Import/Export Manager

Celestica Inc.; Kulai; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Special arrangements can be made

Job summary

Celestica is seeking an Import/Export Manager to oversee international trade processes and ensure regulatory compliance across multiple sites in Asia. Based in Senai, Johor, this role leads policy development, education programs, broker relationships and process improvements to support the regional supply chain.

You will coordinate with Celestica management and government bodies, maintain knowledge of customs regulations, and drive efficiency in logistics and cost control.

Qualifications

• Six to eight years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Responsibilities

• Develops and establishes systems and processes that ensure compliance with government customs and trade regulations.
• Develops import/export policy and guidelines.
• Conducts education programs and due diligence to ensure compliance for country employees.
• Evaluates product specifications based on import /export regulations, classifies items and identifies any special instruction or requirements to employees and customers.
• Ensures current and thorough knowledge of relevant regulations, laws and upcoming changes.
• Oversees broker relationship as executed by junior staff, including performance, billings, and systems interface.
• Responsible for process development, reengineering, implementation and training relating to operational improvements or legislation changes related to area of responsibility.
• Acts as a liaison with government bodies including customs, revenue, and trade offices.
• Develops and implements regional logistics solutions including multiple sites and third party providers.
• Develops and implements logistics services to support each element of a business areas supply chain model.
• Assesses feasibility of programs with implementation requirements, establishes roll out plan, and initiates program execution.
• Interfaces with various levels of Celestica management to ensure processes are in place and working such that we maintain compliance with Logistics processes.
• Good knowledge of electronics manufacturing environment, materials and processes.
• Expert understanding and interpretation of traffic and customs rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of basic computer applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, and multiple business applications.
• Commercial and financial awareness, particularly of transportation and logistics costs and regulations.
• Good financial, analytical and negotiation skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve high complexity process/system problems using financial, analytical, and/or statistical models.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

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Import/Export Manager

Date: Oct 25, 2026

Location: Senai, 01, MY

Req ID: 132018
Remote Position: No
Region: Asia
Country: Malaysia
State/Province: Johor
City: Senai

Summary

First full level of specialization; applies expertise in more than one area of specialization. Work is performed within established professional standards, established policy, and/or established objectives. Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Incumbents are accountable for quality of work delivered by external suppliers as applicable. May influence others outside of team to ensure goals are met and resolves conflicts in an effective manner. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the sites/major function's operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. Receives guidance primarily on unique, unusual, or controversial problems or questions. May lead a work group or project team consisting of one or more support staff and/or tech/professional staff with some coaching from own supervisor, or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialty. Seeks out new avenues for building internal and external relationships; maintains contacts with existing relationships.

Detailed Description

• Develops and establishes systems and processes that ensure compliance with government customs and trade regulations.
• Develops import/export policy and guidelines.
• Conducts education programs and due diligence to ensure compliance for country employees.
• Evaluates product specifications based on import /export regulations, classifies items and identifies any special instruction or requirements to employees and customers.
• Ensures current and thorough knowledge of relevant regulations, laws and upcoming changes.
• Oversees broker relationship as executed by junior staff, including performance, billings, and systems interface.
• Responsible for process development, reengineering, implementation and training relating to operational improvements or legislation changes related to area of responsibility.
• Acts as a liaison with government bodies including customs, revenue, and trade offices.
• Develops and implements regional logistics solutions including multiple sites and third party providers.
• Develops and implements logistics services to support each element of a business areas supply chain model.
• Assesses feasibility of programs with implementation requirements, establishes roll out plan, and initiates program execution.
• Interfaces with various levels of Celestica management to ensure processes are in place and working such that we maintain compliance with Logistics processes.
• Good knowledge of electronics manufacturing environment, materials and processes.
• Expert understanding and interpretation of traffic and customs rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of basic computer applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, and multiple business applications.
• Commercial and financial awareness, particularly of transportation and logistics costs and regulations.
• Good financial, analytical and negotiation skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve high complexity process/system problems using financial, analytical, and/or statistical models.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

Typical Experience

• Six to eight years of relevant experience.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experiency.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

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