Trade & Customs Consultant (LAM)

Position: Trade and Customs Consultant (LAM) - JL3

Location: São Paulo / SP - Brazil

CLT full time - 100% onsite

What do we offer?

We are on a revolutionary journey to simplify global trade, which will give us the chance to offer a major impact on the world economy, and on your career. With significant personal responsibility, you will hone your industry knowledge and build highly valued business skills and communication skills into customer-facing roles – quite possibly at a pace that will surprise you.

Our opportunity:

We are hiring a Trade and Customs Consultant (LAM) to lead complex projects as the primary person responsible for content and execution within the ECSA GTCC, supporting client relationships at the decision-maker level, and driving results across the entire team.

Main responsibilities:

The Consultant will support the GTCC team in delivering high-quality consultancy services focused on global trade and customs. This entry-level position requires a proactive individual eager to learn and develop skills across various aspects of consultancy, including project support, administrative tasks, and client interaction.

Among the activities foreseen on the role profile, the Consultant will be responsible for:

• Support the Senior Consultant as a senior advisor on complex projects, contributing to proposal development, pricing, negotiations and strategic decision-making.

• Contribute to pipeline qualification and opportunity development in Salesforce, partnering with Maersk commercial teams across Ocean, Customs Brokerage, Logistics & Services.

• Support revenue growth and budget delivery through high-quality project execution, scope expansion and value creation across integrated opportunities.

• Drive the ECSA scaling agenda by developing reusable frameworks and playbooks aligned with global GTCC standards.

• Lead and deliver complex consulting engagements, including market entry studies, supply chain redesign, special regimes strategies, AEO/OEA certification and Tax Reform advisory.

• Provide expert guidance on NCM classification, customs attributes, special regimes, tax incentives and trade compliance matters.

• Ensure excellence in project governance, SOPs, billing accuracy and performance tracking.

• Act as a subject matter expert on Tax Reform, DUIMP, customs regulations, penalty frameworks and Mercosur trade agreements.

• Mentor junior team members, serving as a technical reference and quality reviewer.

• Collaborate with regional and global GTCC teams to align methodologies and deliver cross-border projects.

• Support GTCC integration into Maersk's commercial strategy, enabling cross-selling opportunities and strengthening the value proposition.

We are looking for:

If you have the requirements below, this is your chance to join this high-performance team and be part of this great moment in our organization!

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Foreign Trade, or related field.

• Fluent Portuguese and English; Spanish is highly desirable.
  Solid experience in customs, trade advisory, indirect tax, or supply chain consulting.

• Strong knowledge of Brazilian customs and tax regulations, including AEO/OEA, DUIMP, special regimes, tax incentives, and Mercosur agreements.

• Expertise in Tax Reform (IBS, CBS, IS) and transition advisory.

• Proven experience delivering complex advisory projects and acting as a trusted technical expert.

• Experience mentoring and developing team members.
  Strong digital skills, including M365, Copilot, Power BI, Salesforce, SharePoint, and Teams.

Desired Attributes:

• Strong executive presence, supporting high-level consulting projects with C-level stakeholders.

• Business acumen focused on developing ongoing opportunities, identifying new opportunities, and expanding the scope.
  Strategic thinker, capable of translating complex regulations into practical business solutions.

• Eager to contribute to innovative leadership and engagement initiatives in the industry.

• Collaborative, promoting team development and high performance.

At Maersk we value the diversity of our talents and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job. We value diversity in all its forms, including – but not limited to – gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability, or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and to see it as a true source of strength for building high-performance teams.

About us

A.P. Moller-Maersk is an integrated container logistics company that works to connect and simplify our customers' supply chains. As a global leader in transportation services, we operate in 130 countries and employ about 100.000 people.

With an offer of end-to-end products and digital services, continuous customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, we enable our customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere in the world. Learn more about us: https://www.maersk.com