Import Department Specialist

Gateway Recruiting

Import Department Specialist

Milwaukee, WI
Paid
  • Responsibilities

     

    Role Overview:
    This position offers a unique opportunity to join an import compliance team supporting a high-volume, international business. The role focuses on import compliance: FTA qualification, and certificate of origin management, with an emphasis on leveraging data to identify discrepancies and improve compliance processes. The ideal candidate will play a key part in managing import compliance across multiple trade lanes.

     

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Manage Certificate of Origin Requests: Coordinate certificate of origin documentation from suppliers and customers to ensure compliance with trade agreements.
    • USMCA Qualification: Take a proactive role in qualifying shipments upfront for USMCA rather than reconciling at year-end, ensuring smoother operations and compliance.
    • Documentation and Systems Management: Maintain and organize compliance documentation and systems related to tariff mitigation strategies and international trade regulations.
    • Data-Driven Decision Making: Dive into data to identify discrepancies, particularly with HTS codes, and work with brokers to correct errors.
    • Broker Audits: Conduct audits of broker activities, generating reports using Excel lookups and pivot tables to present findings to the business.
    • Collaboration with Team: Work alongside a team handling actual imports, value reconciliation, and other compliance activities to ensure operational efficiency.

     

    Additional Role Details:

    • Team Support: This role supports a growing team, and there is open headcount within the department. A successful candidate could transition into a full-time role in the future, providing long-term career growth potential.
    • Data Expertise: An affinity for working with data and a strong command of Excel to audit, analyze, and report findings is crucial to this role.