Global Trade Compliance Agent Lead

Panduit; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Global Trade Compliance Agent Lead, where you'll manage trade compliance programs, collaborate with customs brokers, and ensure adherence to international trade regulations. This hybrid role offers competitive pay and a supportive work environment focused on growth and innovation.

Benefits

Competitive Pay & Benefits

Work-Life Balance

Generous Time Off

Retirement & Growth

Parental Leave

Qualifications

• 8+ years in trade compliance, including 4 years in brokerage or freight forwarding.
• U.S. Licensed Customs Broker certification required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute policies aligned with trade regulations.
• Manage compliance data for U.S. Customs audits.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Master’s preferred

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Global Trade Management Software

Job description

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Global Trade Compliance Agent Lead

Apply remote type Hybrid (Telecommuting eligible) locations USA IL Tinley Park WHQ time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago job requisition id R-24352

At Panduit, we don’t just offer a job – we offer a career where your contributions directly impact our customers, the environment and our company’s success. You’ll have the opportunity to grow, innovate, and be a part of an inclusive team that celebrates both individual and collective achievements. If you’re ready to elevate your career and help us deliver exceptional experiences to our customers, apply today and make your mark with Panduit!

The Global Trade Compliance Agent Lead is responsible for developing and executing policies aligned with international trade agreements, U.S. and foreign customs regulations, and trade legislation. As the subject matter expert, this role ensures streamlined trade operations by establishing standardized procedures, minimizing regulatory risks, and managing end-to-end trade compliance programs.

This position provides strategic guidance on import/export compliance across all company locations, collaborates with customs brokers and freight forwarders, and serves as in-house counsel on regulatory matters. The Lead drives trade initiatives, fosters relationships with internal teams and government agencies, and optimizes compliance strategies that support global business operations.

What You Will Do

• Operations:
  • Review tariff classifications and collaborate with Customs to ensure proper classification.
  • Validate processes and customs entries for completeness and compliance.
  • Partner with engineering and product teams to determine import tariff numbers, export classification, and licensing requirements.
  • Identify free trade agreement opportunities and assess cost-saving methods for duty reduction.
• Strategy and Design:
  • Develop and manage a comprehensive trade compliance program, ensuring global consistency.
  • Provide expert guidance on import/export regulations and international trade matters.
  • Ensure adherence to valuation, markings, labeling, country of origin regulations, and free trade agreements.
  • Support business strategies through compliance-driven trade practices that enhance operational efficiency.
• Data and Systems:
  • Maintain the item master database, ensuring accuracy in classification codes.
  • Oversee landed cost analysis, verifying customs duties, taxes, and fees to maintain competitive pricing.
  • Manage compliance data for U.S. Customs audits, including ISA (Importer Self-Assessment), ISF (Importer Security Filing), and C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism).
  • Ensure compliance with export control programs, including licensing requirements and Denied Party Screening protocols.
• Trade Compliance:
  • Assist in the design and maintenance of Centers of Excellence for global trade compliance.
  • Maintain export/import manuals and control procedures, ensuring operational consistency.
  • Research and interpret trade regulations, advising on their effect on business operations.
  • Identify compliance risks, implement mitigation strategies, and lead corrective actions when necessary.

What You Will Bring

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or International Trade required (Master’s preferred).
• Certification: U.S. Licensed Customs Broker.
• Experience: 8+ years in trade compliance, including 4 years in brokerage or freight forwarding.
• Industry Knowledge: Extensive understanding of customs regulations, foreign trade policies, and tariff classifications.
• Systems Expertise: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Suite and Global Trade Management Software.
• Skills: Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and project management capabilities.
• Legal Acumen: Expertise in researching trade laws, assessing risks, and implementing compliance strategies.

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive Pay & Benefits: Enjoy a robust Total Rewards Program that includes health, financial benefits, and more.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible work options to help you achieve the perfect work-life balance. This role will require you to be in the office 50% of the time (schedule based on manager's discretion).
• Generous Time Off: Take advantage of our generous vacation, sick days, holidays, plus a volunteer day to give back to the community.
• Retirement & Growth: 401(k) match, profit sharing, and abundant growth and development opportunities to help you advance your career.
• Parental Leave: Because we care about your family and your future.

Compensation: The expected annual base salary range for this role is $100,000- $115,000. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Making the connections that matter. Join us and apply online to be part of the Panduit team. We're an Equal Opportunity Employer, dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace for all. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Panduit will not sponsor applicants for work visas now or in the future.

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

About Us

Innovating beyond the ordinary is at the heart of Panduit, driving a passion to connect the world in new and better ways. That passion helps us deliver today’s most powerful, scalable, and profitable physical infrastructure solutions. From increasing the safety and sustainability of our cities, making travel easier, putting new technology into people’s hands more quickly, helping institutions protect and save lives, to enabling our increasingly networked world, Panduit is about building the best connections possible.

As a world-class manufacturer of high-performance network and industrial electrical infrastructure, Panduit helps customers rethink what that infrastructure can do – turning connectivity into a competitive advantage. Headquartered in Tinley Park, IL., USA, our 5,000+ team members work across 112 global locations. Our proven reputation for quality and technology leadership, coupled with a robust partner ecosystem, help support, sustain, and empower business growth in a world becoming more and more connected each day.

Panduit’s Cultural Beliefs –Earn Trust, Be Focused, Own Results, Think Differently, Collaborate, and Simplify– define who we are: a high-performing, global team empowered to create experiences that enable our vision of fueling the best worldwide connections. We believe that when we act in ways that are consistent with these beliefs, we can innovate unrivaled infrastructure solutions for our valued customers and partners.