
Preferential Origin Analyst - Danfoss
Trade Compliance Analyst
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Job Description
The Impact You'll Make Danfoss is proud to be at the forefront of driving a global transformation in digital and electric solutions that increase productivity and energy efficiency. We are truly passionate about investment, and innovation, as we continue to support our customers' journey towards a greener and lower-carbon future. We now have an exciting new opportunity to recruit a Preferential Origin Analyst to join our Trade Compliance team, to support trade compliance activities with a primary focus on Preferential Origin. This role will play a key part in ensuring that products meet applicable origin requirements to support preferential duty treatment, maintain compliance with regulatory standards, and enable duty savings opportunities. The position requires strong expertise in rules of origin analysis and supporting documentation. You'll work closely with procurement, engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders to validate origin qualification outcomes, acting as a subject matter expert in rules of origin, enabling compliant and defensible Preferential Origin qualification decisions across the organization. This role can be based from one of several Danfoss Power Solutions sites Europe, with a caveat that candidates should expect to be on-site for a minimum of 3 days per week. What You’ll Be Doing - Lead Preferential Origin qualification activities, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and internal compliance standards, ensuring all required documentation is properly collected, validated, and retained to support full regulatory compliance. Qualification agreements could be anywhere globally, including USMCA, EU/UK-based agreements, MERCOSUR, etc. - Analyze Bills of Materials (BOMs) and supporting data to determine origin qualification - Coordinate the collection and validation of supplier origin documentation (LTVDs), ensuring integrity, completeness, and audit readiness - Create and provide necessary preferential origin certificate as requested by customers - Assess completeness and accuracy of supplier declarations to ensure compliance with PO requirements and mitigate risk exposure - Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on rules of origin, qualification outcomes, and potential compliance risks - Collaborate cross-functionally with procurement, engineering, and suppliers to strengthen origin data quality - Contribute to duty optimization strategies by ensuring accurate origin qualification and effective use of free trade agreements What We're Looking For - Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, International Trade, Business, Law, or related field, alongside demonstrable experience of working in in trade compliance, customs brokerage, or customs - Strong knowledge of customs regulations, HS classification, and origin rules, as well as export control regimes (e.g. EAR, ITAR, EU Dual-Use) - Experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP) and customs management tools - Strong analytical and documentation skills, with a high attention to detail and risk awareness - Strong stakeholder management and communication skills - Structured, process-oriented mindset and an ability to work independently in a complex, global environment - Experience in manufacturing or global supply chains would be advantageous What You'll Get from Us - We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities. - You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us. - We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are. - You’ll receive benefits like annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more.
Company Information
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Vaasa, Finland | 41 |
| Lappeenranta, Finland | 37 |
| Helsinki, Finland | 29 |
| Tampere, Finland | 23 |
| Remote - Global | 12 |
| Hamburg, Germany | 4 |
| Eden Prairie, United States | 4 |
| Graasten, Denmark | 3 |
| New York, United States | 2 |
| Louisville, United States | 2 |
| Eugene, United States | 2 |
| Neumuenster, Germany | 2 |
| Nordborg, Denmark | 2 |
| Baltimore, United States | 1 |
| Tallahassee, United States | 1 |
| Reggio Emilia, Italy | 1 |
| San Francisco, United States | 1 |
| Longmont, Colorado, United States | 1 |
| Denver, United States | 1 |
| Seattle, United States | 1 |
| Loves Park, United States | 1 |
| Missoula, United States | 1 |
| Kolding, Denmark | 1 |
| Chicago, United States | 1 |
| Houston, United States | 1 |
| Illinois, United States | 1 |
| Maumee, United States | 1 |
| Phoenix, United States | 1 |
| Beijing, China | 1 |
| Reno, United States | 1 |
| California, United States | 1 |
| Omaha, United States | 1 |
| Mountain Home, United States | 1 |
| Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland | 1 |
| Riga, Latvia | 1 |
| Florida, United States | 1 |
| Northern California, United States | 1 |
| Searcy, United States | 1 |
| Arkansas, United States | 1 |
| Minnesota, United States | 1 |
| Utica, New York, United States | 1 |
| Texas, United States | 1 |
| Longmont, CO, United States | 1 |
| Los Angeles, United States | 1 |
| Grand Rapids, United States | 1 |
| Ames, Iowa, United States | 1 |
| Freeport, United States | 1 |
| Pennsylvania, United States | 1 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania | 1 |
| Missouri, United States | 1 |
| Hidalgo, United States | 1 |
| Boston, United States | 1 |
| Minneapolis, United States | 1 |
| Las Vegas, United States | 1 |
| Cleveland, United States | 1 |
| Harrisburg, United States | 1 |
| Gråsten, Denmark | 1 |
| Georgia, United States | 1 |
| South Dakota, United States | 1 |
| Portland, United States | 1 |
| Forest City, United States | 1 |
| Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 1 |
| Easley, South Carolina, United States | 1 |
| Indiana, United States | 1 |
| Newbern, United States | 1 |
| Fresno, United States | 1 |
| Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States | 1 |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 1 |
| Medford, United States | 1 |
| Ohio, United States | 1 |
| Cleveland, Ohio, United States | 1 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| Groningen, Netherlands | 1 |
| Maumee, Ohio, United States | 1 |
| Tennessee, United States | 1 |
| Iowa, United States | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Product Manager | 10 |
| Software Engineer | 9 |
| Researcher | 6 |
| Test Engineer | 3 |
| Healthcare Professional | 3 |
| HR People Partner | 2 |
| Field Service Engineer | 2 |
| Portfolio Manager | 2 |
| Senior Control Engineer | 2 |
| Engineering Intern | 2 |
| Service Engineer | 2 |
| Product Owner | 2 |
| Area Sales Manager | 1 |
| System & Application Engineer | 1 |
| Human Resources | 1 |
| Procurement & Purchasing | 1 |
| Category Manager | 1 |
| Sales | 1 |
| Logistics Analyst | 1 |
| Development Lead | 1 |
| Plant Director | 1 |
| Product Application Engineer | 1 |
| Technical Support Engineer | 1 |
| Continuous Improvement Lead | 1 |
| Simulation Specialist | 1 |
| Head of Sales & Marketing | 1 |
| Analytics Engineer | 1 |
| Customer Service Trainee | 1 |
| Business Strategy & Corporate Development | 1 |
| Supply Chain and Operations Specialist | 1 |
| Senior HR People Partner | 1 |
| Vice President | 1 |
| Customer Success Engineer | 1 |
| Summer Trainee, Plant Controlling | 1 |
| Supply Chain Specialist | 1 |
| Supply Chain Manager | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher | 1 |
| HR Business Partner | 1 |
| Order Handling Specialist | 1 |
| Research and Development Trainee | 1 |
| Safety Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer | 1 |
| Project Management | 1 |
| Facilities Manager | 1 |
| Classification Officer | 1 |
| System Engineering Trainee | 1 |
| Intern | 1 |
| Payroll Professional | 1 |
| Development Engineer | 1 |
| Project Manager | 1 |
| Doctoral Candidate | 1 |
| DevOps Lead | 1 |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 1 |
| Testing Engineer | 1 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 1 |
| Senior Hardware Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Quality Engineer | 1 |
| Engineer | 1 |
| Power Electronics Director | 1 |
| Buyer | 1 |
| Service Technician | 1 |
| Marketing Specialist | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 35 |
| Intern | 6 |
| Senior | 5 |
| Mid-level | 4 |
| Manager | 3 |
| Specialist | 1 |
Danfoss appears in 226 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since April 2024. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Vaasa, Finland, Lappeenranta, Finland, and Helsinki, Finland.
Data shown is based on historical job postings from our database.
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Lead Preferential Origin qualification activities globally (e.g. USMCA, EU/UK, MERCOSUR)
- Ensure all required documentation is collected, validated, and retained for regulatory compliance
- Analyze Bills of Materials (BOMs) and supporting data to determine origin qualification
- Coordinate the collection and validation of supplier origin documentation (LTVDs)
- Create and provide preferential origin certificates for customers
- Assess supplier declarations to ensure compliance and mitigate risk
- Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on rules of origin and compliance risks
- Collaborate with procurement, engineering, and suppliers to improve origin data quality
- Contribute to duty optimization strategies using free trade agreements
Requirements
- Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, International Trade, Business, Law, or related field
- Demonstrable experience in trade compliance, customs brokerage, or customs
- Strong knowledge of customs regulations, HS classification, and origin rules
- Knowledge of export control regimes (e.g. EAR, ITAR, EU Dual-Use)
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP) and customs management tools
- Strong analytical and documentation skills with high attention to detail
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Structured, process-oriented mindset
- Ability to work independently in a complex, global environment
- Experience in manufacturing or global supply chains (advantageous)
Skills & Technologies
Education Level
Bachelor