Active Dynamics Group is a results driven, global leader in Emissions Control, Sound, Power, Thermal and Fluid Dynamics. Our innovative products influence everyday life, everywhere around the world. Through our technology, we enable clean, comfortable, secure and optimum operation of vehicles and equipment used at work and at play.
Active Dynamics Group is committed to serving the original equipment marketplace, providing quality products, value-added services, and a customer experience that is second to none. With more than 1000 associates worldwide, many of whom have been with our company for over 30 years. Our global footprint ensures we can execute through state-of-the-art processes within North America, Europe, and South and East Asia.
Active Dynamics Group is seeking an experienced and driven Senior General Accountant to join our successful Toronto team immediately. We are looking for a seasoned professional with strong technical accounting skills, hands-on accounts receivable and accounts payable expertise, and the ability to take ownership of the full month-end close.
Position SummaryThe Global Logistics & Compliance Manager is responsible for leading and continuously improving the company's global logistics, customs and trade compliance activities across its international operations.
This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role requiring a proactive, commercially minded individual with strong global logistics experience and deep customs and international trade expertise.
The Manager will ensure the compliant, efficient and cost-effective movement of goods globally while staying ahead of changing tariffs, customs regulations and trade requirements. This individual will partner closely with Sourcing, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance and other key stakeholders to optimize freight and Total Landed Cost, mitigate tariff and customs exposure, strengthen compliance and reduce supply-chain risk.
This role requires a leader who anticipates rather than reacts. The Manager is expected to identify emerging logistics, customs and tariff risks, quantify the business impact, develop solutions and bring forward clear recommendations without waiting for direction.
Key ResponsibilitiesGlobal Logistics Strategy & Execution- Develop and execute global logistics strategies supporting cost, service, inventory and business objectives.
- Lead inbound and outbound transportation across ocean, air, truckload, LTL, cross-border, parcel and expedited freight.
- Optimize transportation modes, routes, consolidation, shipment frequency and lead times.
- Maintain effective global shipment visibility, tracking and exception management.
- Establish escalation and recovery processes for critical shipments, border delays and supply disruptions.
- Investigate premium freight and expedite activity, identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
- Ensure Incoterms and transportation responsibilities are properly understood and consistently applied.
- Partner with Sourcing on supplier and sourcing decisions by providing freight, lead-time, duty, tariff and Total Landed Cost analysis.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve logistics cost, service and efficiency.
Customs & Trade Compliance- Lead and maintain the company's global customs and trade compliance program.
- Maintain strong governance and controls for HS/HTS classification, customs valuation and country-of-origin determination.
- Ensure accurate customs declarations, documentation and recordkeeping.
- Lead compliance with CUSMA/USMCA and other applicable Free Trade Agreements, including supplier solicitation, qualification, BOM analysis and certificate management.
- Manage applicable duty drawback, reconciliation, remission, temporary importation and other duty-recovery or duty-deferral programs.
- Develop and maintain global customs policies, procedures, controls and internal training.
- Maintain audit-ready customs documentation and lead internal compliance reviews.
- Coordinate responses to customs authority inquiries, verifications and audits.
- Establish strong customs broker governance through documented instructions, SOPs, performance expectations and periodic reviews.
- Lead and maintain applicable supply-chain security programs, including C-TPAT, PIP and AEO.
Tariff Strategy & Regulatory Intelligence- Maintain current expertise in U.S., Canadian, Mexican and other applicable tariff programs and emerging trade measures, including Section 232, Section 301, IEEPA-related tariffs, surtaxes and other applicable duties and trade remedies.
- Proactively monitor regulatory and tariff changes and assess business and financial impact.
- Rapidly identify affected part numbers, HS/HTS classifications, suppliers, countries of origin and financial exposure.
- Understand and evaluate tariff stacking/unstacking rules, exemptions, exclusions, remission opportunities and other duty-relief mechanisms.
- Quantify current and projected tariff and duty exposure and provide clear reporting to leadership.
- Develop legally compliant mitigation, duty-reduction and cost-avoidance strategies.
- Partner with Sourcing to evaluate supplier, sourcing, country-of-origin and manufacturing alternatives from a customs, tariff and Total Landed Cost perspective.
- Partner with Sourcing and Finance to incorporate freight, duties and tariffs into sourcing and business decisions.
- Translate complex regulatory changes into clear business impact, risk and recommended actions.
Mexico / IMMEX & Cross-Border Compliance- Provide leadership and customs governance for Mexico import/export and IMMEX operations.
- Apply direct hands-on experience managing both stand-alone IMMEX operations within a manufacturing environment in Mexico and IMMEX operations under a Mexico shelter structure.
- Understand and manage the different responsibilities, controls and compliance requirements associated with stand-alone and shelter-based IMMEX operations.
- Ensure appropriate controls for temporary imports/exports, pedimentos, virtual transactions, changes of regime, inventory reconciliation, returns and supporting customs documentation.
- Maintain strong working knowledge of Annex 24 and Annex 30 requirements and applicable IVA/IEPS requirements.
- Work directly with Mexico Import/Export teams, shelter providers and customs brokers to ensure responsibilities and compliance requirements are clearly defined and executed.
- Establish controls to verify the accuracy and completeness of customs transactions and maintain appropriate documentation, recordkeeping and reconciliation.
- Oversee customs and cross-border requirements for movements between Mexico, the United States and Canada.
- Proactively identify compliance gaps and customs exposure and drive corrective actions through resolution.
- Support customs audits and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained.
3PL, Carrier & Service Provider Management- Lead the evaluation, implementation and ongoing management of 3PLs, external warehouses, carriers, freight forwarders and customs brokers.
- Partner with Sourcing on logistics service provider selection and freight RFQs covering ocean, air, ground, cross-border and parcel transportation.
- Partner with Sourcing to establish requirements, evaluate proposals, benchmark market rates and support negotiations of freight rates and commercial terms.
- Establish service-level expectations, KPIs and scorecards and hold providers accountable for cost, service and performance.
- Develop documented operating procedures, roles and responsibilities, inventory controls and escalation processes for external logistics providers.
- Conduct periodic provider performance reviews and drive corrective actions where required.
- Proactively identify freight cost-reduction, productivity and cost-avoidance opportunities and partner with Sourcing to implement improvements.
Leadership, Analytics & Continuous Improvement- Lead, coach and develop the global logistics and customs team, establishing clear responsibilities, accountability and performance expectations.
- Build technical capability within the team and ensure appropriate cross-training and succession coverage.
- Develop meaningful global logistics and customs dashboards and KPIs covering freight spend, premium freight, transit performance, customs clearance, duties and tariffs, duty recovery, and service-provider performance.
- Use data and analytics to identify trends, risks, cost opportunities and performance gaps.
- Develop automated reporting and analytical tools where practical.
- Identify potential logistics, customs, tariff, border and geopolitical risks and develop appropriate contingency and business-continuity plans.
- Drive standardization and continuous improvement across global operations.
- Promote a culture of ownership, urgency, accountability and proactive problem-solving.
Salary: $90,000 - $120,000 CAD
Qualifications & ExperienceRequired- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, International Trade, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- 7–10+ years of progressive experience in global logistics, customs and trade compliance within a manufacturing or multinational environment, including demonstrated leadership responsibility.
- Strong working knowledge of U.S., Canadian and Mexican customs and cross-border trade requirements.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience managing both stand-alone IMMEX operations within a manufacturing environment in Mexico and IMMEX operations under a Mexico shelter structure.
- Strong working knowledge of temporary imports/exports, pedimentos, virtual transactions, changes of regime, Annex 24/30 inventory controls, IVA/IEPS requirements, reconciliation and customs broker oversight.
- Experience managing U.S.–Mexico and Canada–U.S. cross-border supply chains.
- Deep working knowledge of HS/HTS classification, customs valuation, country of origin, CUSMA/USMCA, duty recovery, tariff programs and customs audit requirements.
- Current knowledge of major U.S., Canadian and Mexican tariff and trade measures with demonstrated ability to assess financial and operational exposure and develop mitigation strategies.
- Demonstrated global transportation experience across ocean, air, ground, cross-border and parcel modes.
- Proven experience managing freight forwarders, carriers, customs brokers and 3PLs and partnering with Sourcing on provider selection, RFQs and commercial negotiations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with demonstrated experience analyzing freight, duties, tariffs and Total Landed Cost.
- Strong ERP, TMS and data-analysis capabilities, including advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong leadership, communication and cross-functional influencing skills.
Strongly Preferred- Experience within industrial or complex global manufacturing.
- Experience establishing or significantly improving a global customs compliance program.
- Experience implementing or optimizing global 3PL and warehousing operations.
- Experience developing automated logistics and trade-compliance analytics and reporting.
- Experience leading customs audits, compliance reviews and corrective-action programs.
Professional DesignationsOne or more of the following is preferred:
- Licensed Customs Broker (LCB)
- Certified Customs Specialist (CCS)
- Certified International Trade Professional (CITP)
- Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
- Comparable customs, logistics or international trade designation
Candidate ProfileThe successful candidate will be a proactive, analytical and self-directed leader who combines strong technical expertise with sound commercial judgment.
This individual will anticipate issues, bring forward solutions and recommendations rather than simply identifying problems, take ownership through resolution, and effectively challenge service providers and internal stakeholders when necessary. The candidate must be comfortable operating at both a strategic and hands-on level within a complex global manufacturing environment.
Key Measures of Success- Customs, trade and stand-alone and shelter-based IMMEX compliance
- Proactive identification and mitigation of tariff and regulatory exposure
- Tariff and duty reduction, recovery and cost avoidance
- Freight cost, service and premium-freight improvement
- Transportation and customs clearance performance
- Carrier, freight forwarder, customs broker and 3PL performance
- HS/HTS classification, country-of-origin and FTA compliance
- Improved global logistics visibility and reduction of supply-chain risk
- Development of standardized, sustainable global processes and continuous improvement
