Senior Customs & Trade Compliance Specialist

Five Below; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Five Below is seeking a qualified Import Compliance Specialist to review and ensure compliance for US imports, including tariff classifications, FTAs, and origin verification. You will participate in audits, maintain compliance manuals, and support policy development.

The role requires CCS certification and at least 5 years in customs brokerage or importer environments, with strong analytical and documentation skills. This is a full-time position based in Philadelphia with a fast-paced workflow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field preferred or equivalent experience.
• Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) with minimum 5 years’ experience.
• Knowledge of 19 CFR, Incoterms, HTS, and trade programs.

Responsibilities

• Review and determination of relevant import applicable requirements including but not limited to: Tariff classification, FTA validation (GSP, Korea, etc), valuation, country of origin, screening, etc.)
• Execution of periodic internal audits and post audits and identify and analyze any issues with non-compliance and delays with Customs clearance.
• Assist in the development, implementation, improvement and maintenance of trade compliance corporate policies and procedures and training thereof.
• Support compliance-related projects/assignments, as needed. (i.e. Compliance Manuals and work instructions, FTAs, duty drawback, Focused Assessments, binding ruling requests, PEA, CBP inquiries, etc.)
• Maintain US Import Compliance & CTPAT Manuals.
• Produce supporting documentation and related compliance metrics
• Database and Record maintenance
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

CCS

Customs compliance

Import regulations

Attention to detail

Analytical

MS Office

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Tools

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Five Below is seeking a qualified Import Compliance Specialist to review and ensure compliance for US imports, including tariff classifications, FTAs, and origin verification. You will participate in audits, maintain compliance manuals, and support policy development.

The role requires CCS certification and at least 5 years in customs brokerage or importer environments, with strong analytical and documentation skills. This is a full-time position based in Philadelphia with a fast-paced workflow.