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  • Posted: Jan 7, 2020
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company, a business built on the principles and foundations laid by the giants of our industry.
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    Customs & Excise Manager

    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

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Diageo on diageo.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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