Job Description
Purpose
Provide proactive, high quality specialist global trade & excise governance leadership to ensure the effective management of Diageo’s global trade affairs locally within East Africa (EABL – Kenya) . Apply and execute Global CoE (Centre of Expertise) strategies and policies to manage and mitigate key risks.
Accountabilities
Participate in developing and executing strategies, policies, standards, guidelines for global trade management and drive adoption of, and adherence to, policies and standard
Provide specialist support on regional global trade issues and support the business by reviewing the implications of business initiated projects to Kenya’s operational structure and value chain
Participate in global trade projects to deliver shareholder value/manage potential exposures
Proactively support the delivery of the Global Trade CoE objectives aiming to standardize and simplify processes and procedures
Keep up to date with customs and excise regulatory changes and best practice; identify risks and opportunities and recommend actions
Key interactions – Internal
Regional Supply business partners and business unit leaders – develop and maintain a strong working relationship and keep up to date with business priorities and developments
Global Trade Governance Centre of Expertise Team, Specialist global functions – Legal, Corporate Relations and Group Tax. Collaborating with these functions as required to deliver end to end Supply chain efficiency
Regional DEO (Diageo Eneterprise Operations) – maintain a good working relationship with the DEO customs and excise team
Supply Governance & Change – provide specialist global trade support to the delivery of change programmes
Key interactions – External
Customs & Excise authorities – proactive management of the relationship with customs and excise – including
Managing site audits and resultant inquiries
Providing documentation where requested
Dealing with technical inquiries
3PL production, warehousing, logistics providers and customs agents –
Agreed delivery metrics supported by KPI’s.
Perform annual full audit on the 3PL
Operate regular Service Review Calls
First point of contact for the 3PL
Ensure that the correct customs & excise guarantees, licences and approvals are held for operations
Ensure there are the correct licences, approvals in place for any operational changes
Trade bodies – contribute on specialist areas and share knowledge and intelligence with other large corporates and/or MNCs
Critical Capabilities
Global Trade governance
Managing risk
Internal control
Embedding compliance and ethics
Qualifications / Experience
Experience of leadership within a Global Trade/Supply function in a global multinational
Experience of providing domestic and cross border technical advice
Effective project management and implementation skills
Good team working and communication skills across diverse cultures
At least 5 – 8 years experience in trade and customs & excise environment globally or at a local scale
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