Customs & Bond Manager at Diageo

Job Description

Purpose

Provide proactive, high quality specialist global trade & excise governance leadership to ensure the effective management of Diageo's global trade affairs locally within East Africa (EABL - Kenya) . Apply and execute Global CoE (Centre of Expertise) strategies and policies to manage and mitigate key risks.
 

Accountabilities

• Participate in developing and executing strategies, policies, standards, guidelines for global trade management and drive adoption of, and adherence to, policies and standard
• Provide specialist support on regional global trade issues and support the business by reviewing the implications of business initiated projects to Kenya's operational structure and value chain
• Participate in global trade projects to deliver shareholder value/manage potential exposures
• Proactively support the delivery of the Global Trade CoE objectives aiming to standardize and simplify processes and procedures
• Keep up to date with customs and excise regulatory changes and best practice; identify risks and opportunities and recommend actions

Key interactions - Internal

• Regional Supply business partners and business unit leaders – develop and maintain a strong working relationship and keep up to date with business priorities and developments
• Global Trade Governance Centre of Expertise Team, Specialist global functions – Legal, Corporate Relations and Group Tax. Collaborating with these functions as required to deliver end to end Supply chain efficiency
• Regional DEO (Diageo Eneterprise Operations) – maintain a good working relationship with the DEO customs and excise team
• Supply Governance & Change – provide specialist global trade support to the delivery of change programmes

Key interactions - External

• Customs & Excise authorities – proactive management of the relationship with customs and excise – including
  • Managing site audits and resultant inquiries
  • Providing documentation where requested
  • Dealing with technical inquiries
• 3PL production, warehousing, logistics providers and customs agents -
  • Agreed delivery metrics supported by KPI’s.
  • Perform annual full audit on the 3PL
  • Operate regular Service Review Calls
  • First point of contact for the 3PL
• Ensure that the correct customs & excise guarantees, licences and approvals are held for operations
  • Ensure there are the correct licences, approvals in place for any operational changes
• Trade bodies – contribute on specialist areas and share knowledge and intelligence with other large corporates and/or MNCs

Critical Capabilities

• Global Trade governance
• Managing risk
• Internal control
• Embedding compliance and ethics
   

Qualifications / Experience

• Experience of leadership within a Global Trade/Supply function in a global multinational
• Experience of providing domestic and cross border technical advice
• Effective project management and implementation skills
• Good team working and communication skills across diverse cultures
• At least 5 - 8 years experience in trade and customs & excise environment globally or at a local scale