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Senior Customs Compliance Specialist
Customs
Position Summary:
The Senior Customs Compliance Specialist provides strategic guidance to support the day-to-day goals and objectives of SIA’s Customs team. This role ensures compliance with U.S. and international import/export laws and regulations, with a focus on product classifications, FTZ operations, and regulatory filings.
Outline of duties:
- Lead Foreign Trade Zone (FTZs) operations, ensuring full regulatory compliance with FTZ requirements by ensuring proper inventory control and reporting in FTZs, including maintaining inventory tracking systems and related filings.
- Support the development, implementation, and administration of the organization's import and export procedures and processes to ensure compliance with regulations established by origin and destination countries.
- Ensure the accurate preparation and maintenance of import/export documentation (customs declarations, duty payments, certificates of origin, FTZ operational reports) to meet all regulatory requirements.
- Develop and administer classification decisions for various product types to improve efficiency and ensure accuracy. Assess legacy classifications for consistency and accuracy, and support data transfer into ERP systems.
- Conduct internal audits and compliance assessments to identify potential areas of risk and recommend corrective actions to mitigate these risks.
- Assist with responses to government inquiries and requests (e.g. CF-28s and CF-29s) related to export and import entries.
- Identify and document applicable Partner Government Agency (PGA) requirements based on product classifications, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulatory bodies.
- Lead the development and implementation of Customs-related policies and procedures related to product classification and compliance to ensure consistency across the organization.
- Support trade programs and initiatives, such as duty preference programs, derived from a product’s import-export classification, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
- Deliver clear communications to a variety of audiences. Foster open communication with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with business and technical areas, including supporting the development of the Customs team Associates.
- Mentor a team of Customs Analysts, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure the team's adherence to compliance standards and continuous professional development.
- All other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, International Business, or a related field, or equivalent combination of relevant experience and education
- 8 years of relevant experience, including experience working for an importer (preferably a manufacturing importer) and/or with a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)
- Expert knowledge of relevant import, export, and FTZ regulations, including classification, valuation, country of origin, and bonded transportation and storage.
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with SAP, OpenText, Concur, Ariba, and/or JIRA
- Licensed Customs Broker and/or certifications such as CCS, ITCC, CUSECO
- Experience working for an importer (preferably a manufacturing importer) and/or an FTZ strongly preferred.
- Experience with any or all the following: Foreign Trade Zone Operations, ECCN classification, AD/CVD, duty drawback, FTA certification, C-TPAT, ISA..
- Experience with trade automation software such as Integration Point, Amber Road, SAP GTS, Descartes, etc.
- Experience with government inquiries/audits and managing associated risk.
- Experience using advanced Excel functions (e.g., index match, pivot tables, macros, etc.) is strongly preferred.
Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce.
