Customs & Excise Manager – East Africa at Diageo

Purpose

• Manage the Customs and Excise activities in Diageo’s footprint in East Africa, covering Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.
• Execute Customs and Excise strategies and policies in East Africa.

Accountabilities

• Provide specialist support with customs issues in East Africa – for example, product classification disputes (both customs and excise), Customs Valuation and Inter-Company Selling Price (ICSP) reviews.
• Manage Customs and Excise related queries from the customs and excise authorities relating to imported products and raw materials used by East Africa.
• Manage Customs and Excise aspects of international trade projects to deliver shareholder value and manage potentials exposure to the business in East Africa.
• Provide technical support with respect to addressing inefficiencies and driving process improvement within the Customs and Excise arena.
• Recommend and implement changes to optimize processes, systems, policies, and procedures.
• Keep up to date with customs and excise regulatory changes and best practice; identify risks and opportunities and recommend actions.
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Key interactions - Internal

• Global Tax partners and business unit leaders – develop and maintain a strong working relationship and stay informed about business priorities and developments
• Global functions –Supply, Legal and Corporate Relations.  Collaborating with these functions to deliver end to end Supply chain efficiency

Key interactions - External

• Customs & Excise authorities – proactive management of the relationship with customs and excise.
• Regulatory authorities overseeing licenses and permits.
  • Providing specialist input to local site excise audits and resultant enquiries
  • Providing documentation as requested
• International and Regional Trade bodies

Critical Capabilities

• Advanced customs & excise knowledge
• International trade experience
• Project management and stakeholder communications
• Compliance and ethics mindset

Experience / skills required:

• Experience within a Global Trade or Tax advisory function in a consulting firm or multinational beverage/tobacco manufacturer.
• Data analytics skills (Power Query/BI etc.), ideally with systems experience in SAP or equivalent
• Effective project management and implementation skills
• Team player with experience working across diverse cultures
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No of Years’ Experience

• At least 5 years of customs & excise experience