Customs Operations Specialist

Customs Operations Specialist

About the Role

Location Canada Ontario Oakville Company Siemens Energy Canada Limited Organization SE CFO Business Unit Taxes & Customs Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Mid-level Professional

A Snapshot of Your Day

The Siemens Energy (SE) North America Customs team supports SE businesses in all customs related matters, ensuring full compliance with applicable customs regulations and internal requirements in an optimal and efficient manner. The SE Canada Customs Operations Specialist will facilitate transactional support for Canada imports and exports.

This position reports to the Head of Customs North America and will be a Hybrid position with office located in Oakville, Ontario.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Management of day-to-day import and export activity (, review of customs documents, broker instructions).
• Analyze and aggregate the causes of customs clearance issues and delays to drive improvement actions with our partners and staff.
• Work with Canada custom brokers, and internal and external customers on all matters pertaining to customs and import and export activities.
• Support with cross-functional projects related to trade transactions and implementation of regulatory customs requirements for all SE Canada businesses and its affiliates.
• Develop strong partnerships with SE Canada business areas, communicating with functions across the organization regarding all transactional operational import and export activities.
• Drive financial optimization through compliant use of special Canada customs programs such as Temporary Import and Carnets.
• Prepare and submit clearance instructions to customs brokers while ensuring full compliance with Canada import and internal requirements.
• Work with various importing requirements such as HS classification, valuation, FTA and country of origin determination, ADD/CVD scope determinations, Steel and Aluminum (including derivatives), and Incoterms.
• Ensure full compliance with export transactions, including the review of export documentation, filing of Electronic Export Information and record retention.

Export Control Requirement:

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a Canada citizen or national, Canada permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into Canada as a refugee or granted asylum.

What You Bring

• 2+ years of extensive experience in customs/international trade compliance.
• Bachelor’s Degree or College Diploma and relevant years of experience.
• Certified Customs Specialist is preferred.
• Global Trade Management technology/ERP experience such as: SAP (GTS or GTM) or other global trade management software.
• Excellent knowledge of Canada and Customs regulations, Tariff Classification, General Rules of Interpretation and customs brokerage activities.
• Project skills; including analytics, implementation strategies, metric measurement and continuous monitoring expectations and deliverables.
• Ability to work independently. Strong written and verbal communication / interpersonal skills. Presentation skills.
• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in Canada without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.