Global Customs Manager (m/f/d)
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Skills
Must have
- Several years of experience in international customs, export control, or global trade compliance — ideally gained within an international industrial company
- Strong expertise in customs law, export control, sanctions screening, and SAP GTS, particularly in customs processing, export control, and sanctions list checks
- Proven track record of leading international teams, regional functions, and decentralized sites in a matrix organization
- Hands-on experience developing and rolling out global policies, standards, and control frameworks
- Experience driving international transformation, digitalization, and automation projects
- A strong grasp of end-to-end processes and how customs interfaces with logistics, supply chain, sales, procurement, IT, tax, and production
- A strategic, analytical, and hands-on mindset, combined with sound risk and process judgment and strong communication skills
- Fluent in German and English, confident engaging with international stakeholders, and willing to travel occasionally
Full description
Reference ID: 43284
Are you interested in high-quality, natural, and tasty nutrition?
We are! It’s our ambition to shape the future of nutrition.
Döhler is a leading global producer of natural ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage, lifestyle and nutrition industries. We use innovative technology to process plant-based raw materials and enrich products such as lifestyle drinks, cereals, dairy, and confectionery goods for almost every well-known brand. Close to 10.000 dedicated employees in more than 70 countries share one common goal - to ensure that millions of people around the world enjoy the products created by us.
We strive to inspire and empower our employees in everything we do, and we invite you to join our team – together WE BRING IDEAS TO LIFE.
Your Role
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Take global responsibility for customs law, export control, and sanctions compliance, ensuring adherence to legal and internal requirements worldwide
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Provide functional guidance and coordination to regional Customs Heads and points of contact at our plants and production sites
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Develop, implement, and continuously refine global policies, standards, governance structures, and controls
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Ensure consistent, efficient, and legally compliant implementation of requirements across all regions
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Lead international projects to standardize, digitalize, and automate trade compliance processes
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Drive the global rollout and ongoing development of SAP GTS and other compliance tools
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Analyze and optimize global business and supply chain processes to reduce risk and improve compliance, data quality, and efficiency
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Advise, train, and support internal stakeholders, while collaborating closely with other departments, authorities, industry associations, and external experts
Your Profile
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Several years of experience in international customs, export control, or global trade compliance — ideally gained within an international industrial company
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Strong expertise in customs law, export control, sanctions screening, and SAP GTS, particularly in customs processing, export control, and sanctions list checks
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Proven track record of leading international teams, regional functions, and decentralized sites in a matrix organization
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Hands-on experience developing and rolling out global policies, standards, and control frameworks