Customs Classification Specialist

Givaudan • Mumbai, IN

71d

About The Position

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Requirements

• University degree in chemistry or similar background such as food engineering, chemical engineering would be an added advantage.
• Good knowledge of customs and import / export regulations.
• Good communication skills.
• SAP and SAP-GTS experience a plus.
• Microsoft tools (Excel, Powerpoint).
• Possess 5 years of experience and above in the relevant field.
• Possess experience working in Flavor, Fragrance, Food, Chemical or related industry (Customs authorities, Customs brokers and Consulting companies).
• Ability to prioritize and work independently on multiple tasks.
• Ability to work in a multi-dimensional, multi-national environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and ensure daily management of classifications using the WCO Harmonized Commodity for ingredients, raw materials, compounds, manufacturing products and samples.
• Support and proactively advise business on the management of customs classification issues.
• Maintenance and integrity of the Group Customs classification management systems and data.
• Monitoring of customs ruling and WCO Harmonized Commodity description and coding system Schedule.
• Analysis and review of the customs tariff number for the products portfolio in order to proactively identify any issues.
• Analysis and review of the customs tariff number for the acquisitions portfolio before being integrated in the company management systems.
• Determine and assign the international and local customs classification of products based on the World Customs Organization (WCO) Harmonized coding Schedule.
• Maintain and update the international and national classification codes upon revision of the customs tariff nomenclature.
• Respond to inquiries regarding HS classification to ensure timely clearance.
• Support the Head of Customs Classification in the definition, maintenance and documentation of HS determination criteria.
• Provide overview of the risks, issues and disputes associated with HS classification and their corresponding impact to business to the management on a regular basis.
• Work together with the Global classification team in order to harmonize the understanding on how to classify the families of products.

Benefits

• Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
• Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees