FTZ Import - Export Specialist

Nidec; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec Mobility America (NMOA) seeks a dedicated Trade Compliance Administrator to ensure continuous compliance for import/export transactions, including FTZ operations. The role involves reviewing and executing international trade functions, preparing reports for leadership, and supporting key compliance initiatives.

Responsibilities include monitoring regulations, developing SOPs, assessing program effectiveness, and coordinating with freight forwarders and brokers to ensure accurate and timely

Responsibilities

• Enforce trade regulations and ensure company stays compliant with applicable laws and regulations.
• Develop and maintain SOPs for EEI Filing, Country of Origin, HTS, and Export Classification Control Numbers.
• Assess and optimize trade compliance programs for effectiveness and efficiency in logistics.
• Review and implement compliance programs; align processes with FTZ and regulatory standards.
• Review import/export/FTZ documentation for accuracy, including Country of Origin, valuation, and filings.
• Respond to inquiries; coordinate with freight forwarders, customs brokers, and suppliers to ensure timely clearance.
• Maintain regulatory communications with management and multiple business functions to resolve inquiries.
• Support freight forwarder and broker inquiries to ensure compliant documentation for imports/exports.
• Solicit bids from carriers to optimize freight cost, timing, and terms.
• Build and maintain relationships with freight forwarders, brokers, and vendors to ensure smooth supply chain operations.

Job description

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.

All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

Job Summary

Job Description

Objective

Responsible as a the key administrator, ensuring continuous compliance with import/export transactions, including Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) and to conduct in-depth review of Nidec Mobility America's (NMOA's) trade compliance programs effectiveness/efficiency, and implement key compliance initiatives. Additionally, responsible for preparing reports to NMOA's leadership team, while supporting management with the accurate and timely execution of international trade functions.

Key Trade Compliance Responsibilities:

• Enforcement: Actively monitor trade regulations, enforcement actions, and international trade agreements, while providing guidance and support to ensure that the company stays compliant with all applicable laws and regulations.
• SOP's: Further develop SOP procedures EEI Filings Validated Country of Origin,Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Schedule and Export Classification Control Numbers
• Program Effectiveness: Assess trade compliance programs' effectiveness, while continually optimizing logistics' operations.
• Program Implementation & Coordination: Review/Implement compliance-related programs. Coordinate and manage processes to ensure they are in alignment with regulatory standards, including FTZ.
• Document Review & Compliance: Perform compliance reviews of import, export, and FTZ documentation, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of international shipments. Validate critical information such as Country of Origin, Valuation, and OGA filings.
• Transaction Management: Respond to inquiries and maintain relationship with freight forwarders, customs brokers, suppliers and other stakeholders regarding documentation requirements and other import / export regulations to ensure timely customs clearance. Support complex import/export transactions, including valuation, provision schedules, and routing guidance. Assist management to ensure timely/accurate transactions to ensure regulation compliance.
• Customs / Regulatory Communication: Sustain active communication with management and staff across multiple business functions to address and resolve compliance-related inquiries promptly.
• Freight Forwarder & Customs Broker Support: Respond to inquiries from freight forwarders, customs brokers, and other vendors, ensuring timely clearance and compliance with documentation requirements for imports and exports.
• Freight Bidding: Solicit detailed bids (RFP) from different carriers to elicit best price / delivery timelines / terms for moving NMOA's freight from one location to another (i.e., comparing offers from various carriers to secure the most suitable transportation option for NMOA's shipment detail needs) .
• Vendor & Stakeholder Relationship Management: Maintain relationships with key partners, such as freight forwarders, customs brokers, and foreign suppliers, to ensure the efficient flow of tangible items and support compliance across the supply chain.
• Performance Reporting: Generate performance metrics related to import/export processes and ensure the continual improvement practices. Prepare reports and presentations for NMOA's leadership team.
• Customs Recordkeeping / Documentation: Manage and maintain customs records in compliance with CBP (Customs and Border Protection) regulations and the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), ensuring records are accurate and readily available for review.
• C-TPAT: Primary contact person for C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
• Support Compliance Department Activities: Provide support for other compliance-related activities and special projects as assigned by NMOA's senior leadership.

Competencies:

• Consultative Communication: Effectively communicate with management and staff across various business functions, providing Trade Compliance insights and recommendations.
• Operations Expertise: Perform daily operational tasks related to import and export compliance under supervision or in collaboration with senior team members.
• Trade Compliance Knowledge: Utilize expertise in international trade compliance operations, including the handling of import/export documentation, FTZ operations, Freight Bidding, and regulatory compliance.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Strong understanding of U.S. Customs regulations, foreign trade regulations, and international trade compliance, including experience with Country of Origin and valuation assessments.
• Problem Solving: Ability to respond to compliance inquiries and resolve issues related to import/export operations efficiently.

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