Job Title:  Assistant Manager | HSN classification | Bengaluru-CEC| Indirect Tax

• Focus is to ensure Import-Export programs comply with all applicable EU regulations and legislation and maximize savings for the business.
• Interacting with Customs Brokers and internal stakeholders to ensure timely clearance of shipments and maintain MIS.
• Ability to lead and implement cross-functional projects
• Auditing of Import / Export documents, validating the correct details are declared to customs in the declaration filed.
• Ensuring that Import/ Export databases are updated with correct and complete information, based on which reports are sent to senior leaders.
• Knowledge of the Generalized System of Preferences & REX program.
• Ensuring supportive documentation for the issuance of preferential origin declarations is available in the required format and ensuring storage of the same according to legal requirements.
• Managing Licenses and Customs Authorizations, ensuring information is always up-to-date and required changes are reported within the legal frameworks.
• Manage Customs Audit processed for periodic Customs Audits as well as transactional checks performed by Customs authorities in the importing countries.
• Must know HTS classification, Customs valuations, and origin determination and compliance requirements for Customs Trade Compliance.
• Ensure systematic recordkeeping of all the Import/Export documentation on the EU server.
• Ability to lead cross-functional coordination with Transportation, Product Managers, Finance, Supply Chain
• In depth knowledge of Customs clearance procedures for release into free circulation, bonded warehouse and IPR
• In depth knowledge of INCOTERMS

 Team Management:

• Should act as SME (Subject Matter Expert) and first point of contact for all customs & compliance related topics.
• Should take a lead in the onboarding, process transition, and preparation of training & process documents for teams.
• Develop team’s backups, maintain business continuity to ensure flawless delivery.
• Strongly focus on standardization of processes including process improvements, documentations and Mentoring new team member wherever required & Provide feedback on the efficiency of the business process.
• Facilitate the identification of key performance indicators / SMART goals that are crucial to the team’s success and helps/assist managers to measure it during performance evaluation process.
• Facilitate enhancement of productivity metrics (as and when required) used to assess employee performances.
• Assist in identifying training and development needs for team members.
• Conduct regular 1:1’s, performance evaluations and stakeholder connect.
• Drive & lead team members to integrate new approaches, frameworks, and best practices.