Ausfuhrreferent / Export Control Manager (m/w/x)

ZEISS Group; Oberkochen; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ZEISS Group is seeking a Project Manager for foreign trade data retrieval and ERP data maintenance. You will classify goods, assess export controls, and coordinate tariffs and certificates of origin for ZEISS sites in Jena and Oberkochen.

Your role involves ensuring compliance with European and U.S. export laws, plus preparing for audits with strong SAP knowledge and fluent English. German is a plus.

Qualifications

• Several years of professional experience in sales involving export and import processes.
• Experience with export control and compliance is required.
• Strong written and spoken English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage foreign trade data retrieval from concept to implementation and data maintenance in ERP.
• Classify goods according to tariff schedules and assess export controls.
• Prepare applications for Binding Tariff Information and support audits.
• Coordinate certificates of origin and process oversight at ZEISS sites in Jena and Oberkochen.

Skills

Export & Import processes

Data analysis

Education

Business Administration / Industrial Engineering / Technical Business Management degree

Tools

SAP MM

SAP SD

Business Warehouse

Job description

ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing TechnologyEnabler of smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips Work where tomorrow is created. Around 80 percent of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies.As the core component of every electronically controlled system, they are indispensable in our daily lives – whether in smartphones, smart homes, or smart factories. ZEISS is a technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With high-precision lithography optics, photomask systems, and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips – and thus plays a key role in shaping the age of micro- and nanoelectronics with its innovations.Your Role :Project management for foreign trade data retrieval—covering concept, organization, implementation, and evaluation, as well as responsibility for data maintenance in the ERP system project participants may include internal ZEISS entities and interfaces as well as third-party service providersIndependent classification of goods in accordance with the current tariff scheduleIndependent export control assessment of all relevant materials in compliance with all applicable regulations, specifically European and U.S. export control lawsIndependent assessment, approval, and documentation of export transactions for the Jena and Oberkochen sitesIndependent submission of applications for Binding Tariff InformationIndependent assessment of import transactions and specification of import procedures for service providersIndependent fulfillment of reporting obligations (e.g., INTRASTAT, Z4)Coordination of the issuance of certificates of origin and process oversightPreparation for calculating preferential status for shipmentsRegular analysis of export control processes and development of improvement proposalsAnalysis of the current status and reconciliation with the target status of material inventory regarding the maintenance of AHA data in the ERP systemPreparation for and support during foreign trade and customs auditsYour Profile:Completed degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or Technical Business Management, or a technical degree with additional commercial qualificationsSeveral years of professional experience in sales involving export and import processes; ideally in the capital goods sectorExcellent SAP skills (especially MM and SD modules, Business Warehouse)Excellent written and spoken English skills, german is a plusYour ZEISS Recruiting Team:Georgios Tanoglou