Team Lead: Customs Compliance at PEP

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• To manage the customs and export compliance status as well as facilitate administration surrounding all centralised Customs activities for PEP Stores

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overall responsibility for compliance under the PEP Trading Customs code
• Interaction with management of all importing/exporting divisions
• Responsible for PEP Stores  customs database and reporting (error and management reports)
• Interaction with SARS and/or external consultants iro Customs disputes
• Determine best practice procedures / policies to be implemented by all divisions
• Manage the clearing and forwarding agents iro Customs compliance
• Manage PEP Stores Customs projects
• Reconciliation and settlement of the central deferment account
• Monitor completeness/accuracy of division reconciliations 
• Manage weekly forecasting process to predict/administer top up payments where necessary
• Communication to divisions iro monthly settlement and liability iro overruns
• Facilitate clearance/escalation of customs issues/stops 
• Extract data to compile interpretive reports
• Financial Control and reconciliation of All non costed charges and rate table confirmations
• Compiling seasonal Costing factors
• Support and control of BLNE (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini)Export Functions
• People Management

JOB INCUMBENT REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree or diploma with a focus on Import / Export / Finance
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience 
• Minimum 3 years people management experience
• 3-5 years Import & Export Commercial experience 
• Computer literacy: advanced MS Office (excel) and Google Suite
• Project Management skills and aptitude to work with figures 
• Skills: Communication skills (Management level); Analytical; Problem solving; Decision making; Build and maintain healthy business relationships; Attention to detail, Commercial- / Business acumen; Leadership; Assertive
• Mature, proactive, resourceful and hands-on with good initiative

CLOSING DATE: Thursday, 17 December 2020