DöhlerGroup

Global Customs Manager (m/f/d)

DöhlerGroup  •  Darmstadt, DE (Onsite)  •  15 hours ago
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Job Description

Reference ID: 43284

Are you interested in high-quality, natural, and tasty nutrition?

We are! It’s our ambition to shape the future of nutrition.

Döhler is a leading global producer of natural ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage, lifestyle and nutrition industries. We use innovative technology to process plant-based raw materials and enrich products such as lifestyle drinks, cereals, dairy, and confectionery goods for almost every well-known brand. Close to 10.000 dedicated employees in more than 70 countries share one common goal - to ensure that millions of people around the world enjoy the products created by us.

We strive to inspire and empower our employees in everything we do, and we invite you to join our team – together WE BRING IDEAS TO LIFE.

Your Role

  • Take global responsibility for customs law, export control, and sanctions compliance, ensuring adherence to legal and internal requirements worldwide
  • Provide functional guidance and coordination to regional Customs Heads and points of contact at our plants and production sites
  • Develop, implement, and continuously refine global policies, standards, governance structures, and controls
  • Ensure consistent, efficient, and legally compliant implementation of requirements across all regions
  • Lead international projects to standardize, digitalize, and automate trade compliance processes
  • Drive the global rollout and ongoing development of SAP GTS and other compliance tools
  • Analyze and optimize global business and supply chain processes to reduce risk and improve compliance, data quality, and efficiency
  • Advise, train, and support internal stakeholders, while collaborating closely with other departments, authorities, industry associations, and external experts

Your Profile

  • Several years of experience in international customs, export control, or global trade compliance — ideally gained within an international industrial company
  • Strong expertise in customs law, export control, sanctions screening, and SAP GTS, particularly in customs processing, export control, and sanctions list checks
  • Proven track record of leading international teams, regional functions, and decentralized sites in a matrix organization
  • Hands-on experience developing and rolling out global policies, standards, and control frameworks
  • Experience driving international transformation, digitalization, and automation projects
  • A strong grasp of end-to-end processes and how customs interfaces with logistics, supply chain, sales, procurement, IT, tax, and production
  • A strategic, analytical, and hands-on mindset, combined with sound risk and process judgment and strong communication skills
  • Fluent in German and English, confident engaging with international stakeholders, and willing to travel occasionally

As an employer, we offer:

  • Work with passion:
  • We foster a culture where you can act with heart and mind, take pride in your work and inspire others through positivity and commitment.
  • Lead with purpose at every level:
  • For us, leadership is not defined by titles. It is about taking ownership, driving change and bring-ing meaning to what you do.
  • Grow your way:
  • With flexible development opportunites across departments and a global team, you can broaden your skills, discover new strenghts and actively shape your own path.
  • Global collaboration:
  • Join an international team bringing together multiple cultures, languages and perspectives to spark new ideas and inspiration.
  • Shared strength:
  • We build real connections and grow together. By sharing knowledge and valuing each other’s strengths, we create a culture where trust and team play lead to shared success.

Equal opportunities for all

We welcome applicants, who are just as diverse as we are - regardless of age, ancestry, disability, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, social background or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Become a part of our team and apply online trough our career portal to the attention of Eva Kleinort. Please note that we are unable to consider or return application documents sent by mail.

DöhlerGroup

About DöhlerGroup

Döhler is a global producer, marketer and provider of technology-driven natural ingredients, ingredient systems and integrated solutions for the global food, beverage and nutrition industry. Döhler is all about mastering sensory performance and nutrition. Being sustainable by nature, Döhler helps to nourish the world better: Good for people – Good for planet.®

Döhler’s ingredients are derived from natural raw materials. The comprehensive product portfolio of natural ingredients ranges from natural flavours, natural colours, natural health ingredients, a broad range of plant-based ingredients to ingredient systems and end-to-end solutions.

With more than 50 production sites, 75 offices and application centres, Döhler creates value for customers in over 160 countries. More than 9,500 dedicated employees, including 1,000 people in R&D, focused on science, technology and innovation are committed to making Döhler’s customers successful.

“WE BRING IDEAS TO LIFE.” describes Döhler’s integrated and entrepreneurial approach to innovation. This also includes innovation services, market intelligence, advice on food safety and microbiology as well as sensory & consumer science. Döhler also runs its own venture unit with more than 85 active ventures. Smart ideas have a way of becoming great products.

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Darmstadt, DE
Year Founded
1838
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