Corporate IDT Manager

Please apply by April 6th, 2026

Role: Permanent 

Location: Amstelveen

Reporting to: Corporate Customs&Excise Strategy Director

Corporate IDT Manager

We are looking for a Corporate IDT Manager to support the Corporate Indirect Tax (IDT) function, with a primary focus on providing high‑quality technical advice and guidance on Indirect Taxes (VAT, Customs, and Excise). As a member of the Corporate IDT team, this position will contribute to ensuring full compliance with IDT regulations and supporting JTI’s worldwide operations.

The role requires a strong understanding of JTI’s business model, supply chain flows, and operational footprint, combined with solid expertise in IDT legislation—particularly EU Customs and VAT rules. A key responsibility is to proactively monitor global developments in IDT laws, regulations, and Free Trade Agreements, and to translate these changes into opportunities for supply‑chain optimization, risk mitigation, and value creation for the JTI Group. The position will also support governance and internal control processes related to IDT. In addition, the incumbent will assist the Corporate VAT Manager in delivering VAT-related guidance to the business and ensuring consistent implementation across markets. Knowledge of IDT automation systems and emerging AI technologies that support IDT efficiencies is a must.

Position

In this role, you will:

• Closely cooperate with with the Corporate Customs & Excise Strategy Director, Corporate C&E GSC Director and the IDT Risk Governance and Sanctions Director but also maintain good relationships with local tax leads, other corporate tax functions as well as the various business partners in order to be able to support them with indirect tax related queries.
• Closely cooperate with and act where needed as back-up for the global VAT Manager for VAT support to JTI SA, markets and factories.
• Maintain IDT technical knowledge skills, with a special focus on the EU customs and VAT legislation in order to assist business partners with respect to IDT matters and pro-actively adivse the business how to adept for future changes.
• Be the process owner of JTI's customs classification tools and provide training and assistance to ensure correct maintenance of country specific commodity codes.
• Assist in IDT audits conducted by authorities and provide IDT technical support to Global Tax colleagues with respect to various tax issues.

Requirements:

• Academic degree in economics / law
• > 7 years Consulting experience with reputed Tax advisor or Law firms and/or proven  inhouse experience 
• Proficient level of English
• Proven experience and knowledge of laws and regulations for EU Customs, EU VAT and EU Excise
• Comfortable working with SAP environments across functional domains
• Demonstrate the curiosity and drive needed to explore how new technologies — especially Artificial Intelligence — can enhance business processes, decision‑making, and operational efficiency

What to expect: 

Expect growth opportunities, training, good compensation package, social security package. For more details on local policies, speak with the Talent Advisor.