Customs Compliance Specialist

Company Description

Customs Operations Europe and Africa region in Älmhult, Sweden consists of approximately 47 co-workers. The department includes a dedicated team of Customs Compliance Specialists, alongside operational customs teams, working together to secure well-functioning import and export processes for more than 30 countries in the region. We provide daily support and coordination on customs-related topics, including legal requirements, goods flow, and IT solutions, to secure availability, affordability, and compliance.

Job Description

The Customs Compliance Specialist ensures the efficiency and compliance of the import and export activities in their region and for the countries assigned to their region.

In conjunction with the Customs Compliance Manager, establish and maintain Compliance procedures and working methods associated with areas of responsibility
Lead and coordinate customs classification activities within the assigned area of responsibility, ensuring accurate tariff classification, compliance, and alignment with business needs.

Build strategic relationships with internal and external business partners, including Customs or other Government agencies
Work with Finance, Accounting, Transport and Purchasing partners on compliance issues
Maintain regulatory knowledge and analysis skills as business, regulations or systems change to meet the business needs
Assume responsibility for other tasks and projects as assigned

Qualifications

We are now looking for a new colleague who wants to be a part of our amazing team. We believe you are motivated and inspired by the above assignments. You have plenty of energy and curiosity to learn, and we see that you are a person that is driven and dares to challenge people around you. You are service-minded, with a clear and respectful way of communicating. You enjoy working in a structured way both on your own, within the team and with relevant stakeholders. You have high integrity and the ability to establish relationships at all levels of the organization, based on trust. You can work with both operational and tactical issues, and you possess facilitation and trainer skills. You can prioritize your work to deliver assignments with high quality. You also can analyze the details while keeping focus on the big picture and follow up on relevant goals and deviations.

You should be:

Comfortable with working and navigating in digital IT solutions
Fluent in English, both written and verbal

We believe that you have:

Demonstrated knowledge of Customs Import/Export regulations and compliance management
Solid knowledge and practical experience in customs classification (tariff classification) and related processes, including the application of customs regulations and maintenance of classification data.

Experience and knowledge of Change Management
Good listening skills and strong ability to document and communicate in a clear way
Ability to build efficiencies and compliance into operations while meeting the business needs
Previous experience in working with external authorities

Additional information

Please note this position is based in Älmhult, Sweden.

Please apply in English before the 28th of September 2026.

We always recruit based on values, competence, potential and diversity. Once competence requirements are met, we will first consider impacted co-workers employed in IKEA Supply Services (Sweden) AB and secondly impacted co-workers at Inter IKEA Group

As we are eager to fill this position, interviews may be conducted before the application deadline. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply at their earliest convenience.