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Graduate Apprentice Trainee - Customs and Trade

CompanyVolvo Group
LocationBengaluru
Work ModeOn Site
PostedOctober 22, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The trainee will support the compliance manager in managing customs processes, minimizing risk, and optimizing import/export costs. They will also act as a digital driver to improve efficiency through automation and provide customs training to internal stakeholders.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
7870
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is a global leader in construction solutions, delivering premium products and services that combine power and performance with a more sustainable way of working. We are a company driven by people and together we have a purpose: To build the world we want to live in. Founded in 1832 and with a distribution network across every major market, our many dedicated experts around the world are fulfilling our shared purpose through a focus on sustainability, electromobility and services. As well as our expanding range of electric machines and charging solutions, Volvo CE provides industry-leading haulers, loaders, excavators and much more, all built to suit the demands of our customers’ varied construction and infrastructure needs. Volvo CE benefits from being connected to the Volvo Group, which also offers trucks, buses, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity.
About the Role

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. 

About the NATS Program

This role is offered under the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS), a flagship initiative of the Government of India designed to equip Indian youth with practical, trade-specific skills. Administered under the provisions of the Apprentices Act, 1961 (amended in 1973), this program at Volvo Group offers engineering graduates and diploma holders a structured, 1-year practical, hands-on On-the-Job Training (OJT) opportunity to build industry-ready capabilities.

Purpose

  • Support compliance manager to increase the overall Compliance level & minimize risk exposure
  • Support an adequate level of Compliance Control including broker management, internal control, post entry control etc.
  • Support compliance manager to increase efficiency, minimize import/export lead time & reduce import/export costs by optimizing usage of trading preferential agreements and duty relief program.
  • Initiate Continuous improvement activities, cross functional collaboration E2E, proposing process development, in order to optimize the Customs processes and procedures.
  • Support compliance manager to handle and mitigate existing and/or pending cases e.g. Customs duty drawback, Bank Guarantee, EPCG, Ted refund and other relevant schemes/ regimes including controversy and dispute cases.
  • Identify waste, eliminate waste, initiate digital /automation development to improve working efficiency. – be the digital driver
  • Support custom training to internal stakeholders – make it online and more attractive

Roles & Responsibilities

Key Customs and Trade areas:

  • Customs Privileges e.g. Free Zone, CKD, Bonded Facilities and other relevant privileges and concession
  • HS Tariff Classification
  • Customs and Trade optimization (duty saving)/ Capturing Trade opportunity
  • FTAs, Trade policies, barriers, measures
  • Origin Control and Management
  • Customs Trainings
  • Customs Systems/ Automated solutions
  • Customs Valuation/ Notification management
  • Customs Process Development/Improvement
  • Create and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders such as Legal Departments, Sales divisions, Technology departments and Operations on specific export control matters
  • Secure license applications and other communications with various governmental agencies.

 

Main Responsibilities:

  • Customs and trade relevant Process setup and management
  • Customs Database Management
  • Take the interface between custom authorities and colleagues/partners on customs Audits
  • Work closely with other departments, external suppliers, forwarders, LSPs, Customs authorities and relevant authorities
  • Support Brokers evaluation and audit (Customs Broker Management) 
  • Liaise with Customs Authorities (externally)/ Legal (internally) on compliance issue
  • Assist to develop inbound/outbound/packaging freight flows with focus on reducing customs related lead-times and costs, including provide information on availability as well as legal requirements in utilizing duty relief programs and procedures such as Free zone/Bonded Warehouse, Inward-/Outward Processing relief, VMI set up etc.
  • Provide customs and trade compliance trainings to Volvo colleagues and key stakeholder 

Essential educational and/or training qualifications and certificates

  • BBA in Supply Chain, Customs, Laws, Economics, International Business or equivalent
  • Customs and Trade Compliance experience/knowledge is an advantage 
  • Knowledge in logistics, supply chain and automotive industry is preferable

 

Preferred experience and knowledge

  • Good thinker than acting based on feelings.
  • Good potential for digitalization & automation development, self on job learning.
  • Good communication and presentation skills
  • Result-oriented
  • Self-motivated, take initiatives to change process and procedures
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently without direct supervision. Getting the work done
  • Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Creativity/Innovation: Reframing traditional patterns of thinking and applying new and evolving ideas, methods, designs and technologies
  • High skills in building strong networks/relationships with other departments

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail. 

 

Who we are and what we believe in 
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. ​We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. ​We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment. 

 

Trucks Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need. 
Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow. 

Key Skills
Customs complianceTrade complianceSupply chain managementHS tariff classificationImport/export documentationProcess improvementData managementDigitalizationAutomationStakeholder managementAnalytical skillsProblem-solvingCommunication skillsPresentation skillsLogisticsAutomotive industry knowledge
Categories
LogisticsManufacturingEngineeringFinance & AccountingTransportation
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