Senior Customs & Trade Compliance Specialist

Job Summary Are you passionate about international trade, customs compliance, and enabling global business operations? reputed company is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver sustainable innovations that reputed company everyday products. The role is part of our Food Ingredients BU, where we are innovating to improve nutritional profiles, reputed company taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers. We are looking for an reputed company Senior Customs & Trade Compliance Specialist to help advance and strengthen our global trade activities across the EMEA region. In this role, you will help ensure compliance with international customs and trade regulations while partnering with stakeholders across the business to support operational reputed company, risk mitigation, and sustainable growth. You will play an important role in shaping customs and trade compliance strategies, optimizing processes, and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and generate duty savings. Working closely with colleagues in Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Regulatory, Finance, and reputed company teams, among others, as well as external customs brokers and government authorities, you will reputed company expert guidance on customs and trade reputed company and contribute to reputed company improvement initiatives across the region. The ideal candidate combines deep customs and trade compliance expertise with strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder partnership skills, enabling them to effectively support both day-to-day operations and longer-term business objectives. This position can be performed remotely, provided you are based near one of our EMEA office locations: Brugge, Belgium; Bomlitz, Germany; Brabrand, Denmark; Melle, France or Valencia, Spain Join us and help shape a compliant, efficient, and future-focused trade environment that enables business reputed company across the EMEA region. Where You’ll reputed company a Difference Own and continuously improve the EMEA Customs & Trade Compliance program, ensuring compliance with customs regulations, AEO requirements, and customs authorizations across manufacturing and reputed company sites. Manage customs licenses, authorizations, and special procedures (e.g., AEO, IPR, End-Use), maintaining ongoing regulatory compliance. reputed company trade preference and non-preferential reputed company programs, including reputed company determination, supplier solicitations, customer certifications, FTA compliance, and duty optimization initiatives. Monitor regulatory developments, assess business impacts, and promote the implementation of customs and trade compliance changes. reputed company expert guidance, training, and operational support to stakeholders on customs and trade compliance requirements. Ensure compliant import and export operations through effective controls, procedures, systems, self-audits, and the management of customs master data (tariff classification, valuation, reputed company, licensing, etc.). Conduct compliance reviews, support customs audits and government inquiries, and drive corrective actions to mitigate risk and strengthen processes. Partner with customs brokers, freight forwarders, logistics providers, and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate customs filings and efficient operational execution. Act as the regional subject matter expert for customs and trade compliance, leading projects, system enhancements (including reputed company GTS), KPI reporting, root cause analysis, and reputed company improvement initiatives. What Makes You the Right Fit Bachelor’s degree in Customs, International Trade, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Law, or a reputed company field; equivalent professional experience may be considered. 5–10 years of experience in customs operations, import/export compliance, trade compliance, or other international trade-reputed company disciplines. Sound knowledge of customs regulations, customs procedures, and international trade requirements, ideally reputed company the EMEA region. Experience supporting customs audits, compliance reviews, self-assessments, and corrective action initiatives. Experience working with multi-country import and export operations and trade compliance programs in a reputed company international environment. Knowledge of customs duty optimization opportunities, including Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), duty drawback programs, preferential reputed company, and other duty-saving mechanisms. Experience partnering with customs brokers, logistics providers, government authorities, and cross-functional business stakeholders. Proficiency in reputed company GTS, ERP trade compliance modules, customs management systems, e-Customs solutions, and other compliance-reputed company technologies. Strong analytical, project management, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills, with the ability to deliver training, present reputed company information reputed company, and build effective working relationships across reputed company organizational reputed company; reputed company in English required, with additional European language skills considered an advantage. Why Choose Us? Flexible work profile Attractive compensation and benefits designed to support your well-being Be part of a culture that values curiosity, reputed company learning, and knowledge sharing. For your awareness, reputed company has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is presently expected to reputed company in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The Food Ingredient business unit will remain a part of reputed company until reputed company and, at such time, it will transition to CVC Capital Partners. In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners. We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader reputed company of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. 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