In this role, you'll play a key part in ensuring Canon's compliance with customs regulations and international trade requirements across the EMEA region. You'll act as a subject matter expert for customs and product classification matters, supporting warehouse operations, business teams, logistics partners, and customs authorities on a wide range of trade compliance activities.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with customs, trade compliance, or customs brokerage experience who enjoys solving complex challenges, working with multiple stakeholders, and making a direct impact on business operations. You'll join a collaborative team where your expertise will help protect the business, ensure regulatory compliance, and support continuous improvement initiatives across Canon's supply chain.
- Act as a subject matter expert for customs regulations, trade compliance, and product classification across the EMEA region.
- Manage and maintain Harmonized System (HS) classifications for Canon products, ensuring compliance with international customs regulations and company standards.
- Advise internal stakeholders on customs-related topics, including product setup, classification requirements, and regulatory changes.
- Support daily customs operations by providing guidance to logistics providers, brokers, warehouses, and business teams on customs-related questions and issues.
- Monitor customs declarations and duty payments, ensuring accuracy and compliance through reconciliation and validation activities.
- Analyse customs data, reports, and communications from customs authorities to identify potential risks, discrepancies, and opportunities for cost optimisation.
- Collaborate with customs authorities, external brokers, and logistics partners to resolve customs-related matters efficiently and effectively.
- Contribute to business projects and operational initiatives by providing trade compliance expertise and ensuring regulatory requirements are incorporated into project plans.
- Identify opportunities to improve, standardise, and automate customs and trade compliance processes to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
- Support the development and maintenance of trade compliance documentation, procedures, and knowledge resources.
- Work closely with colleagues across Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement, Product Management, and Customer Operations teams.
Must Have
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent level of work experience.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Customs, Trade Compliance, Customs Brokerage, Logistics Compliance, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of customs regulations, import/export processes, and product classification methodologies.
- Experience classifying products using Harmonized System (HS) codes.
- Experience working with customs authorities, customs brokers, freight forwarders, or logistics service providers.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex customs and regulatory information.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience analysing operational or compliance-related data.
- Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload in a dynamic environment.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Fluent English, both written and spoken.
Nice to Have
- Experience working in an international supply chain or logistics environment.
- Knowledge of European customs regulations and EMEA trade compliance requirements.
- Experience with SAP, Microsoft Access, or similar business systems.
- Experience supporting customs duty reconciliation and reporting activities.
- Understanding of process improvement and automation initiatives.
- Dutch language skills.
Why Join Canon?
You'll be joining a highly specialised team that plays an important role in supporting Canon's logistics operations and ensuring compliance across the EMEA region. This position offers a unique combination of operational involvement, regulatory expertise, and cross-functional collaboration.
You'll work with stakeholders across multiple countries and functions, helping to solve complex customs challenges while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that support business success.
What We Offer
- Hybrid working policy & flexible working hours
- Performance-based bonus
- 31 days annual leave
- Pension plan
- Bicycle plan
- Up to 30% discount on Canon products
- Full reimbursement of public transport costs and partial car cost reimbursement
- Free parking and subsidised restaurant
- Onsite gym
- Learning and development opportunities
- International working environment
- Exposure to stakeholders across EMEA
- Opportunity to develop specialist expertise in customs and trade compliance
Location
This position is based in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.
To ensure a smooth onboarding and effective collaboration, we are currently focusing on candidates already residing within the European Union.
Even if you don't meet every qualification, we still encourage you to apply. We'd love to hear from you.
Canon Core Behaviours
• Drive for results
• Focus on the Customer
• Take ownership and accountability
• Act as a team player
• Shows courage and conviction
• People orientated
• Caring for self and others
Skills Required
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Process design and modeling experience
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure
- Ability to work independently
- Good social skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Customer focus
- Drive for results
- High standards of accuracy
- Effective planning and organization
- Flexibility combined with accuracy
- Team player
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options in the U.S., alongside added support via a dedicated health insurance society in Japan. Wellbeing resources and personal health consultant access are also highlighted within certain plans.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company match in the U.S. and corporate pension arrangements in Japan. Disclosures describe both defined-benefit and defined-contribution elements that supplement national systems.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-support policies in Japan extend childcare leave, caregiver leave, and reduced-hour schedules beyond legal minimums. Several group companies have earned government accreditation for family-friendly practices and promote active paid-leave usage.
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What We Do
Canon Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leader in the fields of professional and consumer imaging equipment, industrial equipment and information systems. Canon’s extensive range of products includes production printers, multifunction office systems, inkjet and laser printers, cameras, video and cinematography equipment, network cameras, medical systems and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. Originally established in 1937 as Precision Optical Industry, Co., Ltd., a camera manufacturer, Canon has successfully diversified and globalized to become a worldwide industry leader in professional and consumer imaging systems and solutions. With approximately 180,000 employees worldwide, the Canon Group includes manufacturing and marketing subsidiaries in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania; and a global R&D network with companies based in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Visit the Canon Inc. website at: global.canon
