Head of Trade & Customs Consulting - GOV Projects

Location

Suecia | Spain

Job description

Do you want to join us in facilitating secure and compliant trade?

Maersk Global Trade and Customs Consulting (GTCC) provides Border Management Consulting (BMC) services to governments, intergovernmental organisations and relevant private sector stakeholders active in the areas of cross-border trade and border processes. BMC is a strategic consulting product for Maersk, connecting with governments and developing the most innovative, fastest and sustainable border solutions.

We like secure and compliant trade, and we love border management!

What we do

We are one of the market leaders in Border Management Consulting. BMC covers all aspects of border management modernisation, trade facilitation, revenue management and security.

Our consulting team delivering BMC includes highly experienced project managers and trade and customs consultants, several with background as customs officers. We are committed to make an impact, deliver outcomes, and changing the trading environment for the better, improving transparency, trade facilitation and security.

We are looking for a lead responsible for our Border Management Consulting delivery.

What we need

We are looking for a lead responsible for our Border Management Consulting delivery. You will work with our Global Product Lead on BMC, the GTCC regional management and the consulting team to ensure that we win and deliver BMC projects with high quality and to the satisfaction of our clients. You have extensive experience from government and public sector consulting engagements and maintain a large network of contacts in that space. You know how to engage and interact with public sector clients on the management and executive level. You have good presentation skills and is comfortable in leading steering committee meetings with clients. You have a strong sense of quality of consulting services and are well aware of and understands the importance of international standards and best practices from institutions such as WCO and WTO.

In terms of your location, we have offices in most parts of Europe. But we are also adopting a flexible model which include working remotely. International travel will be required as part of the assignment.

Who you are

• You have experience from leading consulting engagements with public sector, where experience in customs and border administrations is a plus
• You need to have a good understanding about innovation, technologies and Information Technology.

• You have good understanding about customs management and procedures. You are familiar with AEO and Trusted Trader, Single Window, Risk Management and border management.

• Unrelenting when it comes to meeting deadlines and ensuring high quality deliverables on time.
• You know how to make people outperform themselves and be on time.
• You know how to say “no” and make it feel like “yes”.

• You are a fixer able to roll up your sleeves and sort things out. You can take on new challenges with an open mind.

• You have good people managing skills and can handle nerdy experts as well as high profiled clients as we interact with Ministries and government/IGO counterparts.

• Your English is good, you like presenting, writing and can translate complicated language to understandable insights.
• You understand the value of good packaging and know how to present facts and reports in an attractive way. Power point is a close friend and good graphic design your ambition.

• You excel in sales and have the ability to close contracts.
• And yes, it is a bonus if you have knowledge of and like customs or international supply chains, and recognise trade facilitation as a good thing.

What we can do for you

• Provide you with the most exciting career you could not have imagined, in a global organization.
• Give you the opportunity to get to know and love customs and border processes.
• Support your personal growth.
• Let you work with some really nice and very skilled people.

• Invite you to be a part of Maersk’s ongoing development journey where clients are expected to be “delighted”, not just “happy”.

We look forward to your application!

We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, race, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, parental or caring status, religion or belief, physical or mental disability, long term health condition, pregnancy or parental leave, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. We actively work to address systemic bias and support representation. We therefore encourage all to apply and let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for your recruitment process. For more information on what an inclusive environment means to Maersk please visit the diversity page on our careers website.

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