Global Customs Leader

Job Description Summary

The Global Customs Leader for GE Vernova Gas Power is the principle subject matter expert responsible for establishing and managing customs strategy, ensuring compliance, and leading the global customs operations teams. This role involves providing direct oversight of global teams on customs related matters, leading projects, developing innovative solutions, creating standard operating procedures (SOPs), and supporting International Trade Compliance activities. This is a high-impact, hands-on position requiring strong collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to uphold customs and trade compliance across the organization.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, compliance, optimization, and execution of global customs & trade compliance processes, ensuring adherence to internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Provide direction and counsel for customs transactions across GE Vernova businesses.
• Ensure global policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) are established and documented to ensure the compliance of the organization.
• Manage global customs brokerage and BPO partner performance, including implementation and monitoring of service level agreements (SLAs) and driving continuous improvements.
• Own global Customs Compliance oversight including defining and implementing business risk and monitoring plans, and regional external and / or internal audits.
• Own global Customs Operations activities, ensuring alignment with SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost) objectives by identifying and resolving delays, inconsistencies, or operational breakdowns in collaboration with regional and functional stakeholders.
• Influence the development of strategy for the area of responsibility, including control of resources and policy formulation.
• Collaborate with business partners to maintain and expand Trusted Trader programs.
• Interpret business challenges and recommend best practices for improvement.
• Use high-level judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks in various areas.
• Offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and provide recommendations.
• Stay informed of industry trends to inform work and strategy.
• Communicate difficult and / or complex concepts effectively and influence others' options on specific topics.
• Directly manage a team of senior professionals.
• Travel of 25%+

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited university or college, focus in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics / Transportation preferred
• Major relevant work experience in the Logistics, Trade Compliance & Customs Operations fields

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Self-starter
• Can do attitude

Inclusion & Diversity

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About GE Gas Power

GE Gas Power engineers cleaner, more accessible energy that people depend on, powering growth and prosperity for people everywhere. Our leading technologies produce a third of the world’s electricity thanks to our talented people, who make gas work for our customers, stakeholders and the world. Through relentless innovation and continuous partnership with our customers, we are building the energy technologies of the future and providing the cleaner, more efficient power people depend on today.

Additional Information

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