Customs & Trade Manager Luxury (all genders)

Your Tasks

Our Corporate Customs & Trade department is responsible for ensuring compliant and efficient cross-border trade activities across Beiersdorf globally. To strengthen our support for the Luxury business, we are looking for a Customs & Trade Manager Luxury who will act as the key business partner for our Luxury brands LaPrairie and Chantecaille and drive the integration of customs and trade processes into our global operating model.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Act as the dedicated Customs & Trade business partner for our Luxury brands and support international business activities, cross-border trade activities and strategic business initiatives from a customs and trade compliance perspective.


• Ensure compliance with applicable international, European and national customs, export control and trade regulations, including sanctions and embargo requirements.


• Assess new business models, supply chain structures, distribution channels and strategic initiatives with regard to customs and trade implications, risks and opportunities.


• Drive the implementation, harmonization and continuous improvement of customs and trade processes, controls and governance standards across the Luxury business in alignment with global Beiersdorf requirements.


• Support the integration of Luxury entities, systems and operating models into Beiersdorf's global Customs & Trade framework.


• Collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Finance, Tax, Legal and Commercial teams to ensure compliant and efficient trade flows.


• Define and implement customs and trade requirements within business processes, IT systems and master data structures, including SAP GTS
  Monitor regulatory developments and translate legal requirements into practical and business-oriented solutions.


• Deliver training and advisory support to internal stakeholders and promote customs and trade awareness across the organization.
  Manage and support customs and trade-related projects at global and regional level.

Your Profile

• University degree in Customs, International Trade, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Law or a related field.


• Several years of professional experience in customs, international trade, export control or global trade compliance, gained in an international corporate, consulting or public sector environment.


• Strong understanding of customs regulations, international trade requirements/compliance and supply chain processes, ideally with exposure to luxury, consumer goods or FMCG businesses.


• Experience in process harmonization, transformation projects and cross-functional project management.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with a pragmatic and business-oriented mindset.


• Ability to work independently and manage complex topics in an international environment.


• Experience with SAP and ideally SAP GTS.


• Excellent communication and presentation skills.


• Fluent English required; German is considered an advantage.