Company description
You see things a little differently. So do we! At IKEA, we believe that what you value is more important than what your CV says. We offer positions that will challenge your skills and let you grow. Come see things a little differently with us. Are you passionate about the IKEA business, culture and values and want to contribute to make beautiful homes available for the many? Then this opportunity might be for you.
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Company description
You see things a little differently. So do we! At IKEA, we believe that what you value is more important than what your CV says. We offer positions that will challenge your skills and let you grow. Come see things a little differently with us. Are you passionate about the IKEA business, culture and values and want to contribute to make beautiful homes available for the many? Then this opportunity might be for you.
The role of IKEA Supply is to supply the IKEA range at the lowest total cost, making high quality products available to the customer under good social and environmental conditions. We lead the supply agenda across many functions and work together with all business areas, different business units, but also retail markets to secure customer availability in all markets and sales channels.
Job Description
In Customs and Trade Compliance, we act as a strategic partner and trusted resource to create a culture of compliance and drive the continuous pursuit of operational excellence. Our mission is to enable an agile and compliant value chain through active customs and trade facilitation, to make the IKEA vision and strategies a living reality.
We are now looking for a new colleague to join us in this exciting mission! The role as Customs Classification Manager is responsible to secure the timely assignment of customs tariff codes with a high degree of accuracy to receiving country interpretation for the entire IKEA range that includes home furnishing and food, as well as IKEA Components. The role is required to manage the end-to-end classification process in close collaboration with key stakeholders within the IKEA Range and Supply businesses to secure proper classification of IKEA products. The role will be responsible for classification and validation capabilities and associated end to end processes that enable the application of additional customs and trade compliance requirements throughout the IKEA supply chain.
Main responsibilities:
Responsible to lead, manage and develop a team of Customs classification specialists. Actively inspire, empower, coach, and support the team to perform to the best of their abilities and continuously develop in their assignments, while fostering a strong culture of compliance and ethical conduct.
Support classification team in working closely with key stakeholders to enable an accurate tariff assignment according to receiving country expectations based upon product and product specifications.
Establishing a 4-eye principle framework that considers country variations in interpretation of customs product classification.
Manage a classification framework that considers trade remedies, trade defence, free trade agreement, and other government agency provisions associated with assignment of customs tariff codes.
Provide the framework for managing the BTI/Binding ruling processes.
Provide classification resources that support internal and external audits.
Establish metrics and reporting mechanisms to measure the effectiveness of the classification program, providing regular updates to leadership.
Serve as the primary advisor to leadership on all global classification matters, providing strategic insights and recommendations.
Responsible for securing that all tasks are performed compliantly according to set or agreed requirements.
Responsible to coordinate Global projects having a customs classification need.
Develop and deliver training programs for internal stakeholders on global classification requirements, ensuring awareness and understanding across the organization.
To be successful in this role, we believe you need to have
Experience: Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in global trade compliance, with at least 5 years in a leadership role focused on compliance.
Deep expertise in global trade compliance regulations, including export controls, sanctions, and customs regulations.
Previous experience in import and export industry from a global and/or regional environment.
Demonstrable knowledge and skills in the application of import and export related rules and regulations to business goals and daily operations.
Demonstrable ability to develop and build compliance into the business while meeting the business needs.
Demonstrable skills and abilities to contribute to self-audits and audits by external authorities.
Previous experience dealing with government authorities.
Strong networking skills, as well as the ability to build meaningful relationships and inspire people.
University degree or equivalent experience.
High level of communication and negotiation skills.
Fluent in English, both written and spoken and can easily communicate complex classification topics.
Additional Information
We look forward to receiving your CV and Cover Letter (in English) where you tell us more about yourself and why you believe you fit into this job. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidate. This position is a permanent role and is based in Älmhult, Sweden.
We regret that we are unable to handle applications made by e-mail. We encourage you to apply your application via our recruitment system SmartRecruiters, by no later than 14th Mar. 2025.
If you have any questions about the role, please reach out to Laurie Everill, Customs and Trade Compliance Manager, Email:
[email protected]. For questions about the recruitment process, feel free to connect with Katie Pettersson, P&C Specialist, Email:
[email protected].
We look forward to receiving your application!
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