Senior Customs Compliance & Enforcement Specialist

Amazon; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

INLT LLC in Tempe, AZ is hiring a Sr. Compliance Specialist for Amazon Customs & Trade to manage CBP, FDA, CPSC, EPA detentions from intake to resolution.

You will coordinate with CBP officers, FDA district staff, carriers, and internal teams across Operations, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Origin, and Product/Tech. The role demands strong written and verbal communication, the ability to respond within tight deadlines, and a willingness to adapt to growing volume and evolving priorities while

Qualifications

• Experience in Trade Compliance and/or Supply Chain industries, e.g. customs agent/officer, compliance specialist, or customs operations.
• Working knowledge of CBP entry types, import regulations, and PGA hold processes (CBP, FDA, CPSC, EPA, USDA/AQI).
• Ability to read and interpret CBP forms (CF-28, CF-29, CF-7512, CF-3499) and federal enforcement correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Manage an active caseload of CBP exam holds, PGA detentions, and other enforcement actions across assigned U.S. ports — from intake through resolution (release, re-export, destruction, or formal response)
• Track and respond to CBP CF-28 and CF-29 notices within statutory deadlines; elevate approaching deadlines and elect appropriate disposition paths, including re-export, manipulation/destruction, and UFLPA exclusion proceedings
• Serve as the primary government-facing customs broker point of contact — building working relationships with CBP officers, FDA district staff, CPSC analysts, EPA inspectors, and other PGA personnel
• Coordinate logistics for cargo returns, CES pickup, drayage, and destruction with carriers, exam facilities, and Amazon's logistics network teams
• Partner cross-functionally with CTU operations, finance, controllership, and billing on entry corrections, fee approvals, invoice reconciliation, and systemic filing issues
• Draft formal agency responses, triage enforcement communications by urgency, and elevate seizure and penalty actions same business day per team SLAs
• Contribute to weekly business reviews and operational reporting — port-level case status, dwell aging, hold/exam rates, and constraint callouts for leadership
• Collaborate with product, tech, and I&I teams on automation and AI initiatives to improve exam resolution workflows and scale operational capacity

Skills

Trade Compliance

Supply Chain

CBP knowledge

PGA holds processes

Agency liaison

Analytical

Documentation

Communication

Job description

INLT LLC in Tempe, AZ is hiring a Sr. Compliance Specialist for Amazon Customs & Trade to manage CBP, FDA, CPSC, EPA detentions from intake to resolution.

You will coordinate with CBP officers, FDA district staff, carriers, and internal teams across Operations, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Origin, and Product/Tech. The role demands strong written and verbal communication, the ability to respond within tight deadlines, and a willingness to adapt to growing volume and evolving priorities while