Customs Compliance Coordinator

Impala Terminals Pte. Ltd.; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Impala Terminals Pte. Ltd. in Rotterdam is seeking a highly qualified Customs & Trade Compliance professional fluent in Dutch and English.

The role focuses on supporting the Customs Compliance Manager, acting as SME for internal and external stakeholders, and managing licenses and authorizations related to customs and excise. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in customs/trade compliance, a relevant Bachelor's degree, and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Fluent in Dutch (reading/writing) and English with a strong compliance focus.
• At least 5 years of experience in customs or trade compliance.
• Bachelor's degree in Customs or Supply Chain or equivalent.
• Experience in liquids handling or tank storage is a plus.
• Able to translate legislation into operational tasks and processes.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated support to the Customs Compliance Manager.
• Act as SME for internal and external stakeholders on customs and trade compliance.
• Manage Terminal Customs & Excise licenses and authorizations.
• Identify process and IT improvement opportunities and translate into proposals.
• Ensure full customs compliance and adherence to AEO requirements.
• Deliver guidance on origin processes and regulatory changes.
• Develop and maintain procedures and audit-ready controls.
• Support daily operations with customs compliance expertise and training.

Skills

Dutch fluency

English fluency

Analytical skills

Compliance focus

Interpersonal skills

Digital literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Customs or Supply Chain

Tools

Regulatory IT tools

Job description

We are seeking to hire a highly qualified and experienced professional to join our team at our terminal in the port of Rotterdam. The successful candidate must be proficient in Dutch speaking and reading and understanding to be able to perform activities related to customs.

Responsibilities

• Dedicated support to the Customs Compliance Manager
• Act as SME for internal and external stakeholders on customs and trade compliance
• Manage Terminal Customs & Excise licenses and authorizations
• Identify improvement opportunities in processes, IT design and applications, data quality and internal control frameworks and translate into improvement proposals
• Manage audit file requirements and development
• Ensure full Customs compliance and adherence to AEO requirements and relevant regulatory frameworks
• Deliver guidance on preferential and non-preferential origin processes to internal and external stakeholders
• Stay up to date with legislation changes and development, and translate into presentable materials in different formats
• Develop and maintain procedures
• Safeguard audit readiness by initiating and coordinating self-audit programs, internal controls, reporting results and follow up actions support on Customs audits
• Support daily operations with Customs compliance expertise
• Grow team capabilities with knowledge sharing, training and strengthen collaboration across functions and departments

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Fluently Dutch, English Analytic, accurate and compliance focused Highly self-driven and proactive in handling responsibilities Effective interpersonal skills appropriate to the role Strong digital skills, working with multiple systems and applications, understanding of regulatory IT initiatives and requirements and ability to translate to business processes Interest in innovation, data analyses, understand AI ethics and the ability to use AI tools and integrate in work processes Ability to translate direction into operational tasks Goal oriented, Curious, Driven and Collaborative Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Customs and/or Supply chain, plus 5 years' experience Experience in Liquid Tank Storage is a plus.

WHO WE ARE

At Impala, we store and handle the essential energies and resources that matter, helping global supply meet demand more effectively. We're a leading global storage infrastructure operator that stores, handles and moves the essential resources people depend on.

WHAT WE DO

At Impala we provide reliable and sustainable end-to-end services to our global partners for the smooth supply of liquid energy and base metals that are critical to everyday life, through our portfolio of 30 terminals in 15 countries across Latin and Central America, Europe and UK, Africa and Australasia. We design, develop and operate key infrastructure and logistics assets across multiple modes of transport, from inland areas of production and consumption to our network of inland ports and deep-sea terminals. Our infrastructure platform serves as a one-stop-shop, allowing us to provide tailored and efficient services to store and move commodities for our customers, safely, securely and efficiently. Our experienced teams bring extensive knowledge and understanding of their local markets and operating environments; and we take pride in providing reliable, consistent and quality service at every stage of the value chain. To ensure the long-term sustainability of our business each of our assets is backed by one or more anchor customer; we also complement this with third party customers, and consider them all as partners with whom we look to build long-lasting relationships. Impala Terminals Group is a 50:50 joint venture between leading supplier of commodities Trafigura and IFM Investors, the global investment management firm. Outside the joint venture, Impala also manages a number of Trafigura-owned port logistics, storage and transportation assets, which support Trafigura's activities and third-party trade flows in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Visit our website to find out more about where we operate: https://www.impalaterminals.com/

HOW WE WORK

Maintaining the highest operational, environmental, and safety standards is central to our business. So wherever operate, our 1,550-strong team is committed to conducting our activities in a manner that is safe and that protects our employees, the environment and the local communities. Our interests are long term, and securing a sustainable and responsible business is essential to providing the continuous excellence we strive for. Find our more about our commitments and performance in our Sustainability Report: https://www.impalaterminals.com/resource-centre/