Christian Dior Senior Manager, Trade Compliance

Christian Dior Couture; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability insurance

Employee discount program

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Holidays

Mental health and wellbeing support

Family friendly benefits

Reproductive health care

Child and elder care services

Commuter benefits

401k with employer matching

Job summary

Christian Dior Couture in the United States seeks a Senior Manager, Trade Compliance to lead the trade compliance function across the US and Canada. This role owns customs entry accuracy, government filings, and duty recovery, coordinating with brokers and carriers.

The ideal candidate has deep US Customs expertise, can translate regulatory changes into actionable business guidance, and thrives with minimal supervision while balancing strategy and execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or related field required.
• US customs broker license and/or CCS designation strongly preferred.
• Minimum 8-10 years of progressive experience in US trade compliance, preferably in luxury fashion, apparel, or accessories.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day customs compliance operations across the US and Canada, serving as the primary point of contact for Customs, customs brokers, and carriers on compliance matters, escalations, and audits.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Central on trade compliance matters affecting the US and Canada.
• Manage HTS classification for the Masterfile, ensuring accurate tariff classification of apparel, accessories, footwear, and watches/jewelry, as well as non-sellable shipments.
• Conduct customs entry audits across brokers to identify discrepancies, driving corrective action through post entry corrections to ensure accurate and timely resolution with US Customs and CBSA.
• Drive the US duty drawback program as a strategic duty recovery initiative, managing claim identification, filing, and stakeholder reporting.
• Own the CTPAT program end-to-end, strengthening documentation, security protocols, and risk assessments to ensure continued program integrity and certification status.
• Monitor and interpret regulatory changes across US Customs, CBSA, and partner government agencies, translating changes into actionable guidance for the business.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and training materials on customs procedures to ensure consistent compliance practices.
• Build reporting and dashboards to give leadership visibility into compliance KPIs and duty spend.

Skills

US customs expertise

Broker relationships

Regulatory interpretation

Project management

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management

US customs broker license

Certified Customs Specialist (CCS)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

Position

Title: Senior Manager, Trade Compliance

Reports to: Director, Logistics & Trade Compliance

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Trade Compliance to lead the trade compliance function across the US and Canada. This role owns customs entry accuracy, government agency filings, and duty recovery, while managing broker relationships and serving as the subject matter expert on regulatory change impacting the business.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on trade compliance professional with deep US Customs expertise and the analytical rigor to translate complex regulatory change into actionable business guidance. This person is a self-starter who works well with minimal oversight, comfortable moving fluidly between big-picture strategy and day-to-day execution. They are highly organized, with strong time-management and prioritization skills to handle competing demands.

Job responsibilities

• Own day-to-day customs compliance operations across the US and Canada, serving as the primary point of contact for Customs, customs brokers, and carriers on compliance matters, escalations, and audits.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Central on trade compliance matters affecting the US and Canada.
• Manage HTS classification for the Masterfile, ensuring accurate, well-documented tariff classification of apparel, accessories, footwear, and watches/jewelry, as well as non-sellable shipments.
• Conduct customs entry audits across brokers to identify discrepancies, driving corrective action through post entry corrections to ensure accurate and timely resolution with US Customs and CBSA.
• Drive the US duty drawback program as a strategic duty recovery initiative, managing claim identification, filing, and stakeholder reporting.
• Own the CTPAT program end-to-end, strengthening documentation, security protocols, and risk assessments to ensure continued program integrity and certification status.
• Monitor and interpret regulatory changes across US Customs, CBSA, and partner government agencies, translating changes into actionable guidance for the business.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and training materials on customs procedures to ensure consistent compliance practices.
• Build reporting and dashboards to give leadership visibility into compliance KPIs and duty spend.

Profile

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, international business, or a related field required.
• US customs broker license and/or Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) designation strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience in US trade compliance, preferably within the luxury fashion, apparel, or accessories industry.
• Expert knowledge of US Customs regulations, CBSA requirements, import/export clearance procedures, and post-release processes.
• Proven track record managing customs brokerage relationships, entry audits, and product classification programs.
• Experience with duty drawback and CTPAT programs preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI or similar analytics/reporting tools a plus.
• Excellent analytical, investigative, and project-management skills, with a proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-driven approach.

Additional information

The selected candidate will be offered a salary within the range of $125,000 - $135,000 annually. The salary offered will be dependent upon the candidate's relevant skills and experience. Christian Dior Inc. offers comprehensive benefit plans such as:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• short and long-term disability
• employee discount program
• various paid time off
• volunteer time off
• holidays
• mental health and wellbeing support
• family friendly benefits
• reproductive health care
• child and elder care services
• commuter benefits
• 401k plans with an employer contributions matching plan
• employee referral program
• and more

Christian Dior was the designer of dreams. In founding his House in 1947, marked by the revolution of the New Look, he metamorphosed his reveries into wonderful creations. Christian Dior Couture, the House of Dreams, is recognized for its French heritage and vibrant culture sublimating its unique Savoir-faire and Creativity through empowering "metiers d'art". Our Maison is a destination for sustainable growth & success where we shape the future of our Talents in a positive, authentic & generous environment. We bloom & deliver excellence with passion, determination, courage & optimism to offer meaningful & daring codes.

Christian Dior Coutureis part of the LVMH Group, where People Make the Difference. We value, celebrate, and welcome each unique talent and strive to create an inclusive environment providing all employees a sense of purpose. Beyond your role, we recognize the importance and passion of creating communities with shared values that enrich and impact beyond our organization. As an employee, you will have an opportunity to engage in our employee-led communities such as Sustainability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Christian Dior Couture provides equal employment opportunities to all employees as part of the LVMH Group, which attaches great importance to ensuring that its Maisons and their partners share a set of common rules, practices, and principles with respect to ethics, social responsibility, and protection of the environment.