Foreign Trade Process Manager

Bosch Group; Glenrothes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Company Description

Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology – with us, you will have the chance to improve quality of life all across the globe. Welcome to Bosch.

All over the world there is a growing demand in the mobile industries for cutting-edge, high quality hydraulic motors. At Bosch Rexroth we offer a wide range of radial-piston motors to meet the varying needs of our international customers. Our product range must be reliable, durable, and delivered on time at the right cost. Innovative design and development based on market requirements is key to the continued success of our plant in Glenrothes, Scotland. We strive to follow the Bosch values and be recognised as ‘The’ preferred supplier.

At our plant in Glenrothes, Scotland we design, develop and produce radial piston motors working in partnership with world renowned international OEMs in industries such as material handling, construction and forestry machinery. Bosch Rexroth is one of the world’s leading specialists in the field of drive and control technologies. Under the brand name of Rexroth, the company supplies customers with tailored solutions for driving, controlling, and moving industrial applications, factory automation equipment, mobile applications, and renewable power generation.

Job Description

What will you be doing?

• Ensure compliance with relevant UK & Ireland legislation as well as Bosch Central Directive "Customs".
• Be the first point of contact for all foreign trade related topics and provide customs and compliance awareness trainings for LE associates.
• Provide regular updates and information exchange with other UK LE contacts within the OSD4 network.
• Develop and maintain cost efficient foreign trade processes and where possible/relevant, apply for beneficial customs procedures and authorisations.
• Monitor and support the internal/external operations to ensure importations are carried out in line with operational and legal requirements.
• Management of external customs brokers, monitoring of their KPIs and driving their operational improvements.
• Monitor export activities to ensure the export procedure is closed properly and proof of export is available.
• Advise on Preferential Origin and ensure the calculation, maintenance and documentation of all preferential statements.
• Carry out broker audits and evaluation of our contracted external service providers on an annual basis.
• Be the on-site contact for AEO coordination along with supporting the rest of the DCGB business.
• Coordinate customs audits (internal/external) and ensure all documentation is available for the audit team(s).
• Archive customs clearance relevant data and documents (including original preferential documents).
• Provide technical support on existing and future trade agreements relevant to the UK and Ireland.
• Working alongside the relevant internal departments, ensure the supplier base are providing goods and services to Bosch in a cost efficient and compliant way.

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

• Practical experience working in foreign trade operations or logistics in a post-Brexit environment.
• An understanding with regards to classification, valuation, and preferential origin.
• Strong desire for personal development.
• Self-motivated and committed to team engagement and team working.
• Ability to show tenacity to ensure topics are completed in line with expectations.
• Strong IT skills, Microsoft packages and SAP (or relevant ERP system).
• High focus on process analysis, data analysis and time critical decision making.
• Strong focus on preventative problem solving and attention to detail.
• Ability to work with and effectively communicate to all levels of the business.

Additional Information

Your future job role offers you:

A wide variety of interesting and challenging tasks. Benefits and services, employee discounts, various sports and health opportunities, on-site parking, room for creativity.