Airport Customs Manager

Company: Hudson Group
Location: Cicero
Posted on: June 17, 2022

Job Description:

Grow With Us!

Hudson is North America's leading travel retailer. For over 30 years, Hudson has met the needs and wants of travelers in more than 1,000 duty-free, duty-paid, and food & beverage stores. We couldn't serve our customers, landlords, and partners in airports, commuter terminals, hotels, and casinos without the continued support of our greatest assets: our team members. We're dedicated to hiring and training exceptional team members, who are committed to serving the customer as the Traveler's Best Friend. We strive to ensure we're fulfilling our team members' career potentials through training, skills-development, and career pathways - as our team members grow and succeed both personally and professionally, so does Hudson.

This Customs & Transportation Manager position is for you, if you would Enjoy:

• Overseeing all Customs related functions, compliance and transportation related to goods movement into and out of our local warehouses across the USA
• Supporting our U.S.A. Duty Free operations
• Fully Remote!
  Your Team is counting on you as a Customs & Transportation Manager to:
  
  • Provide assertive day-to-day leadership, management and guidance to clearance team and local operations related to customs clearances and compliance.
  • Prepare types 01 (Consumption), 21 (Warehouse), 22 (Re-warehouse), 31 (Withdrawal) Customs entries via ABI/Editrade or other similar type software for all inbound shipments into our local warehouses.
  • Liaise with Supply Chain, Miami DC, local warehouses, vendors, freight forwarders and all governing bodies such as CBP and FDA to ensure the smooth, effective and safe flow of goods through our Supply Chain.
  • Establish all customs compliance requirements within USA.
  • Direct and monitor import/export compliance processes and procedures.
  • Ensures customs data (US HTS codes, COO, MID, etc) is accurate for all products in ERP system.
  • Support Customs approval of Class 9 Bonded Warehouse for new opportunities
  • Work closely with local warehouse/operations team to ensure all bonded goods movement are applied to a customs entry and all entries are closed and submitted within 30 days of the last goods movement
  • Manage the transportation calendar related to scheduled orders from main Miami DC to each operation
  • Conduct monthly customs checks, identify customs risks and prevent and mitigate violations, implementing any corrective and preventative actions
  • Performs all other responsibilities as directed by the business or leadership team of which the team member is capable of performing.
  • Work a full-time schedule
    Customs & Transportation Manager Key Accountabilities:
    
    • Responsible for all customs responsibilities and compliance related to the movement of goods into and out of our local warehouses
    • Lead a cross country clearance team to process all customs entries into our bonded warehouses
    • Coordinate transportation into and out of our local warehouses
    • On time customs clearances
    • On time submission of all US Customs folders
    • Standardization of all customs processes across all locations
    • Freight costs tracking and management
      Key Relationships:
      
      • Key suppliers including Miami DC
      • US Customs & Border Protection
      • Supply Chain
      • Operations
      • Master Data
        Required Qualifications:
        
        • 3-5 years of experience in transportation and customs clearance
        • Excellent Excel skills
        • Excellent Microsoft Excel skills
        • SAP experience preferred
        • Customs brokerage clearance experience and use of US Customs ABI clearance software such as Descarte Editrade an asset
        • Results-oriented, motivated, self-starter; owns problems and drives them to resolution
        • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
        • Thinks systematically and across boundaries to understand implication of data & actions
        • Ability to manage staff remotely
          Some of our company-offered benefits for you and your family include:
          
          • Health & Well Being: Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
          • Paid Time Off
          • Various Personal and Parental Leave Programs
          • Universal Life Insurance
          • Retirement Programs & Matching Employee Contributions: 401K & RRSP
          • 20% off Hudson Employee Discount & 50% off Hudson Employee Food & Beverage Discount
          • Employee Recognition & Anniversary Programs
          • Training, Development, and Growth Opportunities
          • Tuition Assistance & Scholarship Programs
            For additional information on our benefits, please visit: https://www.hudsongroup.com/careers/our-perks.
            
            "Depending on the location of the position, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States or Canada for any employer."
            
            "Hudson is an Equal Opportunity Employer of all qualified individuals. All employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military leave or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace in which we value diversity and unique experiences, backgrounds and identities."
            
            All offers are contingent upon successful completion and passing of background checks and/or employment verification results.
            
            Note to staffing agencies: Please do not contact Hudson (including the recruitment team or any hiring managers) regarding this position with candidates. If assistance is needed in filling any position for Hudson, a member of our recruiting team will reach out directly.
            
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