Global Trade Compliance Manager

Precision Castparts; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Permaswage Imports Manager at Precision Castparts in Gardena, CA, leads import compliance programs and regulatory oversight within a fast-paced manufacturing setting. This onsite role ensures adherence to Customs Regulations, ITAR, and ATF/IT regulations while supporting potential cross-border IMMEX/Maquiladora opportunities.

The role requires managing duty drawbacks, cradle-to-grave procedures, and coordinating with finance and purchasing to ensure proper valuation, classification, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in supply chain, business, law, engineering or related subject.
• Minimum 7–10 years of experience with import regulatory compliance.
• Experience using ERP or MRP information systems.
• Experience with international business transactions and shipping documents.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage an effective import compliance program, including all risk areas: valuation, classification, country of origin, documentation, and record keeping.
• Manage comprehensive import reconciliations, ensuring alignment of customs entries, duty payments, and supporting documentation to maintain full compliance and data accuracy
• Develop and manage ongoing duty drawback program.
• Identify and draft cradle to grave procedures for all desk-level activities involved in the movement of goods across borders (import).
• Provide quarterly updates of duties paid by country
• Review customer invoices for raw material designations, raw material certificates and CBP Form 7501s
• Work with finance and purchasing to ensure imported goods are appropriately valued.
• Classify products for import to/from the U.S. under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and Schedule B.
• Perform evaluation and analysis of eligibility for preferential treatment under Free Trade Agreements (e.g. USMCA); manage requests to suppliers for supporting documentation and information.
• Analyze and interpret import regulations and maintain current knowledge of changes.
• Identify and implement procedures to minimize import duties as allowed under law.
• Advise site general manager and senior staff, including division finance and compliance personnel, about trade compliance aspects and risks of proposed business decisions; collaborate effectively with peers at related company sites.
• Work pro-actively with departments to prevent trade disruptions.
• Monitor compliance activities and the effectiveness of internal controls; Review with site department manager their trade compliance internal controls (procedures, work instructions, forms, checklists, and tools) to ensure they are current and compliant.
• Produce and analyze reports from Customs’ ACE portal, internal ERP/MRP, and other information systems.
• Oversee relationships with freight forwarders and customs brokers; audit for effectiveness and communicate concerns to Division/Corporate Compliance personnel.
• Work with site level leadership, Division Compliance Manager and Corporate Compliance personnel to maintain an effective import compliance program.
• Maintain the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above.
• Understand and live by company’s ethics and business conduct policies.
• Conduct trainings on import compliance topics

Skills

Import compliance

ITAR compliance

Broker/forwarder relationships

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, law, engineering or related subject

Tools

ACE

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Permaswage Imports Manager at Precision Castparts in Gardena, CA, leads import compliance programs and regulatory oversight within a fast-paced manufacturing setting. This onsite role ensures adherence to Customs Regulations, ITAR, and ATF/IT regulations while supporting potential cross-border IMMEX/Maquiladora opportunities.

The role requires managing duty drawbacks, cradle-to-grave procedures, and coordinating with finance and purchasing to ensure proper valuation, classification, and