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Primary Purpose: The position is responsible for supporting the Global Trade & Customs (GTC) function in managing the trade compliance activities of the Singapore Regional Fulfillment Centre (SG RFC) to successfully support Tapestrys strategy and business growth. The candidate will also be responsible for maintaining and continuously improve compliance programs in support of Tapestrys trade and duty saving activities.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to...
Support daily activities of the SG RFC by working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance of daily import/ export/ duty saving activities
Support global duty saving program activities:
Free Trade Agreement Certificate of Origin compliance between SPs, brokers and destination markets
Deal with daily Free Trade Agreement certificate related issue raised from broker or SP and escalate to related party to solve.
Oversee and improve SP and brokers performance to ensure all the asked documents and certificate available on time and accurate to allow duty saving goal to be met.
Provide support for internal and external auditing of duty saving program activities and documents
Conduct KPI and other reporting regarding to customs and trade compliance
Report duty saving figures monthly to leadershipProvide assistance on other trade compliance activities:
Conduct HS code classifications.
Conduct regulatory research to enhance customs and trade compliance processes
Be capable of using systems (IP/ ecV) to complete daily operation work.
Assist and maintain KPIs
Maintenance and enhancement of processes and procedures on regulated trade activities (imports, exports, trade programs)
The accomplished individual will possess...
A recognized degree preferably or other related disciplines in logistics or supply
Minimum of three years of Customs/ trade compliance experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
Spoken and written fluency in English and Chinese (desirable)
Curiosity, willingness to learn and adapt to changing needs quickly.
Our Competencies for All Employees
Courage: Doesnt hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and actionable positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isnt upset when things are up in the air; doesnt have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
Our Competencies for All People Managers
Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each persons career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale
and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicants or employees qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. Visit Tapestry, Inc. at http://www.tapestry.com/
