Analyst, Global Customs
General Motors
About the Role
This role ensures the delivery of accurate Customs Risk Assessments, determining Free Trade Agreement (FTA) qualification feasibility and duty/tariff impact for vehicle programs and new propulsion products. The analyst will also support activities related to the MSRP Offset License Process. The role integrates customs, trade compliance, sourcing, financial, and product-planning information to identify risks, evaluate business impacts, develop recommendations, and support informed program and gate decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare Customs Risk Assessments for the vehicle development process.
- Coordinate with multiple internal departments and stakeholders to obtain and evaluate Bills of Material, cost books, sourcing footprints, manufacturing locations, supplier USMCA status, and related program information.
- Calculate and assess USMCA Regional Value Content (RVC) and Labor Value Content (LVC), and other global FTA RVCs.
- Calculate duty and tariff exposure, and potential customs and business impacts.
- Update internal dashboards and develop decision-ready presentation materials.
- Facilitate cross-functional working sessions, communicate findings and recommendations, establish resolution timelines, incorporate revisions, and track issues through closure in support of gate decisions and program execution.
- Support Customs leadership in maintaining the MSRP Offset License Process by coordinating inputs, validating supporting information, monitoring status and timing, maintaining documentation, identifying gaps, and supporting issue resolution.
- Apply independent judgment and practical knowledge of customs, trade compliance, product planning, and financial processes to manage multiple concurrent, time-sensitive study events, resolve non-routine issues, and maintain accurate and compliant coverage across the vehicle and propulsion portfolios.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Minimum of 2-year experience in Customs, Tax Compliance, Logistics, or related field.
- Ability to work independently, be self-motivated, and manage work within agreed timelines while producing high-quality, clear, and concise deliverables.
- Effective collaboration with business unit management and other functional teams.
- Ability to quickly grasp and understand customs-related concepts, standards, and locally relevant business provisions to add value and provide insightful, pragmatic recommendations.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal, team, and partnering skills.
- Demonstrated effective, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Capability to navigate customs duty regulations in an ambiguous and ever-changing environment.
- Process improvement minded with technical ability in, or desire to learn, software such as KNIME, PowerBI, Access, Excel, Teams, SAP, and other process simplification tools.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree (Preferred in finance, accounting, or other business-related subject).
- Customs or International Trade related experience (Preferred).
- US Customs Broker License (Preferred).