Manager, Customs & Brokerage Operations

This is an interview position. To plan, organize, staff, direct, and control the import and export clearance, bonded warehouse and customs brokerage operations, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance while providing the highest level of service and commitment for time-definite information management, control, and package movement. To limit corporate exposure to fines, penalties, and duty and tax bad debt.

Educational Requirements

Post Secondary:

• Bachelor's degree / equivalent

Professional accreditation/certification:

• Must be able to obtain CCS status within two years or have CBSA professional designation
• Must currently be a member of FedEx management or be EXCEL/LEAP endorsed

Related Experience Requirements

Minimum number of years required for entry to this job

• Four (4) years business experience required. Two years related experience in international Logistics, Transportation, or Customs Brokerage preferred.

Amount of time required to learn or adjust to the job

• 1 year

Technical Skill Requirements

Solid knowledge of the following:

• Knowledge of Canadian Customs Import/Export restrictions and regulatory agency laws and requirements, including in-depth knowledge of Canada Customs Commercial systems including cadex/cusdec, across, rns, pars.
• Knowledge of customs requirements for the reporting of and accounting for imported/exported goods, and Canada Customs Acts and Regulations.
• Knowledge of FedEx operations, systems, policies, and procedures preferred.

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Must be able to obtain CCS status within 2 years or have professional designation.

Additional Details:

• Any Western GTS clearance location

DISCLAIMER

This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job. The incumbent of this position is expected to perform all other duties as assigned, must be able to complete and achieve minimum thresholds on any mandatory testing and training, must be able to operate in a PC windows environment, have the ability to successfully complete all recurrence training and maintain annual accreditations where applicable and work varying shifts based on business needs. If the incumbent resides in the province of Quebec, they must be bilingual (French and English). In addition to the usual factors used in the selection process, all candidates for positions that require driving as a core competency require a valid driver's license (e.g. Class 5, G, or 1[AZ]) and a driving record with two or fewer violations and/or accidents in the 24 months prior to the date of application. Further, candidates will be assessed through careful consideration of:

• their current driver's abstract;
• their performance during application interviews; and
• their performance on any driver competency assessments administered