Manager Customs and Foreign Trade Operations

Your Role:

You will form part of a central European expert team that is collectively responsible for import and export customs clearance as well as for the filing for special procedures (where applicable), preference management and (long-term) supplier declaration handling, customs tariff number and export control classification as well as match-handling of business partner matches on sanction lists.

In this role you will belong to a dedicated group of SAP GTS users.
The applicant will report to the Head of the GCC Customs & Foreign Trade Team, located in the GEA headquarter in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the compliant filing of import and export customs declarations for the EU entities via SAP GTS edition for Hana (e4H).
• Manage customs declarations for special procedures as well as for the rightful closure of said procedures via SAP GTS e4H.
• Determination and maintenance of customs tariff numbers and export control classifications with the support of rule-based classification software (Add-on to SAP GTS e4H).
• Requesting and processing (long-term) supplier declarations as well as for issuing (long-term) customer declarations upon request.
• Issuing of preferential declaration on invoice/ requesting formal preferential origin documents such as EUR.1/ EUR.MED/ A.TR.
• The applicant will be in charge of the preferential calculation/ determination of preferential origin.
• License management in case of export licenses needed for export declaration/ depreciation of export licenses.
• Determination of US content incorporated in delivered goods (de-minimis calculation).
• Handling of business partner matches on respective sanction lists and definition of real matches (system blockage) or false positives (Good Guy).
• Direct reporting line to Head of GCC Customs & Foreign Trade (Headquarter).Responsible for respective archiving and documentation of customs and export control transactions.

Qualifications:

• A terminated logistics apprenticeship or similar relevant customs or foreign trade qualification.
• Alternatively IT/ technical background with eagerness to learn about customs and foreign trade processes.
• First experience in SAP GTS is an advantage.
• Thorough knowledge of MS office applications.
• Motivation to learn about and deep dive into customs processes and continuously compliant customs and export control operations.
• Business English fluency/ German language proficiency of advantage.
• Respective work ethics such as sense of responsibility, commitment and flexibility.

We Offer:

• The possibility to work in a multinational company.
• Join a dynamic multinational company, offering a global perspective and exciting growth opportunities.
• Long-term commitment with permanent professional development.

GEA is active in the food, beverage, chemical, pharma, dairy processing, dairy farming and marine industries. Our portfolio includes machinery and plants as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services. Our group structure is based on technologies and consists of four divisions, each with leading market positions.