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Airbus • Beijing, China

Customs Operations Officer

Employment type:  Full time

Job Description

Job Description:

Ready for a mission-critical role? We're launching a new global Customs governance and seek a motivated Customs Operations Officer to drive excellence at our Satair spares distribution hub in Beijing. This warehouse is serving our local, regional and global customers with aviation spares at a high variety of services levels.

You'll be the expert ensuring our customs processes are flawless, so critical aircraft parts get where they need to be. This role requires continuous cross-functional collaboration with Warehouse Operations, Process and Performance Improvement Teams, and the central Satair and Airbus Customs teams. If you thrive on collaboration and want to make a tangible impact, this is the role for you.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with central Satair and Airbus Customs organisation to ensure latest regulations, tariffs and trade agreement are captured in the Operations process
  • Ensure Operations process execution in compliance with relevant customs regulations and company policies
  • Support internal and external compliance audits on customs and trade regulations
  • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in customs processes and procedures, lead related initiatives and contribute to projects to ensure an efficient execution of Customs Import and Export processes embedded in our end 2 end Logistics process
  • Ensure that customs data are clean and taken into account in the overall business model, consolidate all import and export reporting declared by appointed broker
  • Liaise with customs broker, freight forwarders and internal teams to resolve customs clearance issues at shipment level
  • Contribute to Call for Tender process for Customs Broker by co-writing technical specifications, analysing offers and supporting the selection process
  • Define and monitor contracted KPIs, set up and run Monthly Business Reviews and lead corrective actions if contracted KPI targets are not met, monitor Cost vs. deliverables, ensure payments and support annual budgeting process


Secondary Responsibilities

  • Representation of ASOMS in Global Meetings in case Head of is not available
  • Contributing to local management reviews


Output

  • Ensure latest regulations are covered by the Operations process
  • Compliance execution of the export and important clearance processes
  • Ensure alignment alignment central Customs organisations
  • Ensure compliant Broker Steering
  • Co-write Broker Specification, Represent business in Call for Tender process
  • Accountable for Monthly Business Review with Broker
  • Ensure KPi meet contractual targets
  • Launch Purchase Orders and ensure payment
  • Run Financial Planning - AOP


Personal & Interpersonal Skills

  • You have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • You are very good in building business relationships with internal and external partners
  • You have an analytical and structured way of working with high problem solving skills
  • You have strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • You are a team player in an international environment and able to cope with ad hoc requests
  • Mandarin and English at negotiating level (oral and written)


This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Satair (Beijing) Co. Limited

Contract Type:
Permanent

Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Financial Expertise

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Annual bonus
Enhanced maternity leave
Open to compressed hours
Accrued annual leave
Sabbaticals
Enhanced sick pay
Adoption leave
Health insurance
Enhanced paternity leave
Family health insurance
Complimentary Medical Services
Referral bonus
Bike parking
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Teambuilding days
In house training
Employee discounts

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Gender diversity (m:f):

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