Trade Compliance Specialist

Computacenter; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking a Trade Compliance Specialist in the United States to provide legal and regulatory compliance for export and import operations supporting IT services with global customers. You will collaborate with internal and external partners to respond to requests and help ensure smooth delivery of goods.

You will support customers, manage international shipments, assist with policy implementation, and help maintain compliance processes while aligning with our Winning Together

Qualifications

• Legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in experience.
• 2 years of experience in international trade, import/export operations, or equivalent.
• Willingness to obtain Customs Broker license.
• Exceptional customer service experience; energetic personality who can get things done.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of standard logistics and transportation requirements.
• Passionate, knowledgeable and a trusted partner to the areas of business.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to interact effectively with all levels of an organization.
• Solid organizational and time/project management skills.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and critical thinking skills with a high attention to detail.
• Self-starter initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Supplement the Compliance role by providing support to customers.
• Partner internally and externally to manage international shipments by liaising with governments, warehouse/logistics staff, freight forwarders/customs brokers, and other stakeholders.
• Assist the Director of Global Trade & Compliance with the implementation of various trade related programs and duties including but not limited to legal and regulatory compliance, auditing, and public relations.
• Collaborate on, implement and help monitor company-wide policies and procedures to ensure compliance with US and foreign import and export regulations as well as to legal and regulatory compliance, public relations and government relations.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of compliance manual, processes, work instructions, and other requirements as needed, including research.
• Perform day-to-day legal and regulatory compliance.
• Provide support for obtaining applicable shipment permits and product certificates.
• Research and determine Harmonized Tariff classifications, and ECCN numbers.
• Support customer compliance and reliability screening, screening for end-use and end-users and review for Red Flags in accordance with legal and regulatory rules.
• Assist with the design and delivery of trade compliance training for various internal audiences.
• Participate in projects to enhance trade compliance efficiency and value contribution.
• Be curious to learn our business and leverage that knowledge on the job.
• Partners with business leaders to deliver services that support company objectives and that are consistent with Winning Together values.
• Embrace and support Computacenter United States Inc. mission and core values.

Skills

International trade experience

Regulatory compliance

Public relations liaison

Auditing basics

Research skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

As the Trade Compliance Specialist, you will provide legal and regulatory compliance in export and import trade to ensure compliance and guarantee a smooth process of delivery of goods to key customers around the globe for an $800M+ IT services provider. At the same time, you will take a public relations role where you will collaborate with internal and external partners and ensure that timely responses to requests.

What you'll be doing

• Supplement the Compliance role by providing support to customers.
• Partner internally and externally to manage international shipments by liaising with governments, warehouse/logistics staff, freight forwarders/customs brokers, and other stakeholders.
• Assist the Director of Global Trade & Compliance with the implementation of various Trade related programs and duties including but not limited to legal and regulatory compliance, auditing, and public relations.
• Collaborate on, implement and help monitor company-wide policies and procedures to ensure compliance with US and foreign import and export regulations as well as to legal and regulatory compliance, public relations and government relations.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of compliance manual, processes, work instructions, and other requirements as needed, including research.
• Perform day-to-day legal and regulatory compliance.
• Provide support for obtaining applicable shipment permits and product certificates.
• Research and determine Harmonized Tariff classifications, and ECCN numbers.
• Support customer compliance and reliability screening, screening for end-use and end-users and review for Red Flags in accordance with legal and regulatory rules.
• Assist with the design and delivery of trade compliance training for various internal audiences.
• Participate in projects to enhance trade compliance efficiency and value contribution.
• Be curious to learn our business and leverage that knowledge on the job.
• Partners with business leaders to deliver services that support company objectives and that are consistent with Winning Together values.
• Embrace and support Computacenter United States Inc. mission and core values.

What you have

• Legally eligible to work in the United States.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in experience.
• 2 years of experience in international trade, import/export operations, import/export compliance, or equivalent in experience.
• Willingness to obtain Customs Broker license.
• Exceptional customer service experience; energetic personality who can get things done.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of standard logistics and transportation requirements and procedures a plus.
• Passionate, knowledgeable and a trusted partner to the areas of business who rely on your support.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to interact effectively with all levels of an organization.
• Solid organizational and time/project management skills.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and critical thinking skills with a high attention to detail.
• Self-starter initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision.

What you can expect

There’s so much more to enjoy about being at Computacenter than just having a rewarding career. In addition to offering competitive compensation plans and long-term career opportunities, we provide an attractive mix of benefit plans to contribute to your good health, future financial security, and peace of mind.

About us

Computacenter is a leading independent technology partner, trusted by large corporate and public sector organizations. We help our world-renowned customers to source, transform, and manage their IT infrastructure to deliver digital transformation, enabling users and their business. We’re a public company quoted on the London FTSE 250 (CCC.L) and employ over 21,000 people worldwide. In the US, we support some of the country’s best-known businesses with regional hubs in San Francisco and Irvine, CA; Norcross, GA; Plano, TX; and New York City; and Integration Centers in Silicon Valley and Atlanta. www.computacenter.com/us