Customs Expert (64965)

Objective of job:

• Determines preferential status of parts produced by Draexlmaier in Americas region under various applicable trade agreements. 
• Responsible for yearly value reconciliation with CBP.
• Assist with tariff classification of materials use in production and parts produced by Draexlmaier within Americas. 
• Created internal procedures to ensure customs compliance.

Principal Activities:

• Assess and verify product country of origin in accordance with applicable regulations and USMCA requirements
• Review and analyze product documentation, bills of materials, and manufacturing processes to determine origin eligibility
• Determines qualification under UMSCA rules of origin, of parts produced by Draexlmaier in Americas region, as well as qualification under other Free Trade agreements signed by USA
• Determines qualification under trade agreements signed by Mexico and Nicaragua, of parts produced by Draexlmaier in each of these countries
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to obtain supporting origin documentation and certifications
• Maintain accurate COO data in compliance systems and ensure timely renewal of supplier declarations
• Creates origin documentations for various trade agreements signed by USA, Mexico and Nicaragua
• Submits origin information to external customer’s portals
• Provides guidance to Draexlmaier's suppliers within Americas region in regards to free trade agreements topics
• Provides support to the supplier solicitation team with topics such as clarifying regulations and suppliers inquiries
• Prequalification analyzes for new projects
• Determines impact on parts’ qualification status of various changes in the supply chain (relocalization of suppliers, changes of production sites, so)
• Analyzes reasons for non-qualification, identifies measures to change the qualification status and work with internal and external stakeholders to implement
• Creates periodically statistics related to preferential status of parts produced by Draexlmaier within Americas region, preferential status of materials used in production and duty payment
• Performs customs duty analyses and identifies opportunities for duty reductions
• Assists with tariff classification activities
• Responsible for annual reconciliation filing with US customs
• Creates and implements internal procedures and work instructions within customs department to ensure compliance with the customs regulations and other governmental agencies, and with Draexlmaier internal policies and procedures
• Answers CBP requests for information
• Conduct internal reviews and audits, identifies non-compliance and propose corrective actions
• Provides support to the customs operation team
• Monitoring of customs regulations changes and propose changes to internal procedures or new procedure to align
• Provides support to other departments regarding planning of new supply chains
• Participates in the development of internal manuals related to import and export requirements
• Participates in the selection and implementation of new IT Tools

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree preferred not required. Area of study: Free Trade Agreement, Origin Calculations, USHTS Classif. Certification.
• 3 to 5 years of Free Trafe Agreement & Commodity Classif. experience.
• 6 to 8 years of Customs Operations.
• 6 to 8 years of Customs compliance topics including export control. 
• 3 to 5 years of Supplier solicitation and origin calculations preferred. 
• 3 to 5 years of General Rules of Interpretation (GRI) and Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)