Indirect Tax / Customs Manager

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Role summary

We are seeking a Foreign Trade expert to lead our international treaties strategy. Your primary mission will be to ensure regulatory compliance for operations across Mexico, the USA, Honduras and Canada, optimizing duty payments and ensuring our components and finished products fully leverage the benefits of current trade agreements.

Key responsibilities

• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure full adherence to international commercial treaties and trade agreements.
• Strategic Monitoring: Monitor changes in customs legislation and assess the business impact on financial and logistical operations.
• Cost Optimization: Maximize the use of preferential trade agreements to reduce duties through the solicitation, qualification, and analysis of Rules of Origin for components and products.
• Customer Requirements: Respond in a timely and accurate manner to customer requests, audits, or trade validation requirements.

Education Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in international Trade, Logistics, International Business, or a related field.
• Technical Expertise: Expert level in customs regulations, tariffs, and trade agreements USCMA, TLCUE, KORUS, ACE55 (specific knowledge of Rules of Origin is a must).

Experience Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in customs management, international trade, or logistics, preferably within the automotive sector.
• People management: Proven working experience leading and developing teams
• Skills: Strong analytical capabilities, result-oriented mindset, and proven experience working directly with global suppliers and customers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Certifications / Licenses

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Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.