Deputy Manager - Customs - Material Management

Description:

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Material Management: Coordinate with suppliers, logistics partners, sourcing teams, and global stakeholders to ensure timely availability of materials in line with production plans.

- Licensing & Compliance: Ensure availability of advance licenses, maintain accurate records, and manage timely closure of licenses.

- Customs & Duty Management: Oversee customs clearance of materials, eliminate penalties and demurrage expenses, and continuously work towards minimizing duty payments.

- Inbound Logistics: Optimize inbound logistics to achieve the lowest possible cost while maintaining service quality.

- Contracts & Vendor Management: Ensure availability of rate contracts and service agreements; monitor supplier services and ensure timely vendor payments.

- Insurance Coverage: Ensure insurance coverage wherever required and manage claims effectively.

- Inventory Control: Manage inventory accuracy and optimize utilization of resources to meet production requirements.

- Finance Documentation: Submit required documents to finance for BOE/Bills of Service Vendors and validate genuine claims from channel partners.

- Warehouse Operations: Ensure safe receipt, storage, retrieval, and timely dispatch of goods.

- Reporting & Analytics: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly MIS reports including stock balance, shipment status, and duty payments.

- Regulatory Monitoring: Track government policies, regulatory guidelines, and foreign trade policies (FTP); update management and teams for necessary action.

- Strategic Logistics Planning: Ensure logistics and distribution plans are aligned with organizational strategic objectives.

- Problem Solving: Analyze operational challenges and implement effective solutions.

- Stakeholder Liaison: Collaborate with government offices (Customs, EPC, FDA, FSSAI, PQ & AQ, DGFT), freight forwarders, liners, CHAs, insurance companies, and other agencies to ensure smooth operations.

Skills/Knowledge:

- Customs Procedures, Well-versed in Advance License, Exim Policies, Tax & duty structure, Logistics knowledge handling different modes & vehicles, Sound Knowledge in Warehouse & Material handling, Knowledge in various Insurance policies, SAP MM Module, MS Office