Import & Export Manager

Richemont

Fukagawa, 13, JP

Permanent

Richemont owns some of the world’s leading luxury goods Maisons, with particular strengths in jewellery, fine watches and premium accessories. Each Maison represents a proud tradition of style, quality and craftsmanship and Richemont seeks to preserve the heritage and identity of each of its Maisons. At the same time, we are committed to innovation and designing new products which are in keeping with our Maisons’ values, through a process of continuous creativity.

JOB TITLE:    Import Export Manager
LOCATION:     Fukagawa
REPORTING TO:   Import / Export Senior Manager

Responsibilities include:
◆Team/People management to bring the best performance of each staff
◆Support team staff to perform smooth import/export process by communicating brands,
customs vendor, and necessary parties
◆Educate teams for necessary skills/knowledges about import regulations and law
◆Monitor performance, analyze and propose solutions(KPI management)
◆High sense of saving/reducing import duty/tax by using knowledge of Customs Tariff Act.
◆Promote work efficiency and be able to have high communication skill within the team.
◆High sense of solving problems by finding an appropriate solutions

KEY RESULT AREAS AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

◆Overall trade related procedures to be handled and controlled with high sense of laws, regulations and Richemont compliance.
◆Monitor/manage of optimum duties in conformity with a law (deferred payment, article 19, article 11, EPA, etc.).

◆Control and evaluate forwarders and customes brokers.
◆Build/value teamwork and create trust for smooth operations with brands/maisons, team members, related other parties, vendors and Richemont HQ.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
◆Experience of Import and export (preferred) more than around 5 years in fashion / luxury, or other similar retail industry.
◆Experience of leadership to manage team and people more than around 2 years.
◆Experience of managing daily customs clearance operation by Air(MUST), Ocean and Courier with customs brokers.
◆Strong customs related working knowledge in
・Incoterms,
・Deferred payment
・Harmonized tariff classification
・Duty saving/exemption (article 19 under the customs tariff law, article 11 and repair products)
・ATA CARNET
・CITES
・EPA
・Food Sanitation, etc.
◆Knowledge of bonded products. (preferred)
◆Good communication skills in both English and Japanese.
◆Intermediate or higher skill of Excel, Word, Power Point.
◆TOEIC　800＋
◆SAP or similar experience　

EDUCATION
◆More than a university graduate.

Working Relations:

Richemont HQ, Forwarders, Customs vendors, Shippers, Brands/Maisons, Warehouse. Other teams

REQUIREMENTS:

Person who has experience of managing team/staff.
Person who is a team player.
Person who enjoys complexity, ambiguity, and issues that had never experienced before.
Person who demonstrates effectiveness and improvement mindset and perform accordingly.
Person who has communication skill, ability to play as a coordinator.
Person who has deep understanding about retail business.
Person who has stable high ethical values; and a faithful person.

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