Global Trade & Compliance Specialist (Hybrid)

AptarGroup, Inc.; Town of Mukwonago (WI); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus plan

401k plan

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

AptarGroup, Inc. is seeking an Import/Export Specialist to manage day-to-day international shipments from Mukwonago, WI or Lincolnton, NC. This hybrid role requires 2–3 onsite visits weekly, coordinating with brokers, carriers, and internal teams to ensure timely, compliant deliveries.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with customs documentation, Incoterms, and trade compliance, leveraging data to improve KPIs and reduce risk across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on import/export experience in customs operations, international logistics, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, or trade compliance within a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Strong working knowledge of import/export documentation, customs clearance processes, Incoterms, origin, valuation concepts, and restricted party screening requirements.
• Proven experience working with customs brokers, freight forwarders, carriers, parcel providers, and internal operations teams to resolve clearance and delivery issues.
• Comfort using ERP/WMS systems, trade compliance tools, logistics platforms, and broker portals to execute shipments and extract, validate, and organize data.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data validation, and structured reporting.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute inbound and outbound international shipments with customs brokers, freight forwarders, carriers, parcel providers, and internal shipping and warehouse teams.
• Prepare, review, and issue import/export documentation, including commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, certificates of origin, supplier declarations, and courier documents.
• Provide clearance instructions to brokers and forwarders, including Incoterms, license references, ECCN/dual-use information where applicable, and required shipment statements.
• Track shipment status and proactively resolve customs holds, clearance delays, documentation issues, and exceptions to protect production continuity and customer delivery commitments.
• Validate duties, taxes, fees, and broker/freight charges against shipment records and entry data.

Skills

Import/Export operations

Customs compliance

Data analysis (Excel)

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP/WMS proficiency

Tools

ERP/WMS systems

Power BI

Broker portals

Job description

AptarGroup, Inc. is seeking an Import/Export Specialist to manage day-to-day international shipments from Mukwonago, WI or Lincolnton, NC. This hybrid role requires 2–3 onsite visits weekly, coordinating with brokers, carriers, and internal teams to ensure timely, compliant deliveries.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with customs documentation, Incoterms, and trade compliance, leveraging data to improve KPIs and reduce risk across the supply chain.