in compliance with government rules and
regulations, organizational policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.
Manage the daily trade compliance operations for the import/ export
transactions within the region by working with customs brokers, carriers,
forwarders, and internal teams to ensure timely and accurately clearance
process.
Monitor transactions for compliance with applicable export control laws and
regulations, sanctions and embargoes, and anti-boycott regulations; authorize
and resolve transaction holds, escalate transaction holds to supervisor for
further resolution.
Respond to and action inquiries from internal and external partners and
agencies regarding additional information required for customs clearance,
government agency holds, and requests.
Effectively interact and respond to all government inquiries in a factual and
timely manner.
Manage deferment accounts or direct account payment process within the
region.
Assist in all activities and documentation related to maintaining compliance
requirements for valuation (assists), trade preferential and non-preferential,
duty suspension, drawback, and economical customs procedures where
applicable.
Provide support and guidance to internal and external customers for import
and export shipments including hand carry and carnet shipments to meet
regulatory requirements with the government agencies, i.e. Customs, Health
Authorities, Agricultural agency, Department of Commerce and other global
customs agencies.
Shared responsibility for determination of import/ export classification and
country or origin for imported/ exported products across multiple business
units, including maintenance of the product database.
Manage and audit import/ export recordkeeping completeness and accuracy to
ensure compliance with the company record retention policy and international
trade regulations.
Perform pre- or post-entry audits on the shipping documentation and customs
declaration. Make corrections if required. Responsible for Post Entry Summary
Correction program.
Create and maintain customs brokers / forwarders POA and SOPs.
Monitor freight forwarders and customs brokers and evaluate adherence to
Intuitive brokerage SOP and metrics. Lead and follow up with documented
corrective action related to monthly brokerage metrics reports. Maintain
broker and forwarder scorecard.
Develop and generate compliance and service provider performance reports
for management.
Interact with IT and Center of Excellence (COE) to streamline and improve
import/ export data for compliance; provide justification, business
requirements, development, and assist with testing and solutions
implementation.
Assist the U.S. Logistics Compliance analyst in ensuring compliance with
Company’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program
and identify opportunities for expansion of the program into the EMEA region.
Assist the APAC Logistics Compliance manager in implementing and
maintaining the AEO program.
Identify key opportunities for continuous process/ system improvements,
implements solutions to eliminate identified compliance deficiencies.
Identify and drive import duty savings through identifying opportunities from
FTA, ITA and other customs schemes.
Develop, communicate, and maintain import/ export manuals, policies and
procedures, and trade compliance guidelines.
Monitor regulation changes, understand enforcement practices, update
procedures accordingly and communicate as applicable.
Participate in cross-functional projects relating to logistics/ trade compliance.
Provide training to other functional groups on import and export requirements.
Participate in various cost savings initiatives and strategic planning sessions to
support Intuitive strategic goals and objectives.
Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders to build awareness and
internal partnerships for Intuitive Logistics Compliance activity.
Conduct and report findings of internal risk assessments. Follow-up with
Compliance Improvement Plans.
Perform other duties, tasks, special projects as assigned.
Cost and budget management for import-related expenses, including oversight
of the monthly payment process.
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