Regional / Country Customs Manager

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Import/ Export Compliance procedures tailored to Thailand and Japan, and drive continuous improvement in the Customs processes
• Manage HS code classification and customs database (tariffs, duties, FTAs, BOI, import licenses), ensuring accuracy and alignment with regulatory changes
• Be autonomous in customs compliance and customs continuous improvement activities and train networks (Purchasing, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, projects, ...) to Customs fundamentals (Incoterms, customs classification, origin, customs value, …); create engagement and understanding of the importance of Customs topics, risks and opportunities in the business, maximize synergies through the networks
• Lead Valeo's standards and methodologies deployments in Valeo's sites and toward suppliers, customers and brokers; assess through working methods and audits site customs compliance. Report to site management major discrepancies, help site to analyze and correct discrepancies
• Measure the direct and indirect costs of customs (duties, broker’s fees, internal costs,.. ), lead initiatives at regional level to reduce these costs: tool improvements, customs processes, regimes and customs certification; ensure that customs network is working on appropriate priorities leading to cost efficient targets, saving actions, man power synergies and good practices; Help project to set-up new flows with the most cost efficient customs processes (the cheapest, the fastest, the safest)
• Lead customs brokers selection and negotiate customs framework agreement in cooperation with purchasing team; meet the brokers’ contacts on a regular basis to identify and implement saving opportunities; support sites on relations with brokers
• Closely cooperate with Tax Management contact for all aspects related to Customs engineering (Industrial project, sourcing, regimes & certifications, transfer prices, VAT schemes...) and risk management (customs litigation).
• Help site’s relation with customs administration, lead customs audits and controls, manage litigations, evaluate the associated penal and financial risks and interact with potential support from external lawyers (in collaboration with tax management and legal department)
• Act as Customs adviser for the Company. Provide to Valeo employees support on all customs-related matters. Interface with Compliance, Export Control, Transports, Logistics, Legal, Sales, Projects and Procurement
• Contribute to Group Ethics & Compliance program by applying and respecting code of Ethics and Valeo’s policies

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Supply Chain and Logistics or Finance / Business / International Trade
• Professional qualification with completed training covering customs legislation
• 5 Years of experience in Customs Compliance, Tariff Classification, or International Trade
• Strong knowledge of customs regulations, Tariff Classification, and international trade laws
• Possess leadership, training, and negotiation skills; ability to collaborate across functions
• Good analytical skills with attention to detail for accurate tariff classification and duty analysis
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to coordinate with internal teams, brokers, and government agencies
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Fluent in English and Proficiency in Japanese

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Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com