Transport Logistics & Customs Specialist (f/m/d)

Hug Engineering is one of the leading suppliers for low to zero-emission solutions. We produce systems for Diesel and gas engines used in Marine, Power Generation and Mobile applications. We belong to the Faurecia Group with a total annual turnover of more than 20.2 billion euros. Become part of our success story, take on challenging tasks and grow with new challenges. Let’s work together for a clean tomorrow!

You will work closely with Purchasing, Sales, Project Management, Aftersales & Service, Operations and Financial Accounting, as well as our freight forwarders, customs brokers and suppliers to ensure that all import/export/crosstrade shipments are freight and customs compliant.

Job Description:

• Be the main contact for our freight forwarders, customs brokers

• Work closely with our suppliers and colleagues in the countries of sourcing to ensure completeness and correctness of shipping documents

• Control, validation, management and archiving of export documents as well as import documents (CH/EU)

• Tariffing and classification of goods in the customs tariff as well as checking of origin & customs documents

• Carrying out preference calculations for internal products

• Preparation of customs documents for customs valuation purposes across the supply chain

• Establishment of a transport and customs service provides panel and service provider contract negotiations incl. price lists and payment terms

• Transport organisation & handling of all local transports for export, import, domestic, crosstrade with all types of transport (truck, air, sea)

• Collect, prepare, review and archive al customs documentation inbound and outbound shipments to ensure completeness and correct information filling including importer of record, tariff classification, customs value, origin, etc. 

• Active participation in the development and improvement of transport logistics processes and transport planning within the division 

• Project activity in the digitalisation of goods origin management

Your credentials: 

• Successfully completed education with a focus on international freight forwarding logistics / customs

• Minimum 5+ years experience in transport logistics, customs, foreign trade in an industrial environment

• Very good planning & organisational skills and efficiency in operational tasks

• Negotiating skills quality / cost awareness, as well as a pragmatic approach with a sense for innovative processes

• Knowledge of freight & customs cost structures

• High willingness to serve, flexibility and ability to work under pressure

• Independent, solution-oriented and structured working style

• Strong written and oral presentation skills

• Confident German and fluent English are mandatory, other foreign languages are a plus