Tariff Specialist

Nidec Motor Philippines Corporation; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HMO for employees and dependents

Hybrid work setup

Paid leaves (20 vacation, 20 sick)

13th month pay

Life/personal accident insurance

Meal and transportation allowances

Study assistance

Job summary

Nidec Motor Philippines Corporation is seeking a Tariff Specialist in Metro Manila to analyze tariff and duty impacts, identify cost savings, ensure trade compliance, and provide data-driven recommendations. The role supports sourcing, supply chain decisions, and regulatory risk reduction.

The candidate will use Excel, Power BI, and ERP tools to monitor tariff exposure, duty spends, and cost-saving initiatives while maintaining audit-ready records and enabling timely regulatory updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, trade, or finance.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with import/export data.
• Exposure to US provisional tariffs, duty drawbacks, FTAs, and customs compliance.
• Tariff classification (HTSUS) knowledge.
• Proficient in Excel and Power BI for dashboards.
• Knowledge of Power Query/Power Pivot is a plus.
• Experience with ERP systems and automated reporting tools.
• Good communication skills.
• Amenable to graveyard shift.

Responsibilities

• Analyze duty rates, tariff impacts and changes in global trade policies.
• Assess duty exposure for current customers.
• Lead and support duty mitigation initiatives and recovery programs.
• Provide recommendations to minimize tariff-related costs while ensuring compliance.
• Support qualification reviews for US tariff programs and evolving trade regulations.
• Validate country of origin determinations per trade rules.
• Maintain audit-ready records for trade compliance.
• Develop and maintain reports and dashboards to monitor tariff exposure, duty spends, cost savings, and regulatory changes.

Skills

Tariff analysis

Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP)

Power BI

Data mining

Forecasting

KPI development

Executive reporting

Power Query

Power Pivot

Power Automate

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management

Trade Compliance or Finance background

Tools

Oracle ERP

Trade management systems

Job description

About the role

The Tariff Specialist is responsible for analyzing tariff and duty impacts, identifying cost savings opportunities, ensuring trade compliance, and providing data-driven recommendations that support sourcing, supply chain, and business decisions while minimizing duty exposure and regulatory risk.

What you'll be doing

Tariff & Duty Analysis

• Analyze duty rates, tariff impacts, and changes in global trade policies.

• Assess duty exposure for current customers.

• Lead and support duty mitigation initiatives, including customer billback analysis and recovery programs.

• Provide recommendations to minimize tariff-related costs while ensuring compliance.

Trade Program Management

• Support qualification reviews related to U.S. tariff programs and evolving trade regulations.

• Work with the team to Validate country of origin determinations in accordance with applicable trade rules.

• Maintain audit-ready records to support trade compliance and regulatory requirements.

Data Analysis & Reporting

• Develop and maintain reports and dashboards to monitor:

1. Tariff exposure

2. Duty spends

3. Cost savings initiatives

4. Regulatory and trade policy changes

5. rends, risks, opportunities

What we’re looking for

1. Bachelor’s Degree in: Supply Chain Management, Trade Compliance, Logistics, Finance

2. With 2+ years of relevant experience

3. Experience working with import/export data

4. Exposure to US provisional tariffs, duty drawbacks, FTAs, and customs compliance programs

5. Tariff classification (HTSUS knowledge)

6. Proficient and analytical skills with expertise in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP), Power BI for dashboard creation, data mining, trend analysis, forecasting, financial modeling, KPI development, and executive reporting.

7. Knowledge in Power Query, Power Pivot, Power Automate is a plus

8. Experience with ERP systems (Oracle preferred), trade management systems, database integrity management, automated reporting tools, AI-assisted analytics, and large import/export datasets.

9. Good communication skills

10. Amenable to work on graveyard shift

What we offer

• Competitive Wages and Benefits – We provide employees with market-competitive pay and benefits package

• Meal, Transportation, Rice, Clothing Allowance

• Paid Leaves – We provide leave benefits to allow employees to take time off work – 20 Vacation, 20 Sick (convertible to cash if unused)

• Guaranteed Midyear Pay and 13th month pay

• HMO for employees and qualified dependents

• Productivity and Perfect Attendance Incentive; Performance-based Merit Increase

• Hybrid Work Setup: 2 days onsite work, 3 days work from home

• Business Travel – We provide opportunities to employees in qualified roles to visit other Nidec global sites

• Life / Personal Accident Insurance

• Study Assistance