Trade & Customs Specialist

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Makati; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount card

HIP (Inclusion in the H&M Incentive 0

Inclusion in the H&M Incentive Program

Job summary

H&M Group in the Philippines is seeking a Trade & Customs Specialist to ensure smooth and compliant international trade operations. You’ll manage documentation, support customs clearance, and maintain regulatory compliance across goods movements.

You’ll work with regional operations, logistics providers, customs brokers, and internal finance IT teams to streamline processes and reduce delays. A proactive, detail-oriented mindset and knowledge of trade laws are essential.

Qualifications

• Awareness of international trade and customs laws (preferred but not mandatory)
• Experience in operational customs and logistics
• Proficiency in trade management systems and documentation tools
• Strong organisational skills to manage shipment documentation effectively
• A keen eye for detail to ensure compliance with trade and legal regulations
• Collaborative team players who work well with internal teams, customs authorities, and transport providers
• Problem-solvers who can address operational challenges efficiently
• Proactive and reliable, with a structured approach to daily tasks
• Clear communicators who can support training and process updates across teams

Responsibilities

• Manage import and export operations, ensuring timely and compliant movement of commercial and non-commercial goods, including monitoring shipments and coordinating with logistics and warehouse teams.
• Prepare, review, and submit customs documentation and declarations, including invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, and other documents required for customs clearance.
• Manage import and export permits, licenses, and approvals, ensuring all required regulatory documentation is obtained, valid, and properly maintained.
• Ensure compliance with applicable customs regulations and trade requirements, monitor regulatory changes, identify potential risks, and support the implementation of new requirements.
• Coordinate with customs brokers, freight forwarders, transport providers, and relevant authorities to resolve customs clearance issues, shipment delays, and documentation discrepancies.
• Maintain and update local customs and trade SOPs and records, and support internal and external customs audits by preparing the required documentation and information.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve trade and customs processes, enhance compliance, reduce clearance delays, and support regional and global Trade & Customs initiatives.

Skills

Trade laws

Operational customs

Trade management systems

Documentation tools

Attention to detail

Collaborative teamwork

Problem solving

Proactive mindset

Clear communication

Job description

Within H&M, our Logistics network ensures a seamless, flexible, and swift distribution process, by delivering products to our stores and online customers, every single day. Working as part of a demand-driven, efficient, circular supply chain, our dynamic logistics teams are consciously committed to and guided by our values. We work with scalable and innovative technical solutions, with our customer in mind. We don’t just go with the flow- we manage it, together with our service-focused, competent, motivated teams around the world.

Simply put, our Logistics function ensures the right product arrives at the right place, at the right time, with the right quality and at the right cost within all channels– with the least possible impact on the environment.

Welcome to Logistics!

Job Description

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As Trade & Customs Specialist, you’ll play a key role in ensuring smooth and compliant international trade operations. You’ll manage documentation, support customs clearance, and help maintain regulatory compliance across all movements of goods. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Manage import and export operations, ensuring timely and compliant movement of commercial and non-commercial goods, including monitoring shipments and coordinating with logistics and warehouse teams.
• Prepare, review, and submit customs documentation and declarations, including invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, and other documents required for customs clearance.
• Manage import and export permits, licenses, and approvals, ensuring all required regulatory documentation is obtained, valid, and properly maintained.
• Ensure compliance with applicable customs regulations and trade requirements, monitor regulatory changes, identify potential risks, and support the implementation of new requirements.
• Coordinate with customs brokers, freight forwarders, transport providers, and relevant authorities to resolve customs clearance issues, shipment delays, and documentation discrepancies.
• Maintain and update local customs and trade SOPs and records, and support internal and external customs audits by preparing the required documentation and information.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve trade and customs processes, enhance compliance, reduce clearance delays, and support regional and global Trade & Customs initiatives.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders across the business to ensure seamless trade operations. Your main collaboration partners will be:

Regional Trade & Customs Operations Team

Transport Service Providers

Customs Brokers

DC Teams

Finance Team

IT/System Support Teams

Qualifications

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for people with…

Awareness of international trade and customs laws (preferred but not mandatory)

Experience in operational customs and logistics

Proficiency in trade management systems and documentation tools

Strong organisational skills to manage shipment documentation effectively

A keen eye for detail to ensure compliance with trade and legal regulations

And people who are…

Collaborative team players who work well with internal teams, customs authorities, and transport providers

Problem-solvers who can address operational challenges efficiently

Proactive and reliable, with a structured approach to daily tasks

Clear communicators who can support training and process updates across teams

WHO WE ARE

H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.

We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE
At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.

Employee discount card, usable for all H&M Group brands both in stores and online

Inclusion in the H&M Incentive Program (HIP)

This is a full-time role with a local contract. The Trade & Customs Associate is reporting to the Trade & Customs Team Leader.