Customs & FTC Consultant

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Stephanie Vermeulen, HR, , stephanie.vermeulenon

Our Customs & Foreign Trade Compliance team keeps our global trade flows reliable, efficient and compliant. This is all about ensuring timely, accurate and complete reporting to customs authorities, while supporting the business with expert advice on customs, foreign trade compliance and export controls.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Prepare and process import, export, and transit declarations, including follow-up and aftercare activities.
• Coordinate and liaise with internal departments and logistics service providers to ensure accurate document handling and smooth goods flows.
• Ensure complete, accurate, and audit-proof compilation of customs files, including all required administration.
• Act as point of contact for customs authorities and external stakeholders, ensuring timely and professional communication.
• Providing proactive expert advice to internal stakeholders, partners and external parties on customs matters, foreign trade compliance and export controls.
• Ensuring compliance with internal and external control processes, procedures and applicable legislation.
• Analyzing the effectiveness and efficiency of business processes and translating findings into improvements and business cases.
• Monitoring international developments, legislation and trade relations, and translating these into impact and actions for Canon Production Printing.
• Working closely with Dutch and German customs authorities, customs brokers, logistics service providers, Canon companies and internal departments such as Logistics, Purchasing, Production, Sales and R&D.
• Supporting and training users and stakeholders in processes, systems and compliance guidelines.
• Participating in the Internal Compliance Program for Security Trade Control and AEO.

Our international organization has a flat hierarchy, so you’ll be working with many different people in an open, collaborative and multidisciplinary environment. That includes colleagues from Logistics, Purchasing, Production, Sales, R&D and other Canon companies, as well as external partners such as customs authorities (Netherlands and Germany), Chamber of commerce, external customs consultancy’s, customs brokers and logistics service providers.

We’re looking for a team player who meets the following requirements:

• A Vocational level (MBO+) of working and thinking in the direction of Logistics, Supply Chain.
• Certification as a licensed customs broker is a must.
• At least 4 years of relevant experience in customs, foreign trade compliance, export controls, logistics or a comparable international environment.
• Knowledge of customs regulations, customs permits, import, transit, export, country of origin, classification of goods and AEO.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify risks, opportunities and practical solutions.
• Good planning and organizing skills, with the ability to set priorities and work independently.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to operate credibly and discretely at different levels.
• A learning and continuous improvements mindset, with the motivation to stay up to date with international trade developments, legislation and regulations.
• Fluent English and Dutch skills, both spoken and written. German is a big plus.

We provide an exciting, dynamic work environment with plenty of opportunity for you to develop personally and professionally. We offer excellent conditions to help you be who you want to be:

• A competitive salary in line with your educational background and experience (€3500,- - €4500,-).
• Extra 13th month pay, holiday allowance and commuting allowance.
• Hybrid working for a healthy work-life balance.
• A huge range of training and professional development opportunities.
• A laptop and smartphone.
• An interesting lease bike plan.

We develop and manufacture high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market as part of Canon, a global leader in imaging technologies. With around 3,300 employees across three continents and our headquarters in Venlo, the Netherlands, we innovate to create high-quality solutions that add color to the world. Guided by the philosophy of Kyosei—living and working together for the common good—our culture is built on openness, collegiality, trust and stability.

We empower our people to grow, take initiative, and make an impact.

With our company values collaboration, innovation and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries and feel empowered to take ownership of our work.

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