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We glue the soles of your shoes, the glass in your windows and pump the ink onto your bills. We spray varnish on your furniture, coating on your pills, the paint on your house and texture on your walls. We even sprayed the paint on the White House in Washington D.C. and stripes on the field at Wembley Stadium in London. As one of the world’s leading suppliers of fluid management products and packages in the markets in which we participate, our mission is to generate sustained profitable growth for the benefit of our customers, associates, shareholders and communities.\nOur European headquarter is located in Maasmechelen, Belgium. From this location some 160 highly skilled employees serve Graco’s external and internal customers throughout EMEA.\nWe are currently looking for the following talent:\nCustoms and Trade Compliance Coordinator\nAs part of our Transport & Customs Team you are responsible to coordinate the full process of the customs formalities and procedures related to export/import, transit and bonded warehousing in view of our AEO certificate. You manage all activities and processes to maintain and evolve our ‘Bonded Warehouse’. You contribute to Graco’s goals of customer satisfaction, quality and productivity by ensuring cost-effective, timely and high quality customs operations.\nWhat You Will Do at Graco :\nBonded Warehouse Management\nControl and improve our customs ERP system, called ‘Stream Software’ (ensure accurate interfacing of import / export transactions)\nMaintain, adapt and evolve our customs licenses and certifications (simplified procedures, Authorised Economic Operator license, …)\nInternal customs audits and follow-up of the AEO control program\nOptimise savings on import duties\nDetermine and maintain the customs classification for all our products\nFollow-up of the country of origin segregation process\nExecute, coordinate and follow up on the periodical reporting and the budget related to customs, VAT and goods movements (quarterly Inward Processing Relief (IPR), scrap, …)\nManage our complete inventory from a customs perspective (‘Bonded’, ‘Free’ and ‘IPR’ product)\nEnsure accurate interfacing and proper import- and export declarations\nAccurate calculation of customs value, statistical and VAT value\nMajor contact with customs and handle customs inquiries as internal specialist\nFollow-up the clearance of the customs documents together with customers, forwarders and customs entities\nStay up-to-date and follow-up on customs related trade compliancy regulations update/ implement internal processes and procedures when needed\nEnsure good relations, coordination and co-operation with various parties: internal departments, transport companies, customs authorities, suppliers (intercompany), customers, within and outside Europe (EMEA) on a daily basis\nOther duties as assigned\nWhat You Will Bring to Graco\nFor this role we are looking for a bachelor’s degree in Logistics Management or equivalent through experience.\nLanguages: You are fluent in Dutch and English, written and verbal. 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