Trade Compliance Specialist, Transportation & Customs Compliance

Premium Guard Inc. (PGI); Weirton (WV); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Premium Guard Inc. (PGI) seeks a Trade Compliance Specialist to manage day-to-day import/export activities ensuring CBP compliance. The role coordinates international shipments, ISA program oversight, and maintains essential trade documentation.

The position involves collaboration with brokers, freight forwarders, and internal stakeholders, including ensuring EAR compliance and sanctions adherence. Hybrid on-site work in Columbus, OH or Weirton, WV is available.

Qualifications

• No formal education requirements stated in the posting.

Responsibilities

• Manage customs compliance and ISA program adherence to CBP regulations.
• Coordinate timely import clearance and maintain master data with the customs broker.
• Maintain accurate import documentation and records.
• Administer FTZ operations including inventory control and reporting.
• Review and validate invoices, packing lists, origin certificates, bills of lading and other docs.
• Oversee supply chain security under CBP guidelines and risk assessments.
• Ensure EAR compliance and sanctions rules; maintain export records.
• Collaborate with brokers, forwarders, carriers and government agencies to optimize imports.
• Assist with transportation billing and reconcile freight payments.

Tools

QAD

P21

Job description

The Trade Compliance Specialist, Transportation & Customs Compliance is responsible for managing day-to-day tasks necessary to import and/or export Premium Guard Inc. products while complying with U.S. Customs & Border Protection, FDA and USDA regulations & requirements. Main responsibilities for this role include coordination of international shipments, submitting ISF filings, tracking shipment milestones, managing shipping documentation, processing FTZ shipments, filing export declarations (EEI), managing supply chain security, ensuring customs & trade compliance (customs broker oversight), and verifying customs duties & freight payment. To achieve this core objective, the Trade Compliance Specialist, Transportation & Customs Compliance works closely with internal and external stakeholders, including global colleagues, government officials, freight forwarders, customs brokers and other professionals in the international supply chain.

This role is based on-site at our Columbus, OH or Weirton, WV location with hybrid flexibility of 2-3 days per week on-site.

Duties & Responsibilities

Customs Compliance & Regulatory Management

Provide support in the management of the company's Importer Self-Assessment (ISA) program to ensure adherence to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations. The objective is to mitigate trade risk and maintain the company's trusted trader status through continuous internal oversight.

Ensure all import transactions comply with applicable customs laws, trade regulations, and company policies.

Maintain accurate import documentation and records.

Import Clearance Execution

• Coordinate timely customs clearance of import shipments, including but not limited to maintaining an Import Parts Database (QAD) to proactively share master data with the designated customs broker (Hs codes, country of origin, FTAs, values, and FDA affirmation codes).
• Leverage digital resources such as P21, QAD, etc. to manage master data to streamline operations.

Resolve customs holds, inspections, and clearance issues promptly.

Foreign Trade Zone Management

Administer Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) operations (inventory control, receipt reporting, FTZ compliance, inventory reconciliation, annual reporting).

Trade Documentation Management

Review and validate commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, bills of lading, and other import documents.

Maintain records per company record retention policy and US Customs record keeping guidelines.

Supply Chain Security / C-TPAT Program

Manage site's supply chain security program by ensuring compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Minimum Security Criteria, conducting risk assessments, coordinating internal audits, overseeing partner validations, and training employees on security protocols.

Export Management & Compliance

Review and validate commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, bills of lading, and other import documents.

Ensure compliance with U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

Ensure compliance with Customs regulations and sanctions requirements.

Maintain export records according to regulatory retention requirements.

Broker & Logistics Provider Management & Support

Collaborate with customs brokers, freight forwarders, carriers, and government agencies to ensure efficient import operations.

Support transportation billing, payment verification and reconciliation of invoices rejected by freight audit & payment provider.