Overview
Foreign Trade Analyst Jobs in Farmington, MI at MAHLE Senica
Title: Foreign Trade Analyst
Company: MAHLE Senica
Location: Farmington, MI
03_Professionals (commercial)
Services
Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility.
MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility
Your Contribution;
The Foreign Trade Analyst / Sr. Foreign Trade Analyst is responsible for ensuring compliance with customs and export control laws and regulations in daily operations. This role ensures that all internal guidelines and procedures are followed.
- Perform custom related activities in the countries of responsibility at the lowest lawful cost
- Keep abreast of customs and international trade process changes that may impact operative business activity. Provide guidance and consultation to internal customers
- Perform operational customs processes in plants across the region, such as; import / export filing and processing, tariff coding and classification of products, origin of goods, preferential calculation, and special export processes
- Monitor activities of custom brokers and others customs-related service providers
- Responsible for following compliant export control processes for MAHLE’s operations in the region
- Perform operational export control processes in plants / areas of responsibility, such as; sanctioned party list screening, embargo country check, product related export control classification, and critical end usage
- Coordinate and communicate governmental regulations to all affected locations and departments
- Provide support and consultation to various internal business areas, as well as project teams regarding custom affairs
- Identify and recommend changes to continuously improve business processes
- Exploration of cost reduction potential by transfer of functions to best cost countries
- Standardization of all foreign trade processes within the region
- Participate in external audit processes, provide documentation and information as necessary
- Ensure cross-functional alignment
- Act as contact person for the local plant, export control officers, and chief export control officers
Your Experience & Qualifications;
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering or related field from an accredited four-year college or university preferred, or equivalent related experience
- Entry Level (Career Band Level 5) typically requires a minimum of 0+ years previous or related experience
- Intermediate Level (Career Band Level 6) typically requires a minimum of 3+ years previous or related experience
- Senior Level (Career Band Level 7) typically requires a minimum of 7+ years previous or related experience
- Ability to identify and solve problems, work within deadlines with high attention to detail, and work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong business acumen and ability to influence and build relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentations
- Broad understanding of foreign trade and customs principles
- Advanced computer skills, especially MS Office
Our Offer:
We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities, attractive salary & extensive personal benefits. We encourage you to apply even if you don´t meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s).
For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, click here. Jobs & Career MX |MAHLE
#TeamMAHLE is diverse, and we see that as a great advantage! We welcome applications with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities
Do you have any questions?
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Facts about the job
Benefits:
Entry level: Experienced hires
Part- / Full-time: Full Time
Functional area: Logistics
Department: Services
Location:
Farmington Hills, MI, US, 48335
Company: MAHLE Industries (US)
Closing date for applications
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Your future at MAHLE
As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.
Shape the future with us.
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Nearest Major Market: Detroit
Your Contribution;
The Foreign Trade Analyst / Sr. Foreign Trade Analyst is responsible for ensuring compliance with customs and export control laws and regulations in daily operations. This role ensures that all internal guidelines and procedures are followed.
- Perform custom related activities in the countries of responsibility at the lowest lawful cost
- Keep abreast of customs and international trade process changes that may impact operative business activity. Provide guidance and consultation to internal customers
- Perform operational customs processes in plants across the region, such as; import / export filing and processing, tariff coding and classification of products, origin of goods, preferential calculation, and special export processes
- Monitor activities of custom brokers and others customs-related service providers
- Responsible for following compliant export control processes for MAHLE’s operations in the region
- Perform operational export control processes in plants / areas of responsibility, such as; sanctioned party list screening, embargo country check, product related export control classification, and critical end usage
- Coordinate and communicate governmental regulations to all affected locations and departments
- Provide support and consultation to various internal business areas, as well as project teams regarding custom affairs
- Identify and recommend changes to continuously improve business processes
- Exploration of cost reduction potential by transfer of functions to best cost countries
- Standardization of all foreign trade processes within the region
- Participate in external audit processes, provide documentation and information as necessary
- Ensure cross-functional alignment
- Act as contact person for the local plant, export control officers, and chief export control officers
Your Experience & Qualifications;
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering or related field from an accredited four-year college or university preferred, or equivalent related experience
- Entry Level (Career Band Level 5) typically requires a minimum of 0+ years previous or related experience
- Intermediate Level (Career Band Level 6) typically requires a minimum of 3+ years previous or related experience
- Senior Level (Career Band Level 7) typically requires a minimum of 7+ years previous or related experience
- Ability to identify and solve problems, work within deadlines with high attention to detail, and work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong business acumen and ability to influence and build relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentations
- Broad understanding of foreign trade and customs principles
- Advanced computer skills, especially MS Office
Our Offer:
We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities, attractive salary & extensive personal benefits. We encourage you to apply even if you don´t meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s).
For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, click here. Jobs & Career MX |MAHLE
#TeamMAHLE is diverse, and we see that as a great advantage! We welcome applications with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities
Do you have any questions?
