Objective of job:

• Determines preferential status of parts produced by Draexlmaier in Americas region under various applicable trade agreements. 


• Responsible for yearly value reconciliation with CBP.


• Assist with tariff classification of materials use in production and parts produced by Draexlmaier within Americas. 


• Created internal procedures to ensure customs compliance.

 

Principal Activities:

• Assess and verify product country of origin in accordance with applicable regulations and USMCA requirements


• Review and analyze product documentation, bills of materials, and manufacturing processes to determine origin eligibility


• Determines qualification under UMSCA rules of origin, of parts produced by Draexlmaier in Americas region, as well as qualification under other Free Trade agreements signed by USA


• Determines qualification under trade agreements signed by Mexico and Nicaragua, of parts produced by Draexlmaier in each of these countries


• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to obtain supporting origin documentation and certifications


• Maintain accurate COO data in compliance systems and ensure timely renewal of supplier declarations


• Creates origin documentations for various trade agreements signed by USA, Mexico and Nicaragua


• Submits origin information to external customer’s portals


• Provides guidance to Draexlmaier's suppliers within Americas region in regards to free trade agreements topics


• Provides support to the supplier solicitation team with topics such as clarifying regulations and suppliers inquiries


• Prequalification analyzes for new projects


• Determines impact on parts’ qualification status of various changes in the supply chain (relocalization of suppliers, changes of production sites, so)


• Analyzes reasons for non-qualification, identifies measures to change the qualification status and work with internal and external stakeholders to implement


• Creates periodically statistics related to preferential status of parts produced by Draexlmaier within Americas region, preferential status of materials used in production and duty payment


• Performs customs duty analyses and identifies opportunities for duty reductions


• Assists with tariff classification activities


• Responsible for annual reconciliation filing with US customs


• Creates and implements internal procedures and work instructions within customs department to ensure compliance with the customs regulations and other governmental agencies, and with Draexlmaier internal policies and procedures


• Answers CBP requests for information


• Conduct internal reviews and audits, identifies non-compliance and propose corrective actions


• Provides support to the customs operation team


• Monitoring of customs regulations changes and propose changes to internal procedures or new procedure to align


• Provides support to other departments regarding planning of new supply chains


• Participates in the development of internal manuals related to import and export requirements


• Participates in the selection and implementation of new IT Tools

 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree preferred not required. Area of study: Free Trade Agreement, Origin Calculations, USHTS Classif. Certification.


• 3 to 5 years of Free Trafe Agreement & Commodity Classif. experience.


• 6 to 8 years of Customs Operations.


• 6 to 8 years of Customs compliance topics including export control. 


• 3 to 5 years of Supplier solicitation and origin calculations preferred. 


• 3 to 5 years of General Rules of Interpretation (GRI) and Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) 

 

We are looking forward to your application.   Company / Legal Entity: DAA Dräxlmaier Automotive of America LLC., Org-Code: F-AM63