Senior Manager GSC Customs & Trade, NA - Remote USA

Job ID

75282

Senior Manager Customs & Trade, North America

USA

Remote

Are you a strategic thinker with deep expertise in customs regulations and trade compliance? Join us as the Senior Manager Customs & Trade for North America, where you’ll lead the charge in shaping and enforcing import/export strategies across the U.S. and Canada. In this high-impact role, you'll work directly with government agencies, legal counsel, and internal leaders to ensure regulatory compliance, drive risk mitigation, and unlock financial opportunities. You'll be the trusted expert guiding our North American operations through evolving legislation, customs requirements, and corporate initiatives, playing a key role in everything from trade strategy to national security programs like C-TPAT. If you're ready to make a difference at the intersection of compliance, innovation, and global trade this is your opportunity.

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work to not only benefit our People, Customers & Communities but also drive value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on U.S. and Canadian Customs requirements to senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Lead the development, implementation, and enforcement of corporate compliance policies, internal controls, and training programs to ensure alignment with national regulations.
• Identify and implement Customs programs and duty-saving opportunities to drive cost efficiencies and enhance profitability across North American operations.
• Represent the company in interactions with U.S. and Canadian authorities and direct legal strategies involving trade tribunals and courts.
• Oversee Customs audit preparation and response, ensuring all internal processes, goods flows, and financial transactions are audit-ready and compliant.
• Manage tariff classification, country of origin determinations, and third-party customs brokers to ensure accurate, efficient import/export operations.
  
  

The salary range provided reflects the pay range dsm-firmenich expects to pay the successful candidate for the position. Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant’s job-related skills, experience, relevant education, or training, and primary work location. This position is also eligible for bonuses and benefits, which are not included in the pay scale provided. Salary $137,500-$171,800.

We bring

• Empowerment to make meaningful contributions while upholding ethical standards.
• Recognition and celebration of your efforts and accomplishments.
• Customer-first approach, working with world-renowned brands to turn ideas into impactful solutions.
• Opportunity to build a career making a significant impact on billions of lives, with the freedom to shape your own path.
• Dedication to creating better futures for customers, communities, people, and the planet.
• Responsibility and accountability in living company values and driving sustainable solutions.
  
  

You bring

• A BS/MS degree in Business Administration, International Trade, or a related field, with strong knowledge of U.S. and Canadian customs laws, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• 8–10 years of hands-on international experience managing import/export operations and compliance programs within a high-volume, multinational environment.
• Proven ability to interpret and apply customs regulations, including experience working with U.S. and Canadian agencies such as CBP, FDA, USDA, CBSA, CFIA, and CITT.
• Familiarity with customs litigation processes and legal procedures, including interactions with the U.S. Court of International Trade and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal.
• Experience presenting compliance findings, cost-saving strategies, and regulatory risks to senior leadership, as well as working with external customs legal counsel.
• Working knowledge of C-TPAT, WTO/WCO standards, and a basic understanding of chemical compositions to support accurate tariff classification and regulatory decisions.
  
  

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.

As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies. Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.

Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, backgrounds, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.

About Dsm-firmenich

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people. www.dsm-firmenich.com

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