SHIFT: 8:00 – 16:30

Position Summary:

The Trade Compliance Clerk will report to the Trade Compliance Manager. Trade Compliance Analyst is responsible for coordinating all activities involved in export/import regulatory compliance including but not limited to, ECCN product, classifications, harmonized tariff classifications, country of origin determination, ACE reporting, obtaining, and reviewing party listing screening, update and manage internal controls and procedures.  As critical member of our Trade Compliance Team, the Trade Compliance Analyst interfaces with internal and external brokers, vendors, freight forwarders, Manufacturing plants and Distribution center and other functional areas to ensure coordination and logistics of shipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works and assists management on additional classification and trade compliance audits and projects
• Run weekly entry filing report & monthly duty and tax report
• Maintain Customs entry files according to US Customs recordkeeping guidelines and audit entries and invoices for accuracy
• Team with third party service providers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, and suppliers to resolve day-to-day issues that result in delays
• Verify import documentation to ensure accuracy prepared and in compliance with all US and foreign Customs/regulatory requirements
• Classifying products for import and export using the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) General Rules of Interpretation (GR’s), schedule B’s, Export Administration Regulations (EAR), other established regulatory information
• Liaise with and provide support to Comfort Control operations, supply chain, logistics and vendors, in order to ensure alignment with trade compliance policies and procedures.
• Use JDE/Oracle to build and maintain reports that will fulfill the needs of the metrics used by Global trade
• Lead objective setting, measurement, reporting, organizational development, and process improvement in all areas of responsibility
• Ensure continuous improvement and execution of day-to-day compliance activities
• Manage and track Inbound shipment and processes
• Maintain and manage HTS database
• Maintain seal log and inventory
• Participates in continuous improvement process related to import/export compliance program and manages document revisions of internal controls and procedures
• Screening daily request from sales distribution/sales OEM
• Develops and conduct trade compliance training
• Other activities or duties assigned

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2 - 3 years directly related professional work experience (Required)
• Working knowledge of Trade Compliance
• Strong knowledge of transportation industry including truckload, less-than-truckload, air, ocean, and parcel.
• Firm grasp of supply chain, inventory, distribution, business, and management principles and apply terms to every-day situations
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Must be detailed oriented, proactive in anticipating requirements and able to work efficiently with minimal direction in a sometimes-high pressure environment
• Strong communication, analytical and leadership experience required
• Strong team player
• Successfully interacts with a dispersed leadership team and others across functions and sites.
• Experience with MS Office Suite
• Experience with Oracle ERP and/or Oracle Global Logistics Modules, CASS,
• Background in Oracle Transportation Management preferred
• Business Intelligence/Data warehouse concepts with knowledge of Reporting Tools is a plus

Work Environment:

Employee will be exposed to moderate noise level.  Due to the open environment of the warehouse, must be able to work in various weather and temperature conditions to include extreme heat, humidity and cold.  High forklift traffic.

Physical Requirements:

Employee must be able to sit for long periods of time.