(Junior) Customs Manager
Overview
Helsing is seeking a Junior Customs Manager to help build and shape its customs function from the ground up within the Legal department. The position is based in Munich, Germany, with options for remote work during pregnancy. As a member of the team, the role involves managing import and export operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and developing internal processes and guidelines while working alongside export control, supply chain, procurement, logistics, and finance functions.
Requirements
Applicants must have completed vocational training as a freight forwarding and logistics specialist or hold a degree in Business Administration or Logistics, accompanied by an additional qualification in customs such as a Certified Customs Specialist or Certificate in Customs Management. Candidates should possess three to five years of professional experience in customs, ideally within an industrial setting, at a customs broker, or in freight forwarding.
The role requires sound knowledge of the Union Customs Code, tariff classification, customs valuation, the origin of goods and preferences, and customs procedures, alongside experience with Authorized Economic Operator standards, customs audits, and supplier declarations. Additional prerequisites include strong assertiveness, the ability to adapt to dynamic environments, an independent and solution-oriented working style, a willingness to take on future leadership responsibilities, and fluent written and spoken proficiency in both German and English. Experience with ATLAS, AES, SAP GTS, or similar systems, as well as knowledge of export control regulations, is considered advantageous.
What you get
Employees receive a competitive salary alongside VSOP options, relocation support of up to 2500 euros, and four weeks of temporary accommodation. Additional benefits include a yearly learning allowance of 500 euros or 450 pounds, health and wellness provisions covering gym memberships and mental health support, regular company events, and monthly social allowances. Family-focused provisions include enhanced parental leave offering 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers and 6 weeks for secondary caregivers, 5 days of paid family emergency leave, and a phased return to work alongside remote work options during pregnancy.