Customs Operations Manager

Are you interested in world politics and global economic issues, enjoy dealing with cross-border goods traffic topics, and want to apply your expertise in foreign trade within an internationally operating company?

At Würth Logistics, you will strengthen the Customs & Foreign Trade team, currently consisting of 20 specialists at three locations. At our site in Rorschach, you will lead a team of currently three customs specialists. Together, you ensure legally compliant customs processes within the Würth Group, thereby ensuring that goods move smoothly across borders to their destinations.

• You lead the Customs team and develop our customs organisation with them to make processes simpler and more efficient.
• You support and advise the Würth companies on topics related to customs tariff classification, goods origin, and free trade agreements.
• You analyse existing customs processes at the Würth companies, revise them with regard to efficiency and legal certainty, and accompany the implementation of the new procedures.
• You monitor compliance with the implemented processes and update them in response to changing regulations and laws.
• Based on documentation you create, you train the Würth companies on customs topics.
• You maintain customs and foreign trade-related master data, thus contributing to good data quality within the Würth Group.
• You are the contact person for the management and specialist departments of Würth Logistics as well as for authorities and external service providers.

• You have completed training or studies with a focus on logistics or foreign trade and possess in-depth knowledge of regulations, rules, and laws in international goods traffic.
• You bring several years of professional experience in foreign trade and have led teams and projects professionally.
• You think and work process- and solution-oriented and are able to address different tasks, requirements, and stakeholders across departments.
• Your communication and social skills enable you to work successfully in an intercultural environment and build trust among those involved.
• You attentively follow the regularly changing rules, regulations, and laws in international trade and continuously further your education.
• You communicate orally and in writing in fluent German and at a very good level in English.

• You can expect a role where no day is like the other and which allows you to independently drive projects forward.
• With us, you can contribute your experience, expand your expertise, and develop personally.
• A motivated team and a collegial working atmosphere are key to enjoying work and achieving good performance.
• At Würth House Rorschach, modern workplaces ensure pleasant working conditions, a restaurant and fitness centre with views of Lake Constance cater to employees’ physical well-being, and the Forum Würth museum provides cultural inspiration.
• With public transport connections directly opposite the street, you can reach your workplace with ease.
• Working hours can mostly be arranged flexibly, and there is the possibility to work from a mobile office.
• Our employees benefit from an employment package with attractive benefits and very good social security services.