Senior Analyst, Customs & Trade Compliance (m/w/d)

About the Position

Senior Analyst, Customs & Trade Compliance (m/w/d)

Job ID: JREQ-223048

Date posted: 08/04/2026

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Responsibilities

Customs & Trade Compliance

• Support customs and trade compliance activities across Europe, ensuring adherence to EU and local customs regulations for import and export operations.
• Partner with business functions, customs brokers, logistics providers, and service partners to ensure accurate customs declarations and effective customs processes.
• Coordinate customs authority inquiries, audits, post-clearance reviews, and compliance-related documentation.
• Support tariff classification, customs valuation, origin determination, free trade agreement programs, and special customs procedures.

Cost Management & Trade Optimization

• Conduct customs cost analyses, duty impact assessments, and trade savings initiatives to identify cost-reduction opportunities and process improvements.
• Support duty forecasts, landed cost analyses, sourcing evaluations, KPI reporting, and brokerage performance monitoring.

Asset Transfers & Intercompany Activities

• Support customs compliance for intercompany shipments, asset transfers, tooling movements, and operational changes across Europe.
• Partner with finance, logistics, tax, and operations teams to assess customs impacts and valuation considerations.

Compliance Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Support compliance audits, risk assessments, management reporting, and customs compliance training activities.
• Monitor regulatory developments, support strategic supply chain initiatives, and contribute to continuous improvement and customs transformation projects.

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Requirements

• Successfully completed Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, International Trade, Business, Logistics, Finance or a related field.
• 2-5 years experience in customs compliance, trade compliance, import/export operations or international trade within a multinational environment – ideally in an automotive environment.
• Strong knowledge of EU customs regulations, the Union Customs Code (UCC) and import/export processes.
• Experience with tariff classification, customs valuation, origin determination, free trade agreements, customs audits and customs authority interactions.
• Good understanding of special customs procedures, including AEO, Customs Warehousing, Inward Processing Relief (IPR) or similar programs.
• Experience working with customs brokers, freight forwarders and third-party trade compliance providers.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Plex or comparable platforms.
• Fluent language knowledge in German and English.

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We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a global, innovative company
• Professional development opportunities

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About the Company

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.

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