Location:

Secaucus, New Jersey

Job Summary:

This role position focuses on import regulatory adherence for children’s apparel, footwear, and accessories, requiring a licensed customs broker and strong HTSUS expertise. The analyst ensures inbound documentation accuracy, tariff classification, duty optimization, and auditing functionality by validating broker filings, monitoring liquidation risks, and providing data-driven insights to reduce cost and compliance exposure.

Responsibilities:

Key Accountabilities:

Tariff Classification & Import Management

• Classification Expertise: Children’s apparel, footwear, accessories, and etc. utilizing in-depth knowledge of HTS, General Notes (GNs), GRI principles, Explanatory Notes (ENs), and Chapter 98/99 provisions.

• Internal Business Partner Collaboration: Sourcing, Design, Quality Assurance

  • Product reviews, duty requests, updates, tariff engineering opportunities

  • Training on new/updated U.S. Customs regulations

• Free Trade Agreement Qualification and Documentation Review: AGOA, CAFTA, USMCA, QIZ etc.

• Partnering Government Agency Review – AD/CVD, CPSC, FDA, etc.

• Trade tariff remedy exposure

• Duty Drawback knowledge

Shipment & Entry Management

• Customs Broker Collaboration (US and Canada)

  • Provide resolutions to create for smooth customs entry

  • Shipment discrepancies, requests for additional information, etc.

• Knowledge of Canada Customs requirements: Documentation and clearance procedures with the ability to resolve issues

• Validate and audit HTS, country of origin, MID, entered value, and duty/fees against entry data vs internal TCP data

• Post-summary corrections, voluntary tenders, protests when needed.

Advanced Reporting

• Run and analyze ACE standard and ad hoc reports for audit entry accuracy

• SAP & Cognos Analytics

• Advanced Excel & Data Modeling

• Utilization of LOOKUPS (XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP), Pivot Tables, and conditional formatting and etc.

Additional Projects (Knowledge a plus)

• Duty Drawback

• CTPAT

• First Sale

• UFLPA

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, International Trade, Business, or a related field or have at least 5 years’ experience in the customs trade industry

• 5-7 years of trade compliance experience focused on inbound regulatory compliance and documentation for footwear and apparel.

• Licensed Customs Broker (U.S.) required.

• Prior experience in Vendor Compliance, Quality Control, Global Sourcing, Duty Drawback, or First Sale is a plus.

Additional Requirements:

• Analytical rigor: Strong attention to detail; ability to exercise independent judgment and make timely, accurate determinations.

• Communication: Ability to work professionally and effectively across all corporate levels in a cross-functional environment; self-motivated and able to work independently.

• Adaptability: Must adapt to changing business needs, manage high-volume seasonal workloads, and uphold TCP’s commitment to “reasonable care” in customs compliance.

Hourly/Salary

$50,000.00 - $125,000.00 Salary o Benefits include: Bonus eligible (depending on role), Paid Time Off, Employee Discount, 401(k) and company match, Wellness Reimbursement, Adoption Assistance, free backup care (for kids, pets & the elderly), choice of health insurance plans, company-paid life/AD&D, short and long term disability, a variety of voluntary benefits and an employee assistance program. Benefit offerings are subject to change and vary by role/level for each position. Respective waiting periods may apply to certain benefit offerings.

The Children's Place is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.