Customs Specialist

Rhenus SE & Co. KG; Plainfield (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhenus SE & Co. KG in the United States seeks a dedicated FTZ Operations Specialist to administer daily FTZ activities and ensure CBP compliance.

You will review import/export documentation, coordinate admissions, maintain inventory accuracy, and collaborate with warehouse and brokerage teams to optimize customs processing. This role requires vigilance and a proactive approach to audits and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Administer the daily operations of the company's Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), ensuring full compliance with U.S. CBP regulations.
• Review customs documentation, commercial invoices, shipping documents, and entry information to ensure accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate FTZ admissions, inventory transfers, exports, consumption entries, inventory adjustments, destructions, and zone-to-zone transfers.
• Maintain accurate FTZ inventory records and ensure compliance with CBP inventory control and audit requirements.
• Monitor inventory discrepancies, investigate exceptions, and implement corrective actions to maintain inventory integrity.
• Review import documentation to verify country of origin, importer of record, valuation, terms of sale, tariff classification, and other customs requirements.
• Identify documentation discrepancies, communicate directly with customers, overseas partners, customs brokers, and internal teams, and drive timely resolution.
• Prepare customer reports and provide regular updates regarding FTZ inventory, customs activities, and operational performance.
• Collaborate closely with warehouse operations, brokerage teams, and other departments to ensure efficient customs processing and customer service.
• Identify compliance risks, elevate unresolved issues, and recommend corrective actions to minimize operational and regulatory exposure.
• Support internal and external customs audits by maintaining complete, accurate, and audit‑ready documentation.
• Monitor regulatory changes affecting FTZ operations and support continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen compliance processes.
• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.

Job description

• Administer the daily operations of the company's Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), ensuring full compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations.
• Review customs documentation, commercial invoices, shipping documents, and entry information to ensure accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate FTZ admissions, inventory transfers, exports, consumption entries, inventory adjustments, destructions, and zone-to-zone transfers.
• Maintain accurate FTZ inventory records and ensure compliance with CBP inventory control and audit requirements.
• Monitor inventory discrepancies, investigate exceptions, and implement corrective actions to maintain inventory integrity.
• Review import documentation to verify country of origin, importer of record, valuation, terms of sale, tariff classification, and other customs requirements.
• Identify documentation discrepancies, communicate directly with customers, overseas partners, customs brokers, and internal teams, and drive timely resolution.
• Prepare customer reports and provide regular updates regarding FTZ inventory, customs activities, and operational performance.
• Collaborate closely with warehouse operations, brokerage teams, and other departments to ensure efficient customs processing and customer service.
• Identify compliance risks, elevate unresolved issues, and recommend corrective actions to minimize operational and regulatory exposure.
• Support internal and external customs audits by maintaining complete, accurate, and audit‑ready documentation.
• Monitor regulatory changes affecting FTZ operations and support continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen compliance processes.
• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.