Logistics Complice Analyst
Apply your talent and skills to help leading companies improve everyday life.
Who We Are
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) engineers' modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we are improving everyday life. See how at: www.cognizant.com.
What You will Do
This position is in the Logistics Compliance team which makes sure physical deliveries happen on schedule and compliantly. Contractor should have experience applying applicable trade compliance rules, regulations, and policies to manage compliant import/export operations around the world - e.g., Americas (U.S. Canada, LATAM), and EMEA. Contractor should interact and influence at all levels throughout a large, geographically dispersed company and strong negotiation skills are also important. Contractor to manage the logistics and transportation of vendor deliveries. For global deployments of Mapping equipment, the contractor will need to make sure the right equipment arrives at the right location at the right time. What the contractor manages is often overseas, and will work with international governmental organizations to ensure imported equipment arrives smoothly. Contractor will also work with internal customers to measure and define processes, constantly using data to improve our system
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide project management and subject matter support for key business unit(s) with their strategic initiatives.
- Work closely with cross-functional team members including Legal and Tax to ensure imports/exports take place in a compliant manner.
- Assist global team members to ensure timely clearance instructions are provided to customs brokers and problem shipments are addressed.
- Help process the Move Order Requests (MORs), which are placed from various warehouses across a number of locations - both client and non-client sites
- Review and ensure that all commercial documents in connection with the MORs are in place and compliant with shipping practices.
- Support creation of Manual Trade documents as needed
- Maintain brokerage performance reports
- Review and approve commercial invoices generated for order types
- Coordinate and resolve or escalate where required, inbound international shipments held at customs
- Carry out emerging markets research to determine shipping and compliance regulations in new locations.
- Provide location code management within the provided commercial invoice tool used internally.
- Manage the process of receiving MORs and Supply Chain Portal (SR+) requests to confirm delivery by carriers.
- Manage Order Form entry via internal systems.
- Support all Tax and Customs audits in alignment with Legal Regional Team
- Audit all supporting documentation provided by external partners to ensure compliance on all FCPA and Anti Bribery requirements
- Complete Due Diligence on all external parties in alignment with Legal requirements
- Monitor and manage all PII and Denied Party Screening requests
- Approval of all Trade Docs, CI (Commercial Invoices), PL (Packing Lists) and AWB(Airway Bills) in 24 business hours
- Deep knowledge of Import/export regulations iN LATAM, and particularly in Brazil.
- Should be able to complete Country Research within 96 business hours and Complete classification/valuation requests within 24 business hours
- Initial response to any Audits (Tax, Customs, Legal or otherwise) in 8 business hours
Preferred experience:
- Experience in logistics compliance industry, inventory or warehouse management
- Technological savviness
- A career in one of the largest and fastest growing IT services providers worldwide.
- Ongoing support and funding with training and development plans.
- A highly competitive benefits and salary package.
- Opportunity to work for leading global companies.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.
Other employment-related information
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