Western Digital: Manager Global Trade Compliance & Logistics (m/f/d) — Ulm, BW, Germany

About Western Digital

Western Digital develops and manufactures data-storage technology for data centres, cloud platforms and enterprise infrastructure. Its employer introduction connects this work with the need to retain, manage and access information generated by digital systems and AI applications. The business brings engineering and manufacturing together around the physical systems behind data storage. Its described purpose is to make growing volumes of information available over time, supporting the infrastructure on which other digital services depend.

The position and its setting

Western Digital lists Manager Global Trade Compliance & Logistics (m/f/d) in Ulm, BW, Germany, under reference REF34717C. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 16 October 2026
• Brands: Western Digital
• Business Function: Import/Export
• Work Location: Germany-Ulm-LMS13 Office

Responsibilities and work described

• As Manager Global Trade Compliance & Logistics (m/f/d), you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with German, European, and international trade regulations while managing our import/export, customs, logistics, and transportation activities
• In this role, you will oversee global trade compliance processes, export controls, and customs operations and ensure that all activities are performed in accordance with applicable regulations
• Work: closely with internal stakeholders, customs authorities, brokers, freight forwarders, and external partners to ensure compliant and efficient international trade and logistics operations
• In addition, you will continuously improve our processes, systems, and compliance controls and support the organization in navigating an increasingly complex international trade environment
• Export Compliance & Trade Compliance
• Quality / delivery: compliance with German and European export control regulations, including AWG, AWV, and EU Dual-Use Regulation
• Management: BAFA export licensing processes, documentation, and required authorizations
• Execution: and oversee dual-use classifications and technology transfer reviews, including relevant categories 3, 4, 5, and 6
• Quality / delivery: effective restricted-party and sanctions screening, including EU, OFAC, and BIS requirements
• Support: compliance with U.S
• EAR and re-export control requirements
• Maintenance: complete and audit-ready export compliance documentation
• Customs & Global Trade Operations
• Management: end-to-end import and export operations under the Union Customs Code (UCC)
• Quality / delivery: accurate customs documentation, including EORI, customs declarations, certificates of origin, invoices, and packing lists
• Management: and assess tariffs, duties, VAT, and trade agreement requirements

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Education & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, International Trade, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of professional experience in export compliance, customs, international trade operations, and/or logistics
• Technical Expertise & Skills
• Knowledge: AWG, AWV, EU Dual-Use Regulation, UCC, and ATLAS
• Experience: BAFA, export licensing, and customs processes
• Experience: dual-use classifications, technology transfer reviews, and restricted-party screening
• Knowledge: U.S
• Analytical thinking and risk assessment capabilities
• Stakeholder and project management skills
• Communication and organizational skills
• Structured, proactive, and solution-oriented working style with a continuous improvement mindset
• Languages
• Professional fluency in German and English, with the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, customs authorities, brokers, freight forwarders, and international cross-functional teams

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Experience working in a technology, electronics, or comparable international industrial environment is preferred
• EAR, OFAC, and BIS requirements is highly desirable

Location, schedule and contract conditions

For this overseas or regional listing, confirm work authorisation and any location restrictions with the employer. The location does not establish visa sponsorship or permission to work remotely from India.

• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: Ulm, BW, Germany

Pay and application dates

A verified salary figure is not established in this article. An online estimate for another Manager Global Trade Compliance & Logistics (m/f/d) vacancy is not an offer for reference REF34717C; use the employer’s own pay disclosure and recruitment communication.

A closing date is not confirmed in this article. Check the current employer page before submitting: an undated posting can change or be withdrawn.

How to apply to Western Digital

Applications follow the official employer page linked below. The source includes these application-specific points:

Open the official Western Digital posting below and match the title and reference REF34717C.

Compare your qualifications and experience with the essential conditions for the Ulm, BW, Germany position, then read the preferred criteria separately.

Prepare an accurate CV and the supporting items requested in that employer’s application. Provide only information and documents you are authorised to share.

Use the employer’s application option, complete the required fields and review the submission. Retain the acknowledgement when one is provided. Job Alerts World does not receive the application.

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• Employer states that applications and employment offers do not require payment

Practical preparation: process improvement

For process-improvement work, explain the starting problem and the evidence that guided the change. Describe what you altered, how the result was checked and whether the improvement was sustained.

Relevant skills

• process improvement
• audit
• compliance
• supply chain
• logistics
• stakeholder management
• project management
• communication