Job Summary

As a Team Leader - Import Customs Manifest (ICM), you will lead a team responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant customs manifest submissions across multiple countries while driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

People Leadership Team Management

- Lead, coach, and develop a team of ICM specialists to achieve operational excellence.

- Drive daily huddles, workflow planning, shift management, and resource allocation.

- Monitor team productivity, quality, accuracy, utilization, and SLA adherence.

- Conduct regular coaching sessions, performance reviews, and development conversations.

- Ensure successful onboarding, competency development, and cross-training of team members.

- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.

Import Customs Manifest Operations

- Lead the execution of import customs manifest filing activities, ensuring compliance with country-specific customs regulations and service commitments.

- Ensure timely and accurate submission, amendment, and cancellation of import manifests within regulatory timelines.

- Monitor daily vessel schedules, customs filing deadlines, and operational risks to ensure uninterrupted service delivery.

- Manage exceptions, customs rejections, system issues, and escalations to minimize customer and business impact.

- Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WIs), and regulatory requirements.

Performance KPI Management

- Monitor and drive key operational metrics, including productivity, accuracy, turnaround time (TAT), quality, and compliance.

- Review daily, weekly, and monthly dashboards to identify trends and performance gaps.





- Conduct root cause analysis for operational issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.

- Present operational performance updates to Execution Managers and Area stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management

- Act as the primary operational contact for Area teams, Customer Experience (CX), Customs authorities, Global Service Centres, Product teams, and other internal stakeholders.

- Proactively communicate operational risks, service disruptions, and mitigation plans.

- Participate in governance meetings, operational reviews, and customer-impact discussions.

- Build strong relationships with regional and global stakeholders to support seamless customs operations.

Process Excellence Governance

- Ensure compliance with customs regulations, internal policies, and global process standards.

- Drive standardization, process health checks, governance reviews, and compliance audits.

- Lead continuous improvement initiatives, automation opportunities, and operational excellence projects.

- Support implementation of new customs regulations, digital solutions, and process enhancements.

- Promote Lean methodologies, Visual Management Systems (VMS), and Maersk Operating System (MOS) practices.

Risk Management Continuous Improvement

- Identify operational risks and ensure timely escalation and resolution.

- Lead contingency planning during system outages, volume surges, and regulatory changes.

- Drive automation and simplification initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.





- Share best practices across teams and contribute to global process improvement initiatives.

We Are Looking For

- Graduate or Postgraduate with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- Minimum 5-7 years of experience in shipping, logistics, customs operations, or import documentation, including experience in people leadership.

- Strong understanding of import customs manifest filing processes, customs regulations, vessel operations, and documentation.

- Proven experience in leading operational teams and driving performance improvements.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

- Experience in process improvement, Lean, Kaizen, or automation initiatives is preferred.

- Ability to work in a rapid-paced global environment while managing multiple priorities.

- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.

- Customer-focused mindset with a passion for operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Success Measures The successful candidate will consistently:

- Deliver high levels of customs compliance and regulatory adherence.

- Achieve operational KPIs for productivity, quality, accuracy, and turnaround time.

- Lead a highly engaged and high-performing team.

- Strengthen stakeholder relationships across global and regional functions.

- Drive process improvements, automation, and operational excellence initiatives.

- Ensure timely and compliant customs manifest submissions with minimal operational risk.

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