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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Global Trade & Customs Manager
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About this Position
Are you passionate about international trade, customs compliance, and driving operational excellence in a global environment? As a Global Trade & Customs Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and advancing our global Trade & Customs program. Working with a highly skilled international team, you will help ensure compliant, efficient, and future-ready trade operations while contributing to strategic initiatives that support our global supply chain.
This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across regions and functions, influence global trade processes, and work on digital transformation initiatives, including SAP GTS rollouts. You will also have the opportunity to expand your expertise by tackling complex international trade challenges and contributing to high-impact projects such as mergers, acquisitions, and business integrations.
What you´ll do
- Be part of a team of highly motivated specialists in different regions that work together to further develop and communicate the Trade & Customs management program for Henkel Global Supply Chain.
- Collaborate closely with European local business teams, manufacturing sites, logistics providers, and customs brokers to support daily import and export activities.
- Support the broker management pillar to oversee and coordinate customs broker performance, ensuring timely customs clearance, accurate declarations, and compliance with local customs requirements.
- Manage and support initiatives to optimize global trade processes, ensuring efficiency, compliance, operational excellence and digitalization
- Develop and maintain operational customs procedures, work instructions, and training materials for business partners and local trade representatives involved in trade activities.
- Further develop relationships with Customs officials, internal stakeholders and external agencies
- Participate in strategic projects with cross-functional and cross-regional teams, such as M&A and integrations
- Exposure to complex global trade challenges, enabling you to further develop your SAP GTS and trade compliance capabilities
- Opportunity to grow professionally and personally in a truly global organization
What makes you a good fit
- Higher degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or International Trade or equivalent experience
- At least 8 years of relevant trade and customs management experience within a multinational, a customs broker or a big4 consultancy firm / law firm
- Excellent understanding of customs and trade regulations and comprehensive understanding of supply chain operations
- An interest for digital developments in the field of Trade & Customs and SAP GTS knowledge is desired
- Fluent proficiency in English is a must, Dutch is a plus
- Excellent communication and team building skills
- Strong analytical skills and a strategic mindset, experience with project management
- Good time management, results oriented, can-do attitude
- Proven ability to work in an international and culturally diverse environment
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Pension Fund
- Disability Insurance
- Health Insurance discount
- Canteen discount
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.
JOB ID: 26099195
Job Locations: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Contact information for application-related questions: recruitment.benelux@henkel.com
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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