About us: Daimler Trucks and Buses Southern Africa Pty Ltd
Since the invention of the truck and bus over 125 years ago, Daimler has been a pioneer in the commercial vehicle sector and is today one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers. Established in South Africa over 60 years ago, we together with our brands provide optimal experience, expertise and attractive products and services to our customers. With a Southern African footprint, our success is based on our strong brands inclusive of Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Buses, FUSO Trucks along with Freightliner parts and services. Our comprehensive product range is backed by our value-added services in Fleetboard, TruckTraining, TruckStore and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. All our products are proudly assembled in our production plant in East London, South Africa.
Objective of the job:
Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa (DTBSA) has an exciting position for a Customs Manager based out of our head office in Pretoria, reporting to the CFO. The incumbent’s responsibility will be to lead customs activities of DTBSA and its subsidiaries (DTBSA Group of Companies) and to ensure compliance with the applicable local customs regulations. Provide advice as the centre of competence regarding customs and foreign trade related topics. Act as the Company’s representative at NAAMSA and SARS committees as well as other relevant committees.
Outputs
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Manage customs audits (internal and external) at DTBSA and monitor any follow-up actions that need to be taken (communication, remediation etc.)
- Ensure that customs/import consumption tax declarations are filed timely and monitor respective payments
- Ensure all relevant import licenses and certifications are obtained and remain valid
- Ensure that the broker services provided by third party service providers are monitored and valid and up to date agreements are in place
- Ensure customs process documentation is in place and ensures ongoing improvement of the existing customs processes and the documentation thereof such as the “Customs Manuals”, guidelines, handbooks, checklists etc.
- Perform self-assessments of the customs organization through the Internal Control System (ICS)-Customs Control Set and collect information for the respective annual customs status reports
- Monitor and inform the local customs organisation of any changes in customs regulations and take the required actions to follow up on changes, incl. timely communication of relevant changes to all business partners concerned
- Lead, develop, inspire and motivate employees to high performance.
- Free Trade Agreements and corresponding preferential origin processes (such as SADC certification) and calculations for DTBSA manufactured products and component export
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
- Comprehensive knowledge of South African customs and foreign trade law and existing regulations
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Government incentives such as APDP, AIS etc.
- Effective communication
- Strong analytic skills
- Must be able to project sufficient authority to achieve compliance by other business partners.
- Be able to prioritize in a high-volume
- Must be self-directed/able to work independently.
Qualifikationen
Qualification and Experience
- Matric/Grade 12
- 3 year qualification or relevant equivalent
- 5-8 years Customs management experience
- Practical experience in foreign trade law, preferably either at a big 4 consultancy or in a multinational company
- Leading teams, with proven leadership skills
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