Acuity Brands, Inc

Director, Trade & Customs Operations

Acuity Brands, Inc • $100K — $130K *
Conyers, GA 30094In-Person
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 7+ years in global trade, supply chain, or transportation
  • Experience leading operations teams essential
  • Licensed Customs Broker preferred
  • Familiarity with customs regulations, including BABA, ACE, HTS, and ITAR/EAR
  • Understanding of Free Trade Agreements and CBP processes

Responsibilities

  • Drive efficient import and export customs clearance procedures
  • Analyze customs clearance issues to implement improvements
  • Manage customs broker-related activities
  • Collaborate with freight forwarders, customs officers, and stakeholders on compliance matters
  • Ensure compliance with CTPAT and PIP regulations
  • Oversee ACE reporting and portal management
  • Respond to Customs Requests for Information
  • Conduct denied party screening
  • Participate in sustainability programs and continuous improvement initiatives

Benefits

  • Work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.
  • Involves travel (20%-50%) for operations
  • Opportunity to lead and build a high-performing team
  • Engage with various partners in a dynamic supply chain environment
  • Contribute to sustainability and process improvement initiatives
Full Job Description


Work location:
  • This position may be based anywhere in the United States and includes travel as part of the responsibilities.


Job Summary

This position will be responsible for leading & managing Acuity's Global Trade & Customs Operations team. This leader will build, enable and execute customs compliance and operations work. This leader will ensure regulatory application through the supply chain working in close partnership with our Finance/Tax Organization and our Compliance Team. This role reports to the VP of Distribution and will be responsible for leading a team of import and export coordinators.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive efficient & robust import & export custom clearance procedures between North America, Mexico and other locations around the world.
  • Analyze and aggregate the causes of customs clearance issues to drive improvement actions with our partners.
  • Broker Management (Drawback, Audits, HTS, Timeliness, ISF filing, Post Summery Corrections, Recordkeeping).
  • Work with freight forwarders, US customs officers, custom brokers, and internal and external customers on all matters pertaining to customs and import and export regulations
  • Ensure compliance for CTPAT, PIP.
  • ACE reporting and portal management for all Business Units.
  • Responses to Customs Requests for Information.
  • Denied Party Screening.
  • Participate in supply chain sustainability programs.
  • Continuous Improvement: Executing continuous improvement and strategy deployment and working to standardize processes and develop best practices.


Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree.
  • 7+ years' experience with import/export global trade , Supply Chain, or Transportation
  • Prior experience leading an operations team.
  • Licensed Customs Broker Preferred.
  • Familiar with BABA,ACE, HTS, export/import valuation, ITAR/EAR regulation familiarity Other Government Agency requirements such as FDA, EPA, DDTC and Free Trade Agreements.
  • Familiar with Other Government Agency requirements, Free Trade Agreements and CBP processes, U.S. Government export regulations to generate compliant export declaration filings (EEI filings)/import declaration filings.

Preferred Experience
  • Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Access, SAP, OneSource, Amber Road, or similar Trade Software (PRISMA).
  • Knowledge of the Customs Compliance Regulations (domestic/global import/export and application of export/import trade regulations
  • Detailed and task-oriented self-starter who can develop effective networks with internal and external customers.
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to respond efficiently and effectively to time-critical issues with competing / conflicting priorities. (Strong sense of urgency)
  • Working knowledge of incoterms.
  • Effective communication and strong collaborative problem-solving skills.
  • Experience in developing strong collaborative teams.


Travel Requirements

  • 20% ~ 50%.

About Acuity Brands, Inc

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a lighting and building management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with operations throughout North America and in Europe and Asia. It currently has about 12,000 employees and recorded net sales of $3.5 billion for fiscal year 2020. The company designs, produces, and distributes lighting fixtures, controls, and related products and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications. Its lighting and building management solutions are marketed under various brands, including Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, and others. Acuity Brands is committed to sustainability and energy efficiency, and offers a range of products that meet or exceed industry standards for energy efficiency and environmental performance.
Learn more about Acuity Brands, Inc
Size
13,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$250.9 million
Founded
1898
5 Year Trend
+2.7%
Revenue
$3.2 billion
NASDAQ
AYI
* Ladders Estimates

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