Sr. Tax Manager – Customs, Trade, Tariff

About the role

Bruker enables scientists and engineers to make breakthrough post‑genomic discoveries and develop new applications that improve the quality of human life. Its high‑performance scientific instruments and analytical solutions support life‑science research, applied and biopharma applications, microscopy, industrial and cleantech research, and semiconductor metrology. The Senior Tax Manager of Customs, Trade and Tariff will lead customs compliance and tariff strategy across the Americas import/export operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing trade‑related risk, and identifying practical opportunities to reduce duty costs and improve supply chain efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead customs and trade compliance programs, including import/export controls, documentation, recordkeeping, and internal controls.
• Oversee HTS classification, country‑of‑origin analysis, customs valuation, and related compliance reviews.
• Develop and execute tariff mitigation strategies, including duty drawbacks, FTZs, First Sale for Export, cost unbundling, Chapter 98, and temporary import programs.
• Partner with Tax, Transfer Pricing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Legal, Logistics, and Operations to align trade tax strategy with business objectives.
• Monitor tariff, sanctions, and trade regulatory developments and communicate business impacts to leadership.
• Support customs audits, regulatory inquiries, voluntary disclosures, year‑end tariff reconciliation, and corrective action plans.
• Build trade compliance policies, procedures, dashboards, training, and governance processes to reduce risk and improve transparency.
• Manage external advisors and other trade service providers to ensure quality, accountability, and cost effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in accounting or Tax with a focus on International Business, Supply Chain, or Law (required).
• CPA, JD in Taxation, Licensed Customs Broker, or related trade certification (strongly preferred).
• Minimum 10 years of recent, progressive hands‑on experience in customs, global trade, tariff management, and trade compliance (required).
• Experience in multinational life‑sciences manufacturing, technology, or industrial products (preferred).
• Strong knowledge of CBP regulations, HTS classification, customs valuation, origin rules, FTAs, and duty recovery programs (required).
• Hands‑on experience with SAP/ERP systems, Power BI, trade automation tools, and data analytics.
• Proven ability to manage audits, advisors, brokers, and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• English language fluency required; additional languages desirable.
• Valid driver’s license in good standing issued by resident state/country (required).
• Maintain a valid passport with flexibility for frequent overnight global travel.
• May be required to pass a security clearance investigation.

Skills

• Demonstrated strategic trade planning and practical problem‑solving abilities.
• Proven ability to translate complex trade rules into actionable business guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to reduce tariff and duty costs through compliant mitigation strategies.
• Delivers timely and effective responses to tariff changes and regulatory developments.
• Behavioral attributes aligned with the Bruker finance competency model: critical thinking and analysis, business insight, decision making, drive for results, financial expertise, project management and process improvement, people management, collaboration and teamwork, constructive analysis, business partnering, and influence.

Benefits

• Performance‑related incentive (in addition to base salary).
• 401(k) with company match.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Medical and dental plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Paid time off (vacation, sick time, holidays).

Pay

The estimated base salary range for this full‑time position is between $126,450 and $200,000. The actual base salary will depend on education, training, experience, geographic location, skills, competencies, job‑related knowledge, and travel requirements. Eligible employees may also receive a performance‑related incentive.

Schedule

This is a hybrid working opportunity requiring two days per week onsite presence at the Billerica, MA office.