Trade Compliance Specialist

Customs Clearance & Operational Support

• Support the timely and compliant customs clearance of import shipments into the United States and Canada.
• Review commercial invoices, packing lists, transport documents, classification, value, country of origin, and trade program information for completeness and accuracy.
• Respond to broker inquiries, documentation gaps, customs entry requirements, import restrictions, customs holds, and clearance escalations.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and service providers to resolve issues promptly while maintaining compliance.
• Maintain complete, organized, and audit-ready clearance records.

Import Entry Auditing & Compliance Monitoring

• Perform post-entry audits to verify classification, valuation, country of origin, trade program eligibility, fees, and other declaration elements.
• Document findings, investigate exceptions, and coordinate corrections with brokers and internal stakeholders.
• Identify recurring errors and trends and support corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain audit trackers, metrics, and supporting documentation.
• Support Post Summary Corrections, protests, and related post-entry activity as needed.

Customs Broker Management

• Serve as a day-to-day contact for designated customs brokers and support consistent execution of clearance instructions.
• Monitor broker responsiveness, entry accuracy, open issues, and service levels through established metrics and scorecards.
• Provide approved classification, origin, valuation, and trade program information and resolve data or documentation discrepancies.
• Support broker reviews, onboarding, procedure updates, and remediation of recurring issues.
• Maintain broker authorizations, instructions, contacts, and governance documentation.

HTS Classification & Country of Origin Support

• Gather product specifications, composition details, function, technical documentation, bills of material, and other information needed to perform HTS classification assessments.
• Perform HTS classification analysis using applicable interpretive rules, product information, and supporting documentation, and clearly document the basis for the classification decision.
• Work with R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Chain, and suppliers to obtain complete and accurate information needed for classification and origin decisions.
• Support COO determinations by gathering manufacturing, component, sourcing, and process information and completing initial fact-based analysis.
• Maintain classification and origin records, supporting documentation, and audit trails.
• Collaborate with senior team members when an additional perspective is appropriate for complex, novel, or higher-risk matters.

C-TPAT & Supply Chain Security Support

• Provide support for the company's C-TPAT program, including procedures, evidence, training records, and validation readiness, as assigned.
• Assist with supply chain security assessments of facilities, suppliers, logistics providers, and other business partners.
• Track identified gaps and corrective actions and follow up with stakeholders through closure.
• Support annual reviews, risk assessments, security profile updates, and other program requirements.

Additional Trade Compliance Support

• Provide support for export controls and sanctions activities, including restricted party screening, information gathering, recordkeeping, and escalation support, as assigned.
• Assist with ECCN data collection and initial assessment activities, collaborating with senior team members as appropriate.
• Support internal audits, regulatory inquiries, training, procedures, and cross-functional projects.
• Provide backup assistance across North America Trade Compliance based on business priorities.