Customs and Trade Compliance Lead

Job Posting Title

Customs and Trade Compliance Lead

Job Description Summary

The Customs and Trade Compliance Lead is responsible for ensuring operational processes and procedures are properly implemented, followed consistently, and supported through effective training and oversight. This hands-on role supports audit activities, operational reviews, recovery initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts across the organization.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and a strong critical thinker who can identify process gaps, investigate issues, support corrective actions, and drive operational efficiency.

Job Description:

• Perform customs entries audits and transactional reviews to identify potential corrections, process gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure operational procedures and controls are implemented and consistently followed across teams and service providers.
• Perform audit and cost recovery initiatives.
• Experience managing CF28/29 operational issues, investigate root causes, and recommend solutions.
• Support implementation of corrective actions and process improvements.
• Lead operational review meetings with internal teams and external service providers.
• Monitor service provider performance, operational compliance, and reporting accuracy.
• Ensure associates are properly trained on operational procedures and compliance expectations.
• Support internal and external audit requests and reporting requirements.
• Partner cross-functionally with operations, logistics, finance, purchasing, and supply chain teams to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Logistics, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in operations, compliance, audit, logistics, supply chain, or related environment.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience performing operational audits, data analysis, and process compliance reviews.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Experience supporting process implementation, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication, organizational, and follow-up skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.
• Related compliance, audit, or operations certification preferred.

About Dauch:

Dauch Corporation is a premier Driveline and Metal Forming supplier serving the global automotive industry with a powertrain-agnostic product portfolio that supports electric, hybrid, and internal combustion vehicles. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI, with operations that span 24 countries and more than 175 locations. Formed through the acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries - GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, Dauch unites deep engineering roots with global manufacturing capabilities and an entrepreneurial spirit to move mobility forward. Visit www.dauch.com to learn more.

Dauch will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. Dauch will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail [email protected]. Dauch is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.