Trade specialist at ABB in Beijing, Beijing, China

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This Position reports to: Planning & Fulfillment Manager

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Your role and responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for the import and export customs declaration management.

The work model for the role is: onsite

This role is contributing to the Distribution Solutions division in China.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Import and export customs declaration management. Responsible for customs declaration, inspection, and preparation of relevant documents. Accurately maintain customs declaration related data in GTS/JIT system, update relevant data timely. Ensure the authenticity, completeness, and accuracy of declaration information for smooth customs clearance. Maintain business information ledger, ensuring the integrity and traceability of electronic customs documents. Coordinate and handle logistics and customs affairs related to the processing and trade. And other interface work with Customs. Proficient in product classification, according to customs requirements, classify products based on product technical parameters to ensure the declaration of HS Code to ensure the correctness of the customs classification for compliance control with classification procedure requirements.
• Logistics process coordination. Follow up with the implementation of solutions to abnormal issues with customs brokers, responsible for the assessment of customs brokers' KPIs; Coordinate with logistics suppliers, follow up with customs clearance and transportation status, coordinate issues during transportation, optimize logistics plans, and ensure timely and safe delivery of goods to designated locations.
• Follow up on import and export policies and regulations. Cooperate with the Trade Compliance Department to promote training and implementation of relevant policies and procedures in accordance with trade compliance and procedures. Pay attention to changes in import and export trade policies and customs regulations. Provide customs risk warning and response suggestions for compliant operation of import and export business. Responsible for collecting and analyzing data related to customs affairs, providing decision support and improvement suggestions, and promoting improvement projects related to customs and customs affairs. Responsible for handling export certificates of origin issued by customs. And declaring franchise fees and other consulting or handling business with customs on a quarterly basis.
• Reconciliation of imported materials daily. Handling summary and taxation related procedures. Timely and accurately paying taxes and other import and export related expenses. Transfer Purchase Requisition to Purchase Order, including local and imported and follow up purchasing order acknowledgement, and ensure materials on-time delivery. Focus on suppliers’ delivery timely and push the supplier to improve continuously. Cooperate planning engineer to reschedule purchase order, negotiate with the supplier to push in or push out PO delivery. Handle Non-Compliance Material timely, push the supplier to get it as soon as possible.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's degree or above. Major in international economics and trade are preferred, with a solid foundation of professional knowledge.
• 1~2 years of buyer and customs clearance experience, familiar with import and export customs clearance processes, practical operational experience is preferred. Experience in import and export operations, processing trade and manual maintenance or customs clearance agencies is preferred.
• Proficient in using China Internation Trade Single Window/ERP system. With certain English reading and writing skills and the ability to handle English customs documents, proficient in using Excel, Word, etc. Have good communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills. Establish good communication skills with customs, cooperate smoothly with internal and external parties. Work conscientiously and responsibly. Have learning ability and have strong legal and risk control awareness.

What's in it for you?

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

Benefits

ABB provides competitive benefits, ask us!

More about us ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

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We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.