Import 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

The Import Manager is responsible for import compliance programs at Permaswage’s facility and holds policy authority for regulatory compliance at that site. Responsibilities include overseeing overall import compliance activities as required by the Customs Regulations, International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives Regulations, as well as managing trade compliance activities for existing cross border IMMEX/Maquiladora operations supporting possible business development opportunities outside the United States as well as developing and managing ongoing duty drawback programs. This position requires strong general customs compliance experience in an active and fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position is an onsite role located in Gardena CA.

Primary 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

Qualifications

• Demonstrated history of competency implementing or working in an efficient and effective customs compliance program (including product classification and related party valuation experience).


• Demonstrated history of competency with the U.S. Customs Regulations, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives Regulations.


• Demonstrated history of managing broker, forwarder, and carrier relationships.


• Strong computer skills including ability to research transactions and prepare reports in Customs’ Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) information systems, perform spreadsheet calculations, and quickly learn new software tools.


• Strong verbal and written communication skills.


• Strong program management experience and excellent project leadership skills.


• Ability to work at both detail and strategic levels; work calmly under pressure and with frequent interruptions, and display sound judgment.


• Ability to prepare or revise procedures, work instructions, forms, and business flowcharts.


• Ability to prepare and review complex business documents.

Competencies

• Supervisor/manager Company’s competencies: detail oriented, strong problem-solving skills, ethics and values, integrity and trust, functional/technical skills, listening, action-oriented, composure, approachability, directing others, motivating others, organizing, planning, priority setting, building effective teams, managerial courage, and drive for results.

Required

Education/Previous Experience Requirements

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


• Minimum 7-10 years of experience with import regulatory compliance.


• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) information systems.


• Experience with international business transactions and shipping documents.

Preferred

• Bilingual or multilingual, including English/Spanish languages


• Customs brokerage license