Develop and implement a standardized trade compliance program to ensure all entities comply with customs laws and regulations, as well as for the maintenance of customs special programs (IMMEX, PROSEC, VAT Certification).
Develop and implement standard operating procedures and work instructions of the compliance and operational teams.
Coordination of the customs teams for operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Respond to any customs internal or external audit.
Develop annual technical training programs for all customs personnel (Operations and Compliance teams).
Monitor customs regulatory changes to proactively determine how these may impact Adient’s operations.
Provide support in special projects as needed (i.e. changes in or creation of legal entities, new production lines, etc.).
Confirm that Adient has the proper documentation to support all its customs operations; specially the legal importation or stay of fixed assets.
Build a high-performance team.
Continuous oversight of Adient’s compliance with all customs laws and regulations. Establish compliance KPIs and measure them on a monthly basis.
Monitor of tariff classifications of imported and exported goods (standardized tariff classifications throughout all Adient entities, as applicable).
Work cross-functionally with the operations team as well as other Adient areas such as materials, engineering, procurement, legal, IT, finance, etc.
Ensure proper origin qualification analysis are conducted, and that preferential duty rates upon import are correctly applied.
Confirm correct customs valuation methodologies are applied depending on each entity’s operation; as well as the correct calculation of added value.
Responsible for all trade compliance operations in Mexico.