Global Customs & Trade Associate Manager

Overview

The Global Customs & Trade Associate Manager is the primary contact for day-to-day customs and trade compliance supporting the Cork concentrate operation. The role leads import and export compliance, duty planning, customs authorisations, reporting and risk management, while enabling uninterrupted material flows and supporting business transformation. It is responsible for protecting significant inbound and outbound duty benefits, including significant free trade agreement benefits, across shipments serving approximately 80 countries. 

Who We are:

• We are the concentrate team in PepsiCo (PGCS) working across the Beverage, Nutrition and Snacks categories to deliver concentrate for many of PepsiCo’s mega brands including Gatorade, 7Up and Pepsi.  
• We are at the heart of PepsiCo products, sourcing ingredients to manufacture more than 1,200 recipes for our brands. 
• We are a global organisation, situated in 15 locations across 6 countries offering careers in various functions from Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, R&D, HR and IT.
• We collaborate in our fast-paced global organisation and are passionate about creating and delivering much-loved household brands to markets across the world.  

This is a Specified Purpose Contract role for up to 9 months.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Irish Revenue requirements, EU customs legislation, internal policies and Global Customs & Trade controls.

• Manage import compliance, including Inward Processing, Customs Warehousing, ethanol movements, customs declarations and monthly reporting.

• Lead export compliance and the qualification and documentation required to secure free trade agreement benefits for concentrate shipments.

• Identify and deliver duty-planning opportunities, support annual duty forecasting and optimise sourcing and material flows.

• Maintain site customs authorisations and lead AEO compliance, including readiness for regulatory review or audit.

• Lead customs business-continuity planning and issue resolution to protect supply across PGCS, PCS and PGTS.

• Support new products, sourcing changes and transformation programmes, ensuring customs requirements and licences are addressed.

• Manage customs brokers and forwarders through performance monitoring, payment oversight, due diligence and sourcing support.

• Improve customs processes, reporting and data quality, including automation of highly manual Excel-based activities.

• Contribute to global GCT standardisation, share best practice and provide cover or technical support where required.

Qualifications

Experience and Technical Expertise 

• Degree or suitable qualification in business, international trade or a related discipline.

• At least five years’ customs and trade experience within a large multinational, consultancy or customs brokerage environment.

• Strong knowledge of customs classification, valuation, origin and preference, customs regimes and declaration requirements.

• Experience in customs reporting, duty planning, regulatory compliance and interaction with customs authorities.

• Strong analytical capability and attention to detail; process-improvement experience and SAP knowledge are advantageous.

Leadership Competencies

• Strong compliance ethic and genuine interest in international trade and the changing global landscape.

• Ability to work independently, set priorities and drive solutions through to completion.

• Confident communicator able to translate complex customs requirements for stakeholders at all organisational levels.

• Collaborative and effective in a virtual, global matrix organisation involving multiple internal and external parties.

• Resilient and organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a high-pressure environment.

Key Relationships

Global Customs & Trade leadership and site counterparts; Supply Chain, Customer Service, Finance, Pricing, Procurement, Plant teams and Corporate Tax; customs brokers and forwarders; Irish Revenue; and external customs advisers.

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At PepsiCo, opportunity is for everyone.

• Being recognised as a Great Place to Work in Ireland, highlights how PepsiCo has become a workplace where we foster a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion with acceptance and respect for all employees.
• ‘A space to be you’ is our initiative that creates a collaborative, equitable and inclusive space where everyone, regardless of what we look like, where we come from or who we love, has a voice.
• We make reasonable accommodations for our employees and create a supportive work environment that provides a sense of community for employees who may otherwise feel marginalized or isolated.
• pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) is the future of our company. It’s the core strategy that will guide how our business will grow for decades to come, all while having a positive impact on the planet and people.

For the purposes of external advertising we have called this role a Global Customs & Trade Associate Manager. However please note that the internal job title the successful candidate will be Customs & Trades Assoc Manager

   

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