Manager of Foreign Trade - US

MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website www.jobs.mahle.com

Your Contribution

As a Manager of Foreign Trade – US reporting to the MAHLE’s Global Head of Foreign Trade, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance regarding customs and export control laws and regulations in daily operations within a region. This role will ensure that all internal guidelines and procedures are implemented, and compliance to all local laws and regulations.

This role is responsible to

• Manage customs related activities in the countries of responsibility at the lowest lawful cost.
• Coordinate the representation of MAHLE for customs offices, chamber of commerce, and other organizations.
• Ensure MAHLE companies are updated on customs and international trade process changes that may impact operative business activity.
• Perform and manage operational customs processes in plants across the region, such as: import/export filing and processing, tariff coding and classification of products, origin of goods, preferential calculation, and special export processes (letter of credit, carnet, etc.).
• Manage and monitor activities of customs brokers and other customs-related service providers.
• Set up all systems and processes to optimize customs and import duties according to statutory provision.
• Reduce risks associated with customs matters considering local specifics.
• Ensure a robust and legally compliant inbound and outbound customs process in close cooperation with internal and external stakeholders including authorities.
• Ensure compliance regarding export control legislation within the region.
• Responsible for compliant export control processes for MAHLE’s operations in the region.
• Perform and manage operational export control processes in plants across the region, such as: sanctioned party list screening, embargo country check, product related export control classification (including technology transfer and software), and critical end usage.
• Ability to stop any contract, transaction, and export operation as well as any other action relevant to export control.
• Coordinate and communicate governmental regulations to all affected locations and departments.
• Integrate related functions, which are affected by foreign trade, such as purchasing, sales, research and development, IT, legal, etc. together with the Head of Foreign Trade Export.
• Provide support and consultation to various internal business areas, as well as project teams regarding customs affairs.
• Work to continuously improve business processes including digitalization measures.
• Responsible for the implementation and continuous improvement of cost-effective, compliant customs processes for MAHLE’s operations in the region, through deployment of procedures, service providers, and IT resources.
• Responsible for identifying and communicating regional requirements for processes, IT systems etc. and ensuring these are integrated into global standards.
• Drive problem solving concerning customs and foreign trade issues and provide sustainable solutions.
• Exploration of cost reduction potential by transfer of functions to best cost countries.
• Standardization of all foreign trade processes within the region.
• Manage the external audit process, ensure all findings are closed in a timely manner through defined and implemented countermeasures, together with the Head of Foreign Trade Export Control or Customs (COE).
• Provide regular reporting to the chief export control officers for each legal entity within the region.
• Cross-functional alignment.
• Act as contact person for the local (plant) export control officers and chief export control officers.
• Coordinate change requests for MORE/SAP-global trade services (GTS) module governance team.
  
  

Your Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business Administration, Engineering or related field from an accredited four-year college or university required
• Minimum of 8+ years previous or related experience, 5+ years of management experience required
• Advanced knowledge of export control legislation (mainly European Union and United States), customs laws, origin of goods and preferential treatment, local laws and regulations required
• Experience with SAP required. SAP global trade services (GTS) module preferred
• Excellent leadership and decision-making skills required, ability to make difficult decisions and set the example for employees
• Excellent planning and analytical skills required
• Strong business acumen and the ability to influence and develop strong working relationships with colleagues, senior level management and/or executives, vendors, suppliers, etc.
• Automotive industry experience preferred
  
  

Our Offering

We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s)

For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, click here. and to learn more about our foundation owned technology group click here.

#DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.

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