Buckley Search Inc.

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kevin@buckleysearch.com                Tel:   (416) 865-0695 toll-free 1 (866) 996-9984               anna@buckleysearch.com


You are responsible for the Canadian Customs Brokerage operations by ensuring compliance with Customs regulations and other government agencies while maintaining profitability, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Your leadership and team-development skills, coupled with excellent communications,  needs-assessment
and analytical strengths make you a natural candidate for this challenging senior management role. You are seeking a position with long-term career growth potential, with a respected company. You have solid senior operations management experience in Customs Brokerage and are well-known and respected in the industry.


- Responsible for the leadership of the Canadian Customs brokerage operation.

- Accountable for the overall profit plan by ensuring operational effectiveness through continuous process
   improvement and appropriate staffing levels.

- Review transportation and distribution processes of importers/exporters in order to minimize cost and improve transit
  times by  providing total supply chain management

- Provide consulting services to internal and external customers on matters pertaining to the international movement of goods.

- Coordinate with other business units improved customer service offerings.

- Develop new business through selling services and maintain relationships with existing customers by analyzing
  change and need.

- Identify non traditional service opportunities with existing and potential customers.

- Integrate corporate procedures with Customs regulations to improve customer service levels.

- Identify methods to reduce operational costs by controlling expenses and increasing revenues.

- Responsible for compliance with government regulations.

- As necessary, handle highly complex client service issues in a professional manner.



- 7 to 10 years + of increasingly responsible positions in operations management in Customs Brokerage in Canada

- Sound understanding of Customs Operations, Processes and Procedures

- Experienced in dealing with operational issues and able to analyze problems and devise appropriate solutions in a
  process-driven environment

- Excellent planning, organization and analytical skills

- Experienced in budgetary and financial planning processes

- Good business acumen and judgment, able to conceptualize, implement and execute programs and processes

- Updated knowledge of all relevant Customs initiatives, programs and legislation affecting Customers

- Proven consensus-building, team-development and decision-making skills

- High energy, proactive, innovative, responsive and customer-focused

- Very well-established name, reputation and market profile, stable and growing

- Excellent compensation and benefits package, executive income level

- Challenging career growth opportunities in the future


To explore this career opportunity in confidence please call
Kevin Buckley at (416) 865-0695 or toll-free; 1 (866) 996-9984
or email us kevin@buckleysearch.com or anna@buckleysearch.com

Put your career on a progressive track! All discussions are strictly confidential.

Associate Member, CIFFA, CSCB, IE Canada
 


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kevin@buckleysearch.com                             Tel:   (416) 865-0695 toll-free 1 (866) 996-9984

 


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