Analyst – Global Customs

GM • Detroit, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Analyst – Global Customs role ensures accurate Customs Risk Assessments that determine Free Trade Agreement qualification feasibility and duty and tariff impacts for vehicle programs and new propulsion products. The analyst also supports the MSRP Offset License Process. The role brings together customs, trade compliance, sourcing, financial, and product-planning information to identify risks, assess business impacts, develop recommendations, and support program and gate decisions. It calls for independent judgment, strong cross-functional coordination, and the ability to manage concurrent, time-sensitive work, resolve non-routine issues, and maintain compliance with established requirements.

The position is part of GM’s Global Tax and Customs department, a team of approximately 200 people focused on tax and trade matters. The department emphasizes trust, flexibility, feedback, development, and team member wellbeing. The Global Customs Planning analyst reports to the Global Customs Planning Manager. The role is hybrid, with the selected candidate expected to report to a specific location at least three times a week or at another frequency set by their manager. Relocation benefits are not available, and relocation costs are the candidate’s responsibility. GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree; a degree in finance, accounting, or another business-related subject is preferred.
• At least 2 years of experience in Customs, Tax Compliance, Logistics, or a related field.
• Ability to work independently, self-motivate, manage work within agreed timelines, and produce high-quality, clear, concise deliverables, such as controls documentation, compliance review or testing workpapers, and reports.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with business unit management and related functional teams to facilitate the global compliance program.
• Ability to quickly understand customs-related concepts, standards, and locally relevant business provisions, and provide pragmatic recommendations that address root causes and process opportunities or weaknesses and improve efficiency and controls.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and partnering skills.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to navigate customs duty regulations in an ambiguous and changing environment.
• Process-improvement mindset and technical ability in, or willingness to learn, tools such as KNIME, Power BI, Access, Excel, Teams, SAP, and other process simplification tools.

Nice To Haves

• Customs or international trade-related experience.
• US Customs Broker License.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Customs Risk Assessments for the vehicle development process.
• Coordinate with internal departments and stakeholders to obtain and evaluate Bills of Material, cost books, sourcing footprints, manufacturing locations, supplier USMCA status, and other program information.
• Calculate and assess USMCA regional value content (RVC), 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.
• Use independent judgment and practical knowledge of customs, trade compliance, product planning, and financial processes to manage concurrent, time-sensitive study events, resolve non-routine issues, and maintain accurate and compliant coverage across vehicle and propulsion portfolios.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level