North America Import ​/ Export Specialist

North America Import / Export Specialist

Date:
Jul 21, 2026

Location:

Charlotte, NC, US

Company:
Corning

Requisition Number: 75680

The purpose of this position is to provide process and analytical support for U.S. import/export operations and material flow. Serve as the NA OFC point of contact for FTZ management and control. Ensure optimal planning and management of FTZ and non‑FTZ material flow to mitigate and/or recover U.S. import duties, tariffs and fees. Provide plant‑level support for import/export activities, control and trade compliance.

Develop, implement and maintain supporting processes—with data visibility and rigor—to manage and account for OFC imports, exports and minimize the impact of all related spend. This position will work closely with the NA plants, Finance, Trade Compliance and 3rd‑party FTZ partners to meet supporting business needs and objectives of the Global OFC Supply Chain organization.

• Manage U.S. import/export data for spend visibility and management of applicable duties, tariffs and fees. This includes collaboration with all NA plants and business Finance for month‑over‑month accounting.
• Third‑party point of contact with NA OFC FTZ service providers and partners for FTZ operations; lead activities for business process management, trade compliance, improvement and control.
• Coordinate U.S. duty drawback activities; provide analytical support and maintain process rigor for month‑over‑month cost recovery. Manage and track process performance to optimize free cash flow and associated business benefits.
• Oversee U.S. import entries; proactively identify errors for correction, root cause analysis and process improvement, in close collaboration with NA Trade Compliance.
• Provide import/export analytical support for OFC Mexico operations, U.S.Mexico ware flow and all related financial activity.
• Ensure U.S. import/export process alignment with NA OFC FTZ operations; optimize non‑FTZ ware flow processes to maximize duty mitigation and cost recovery.
• Provide non‑standard import/export process and transactional support to NA OFC operations, in close collaboration with NA Trade Compliance.
• Develop and maintain communication processes and metrics for NA OFC import/export performance; closely align with Finance for all supporting spend management data.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or Trade from an accredited university program.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in supply chain, logistics or trade related roles.

• Demonstrated knowledge of supply chain, logistics and trade.
• Demonstrated knowledge of import/export processes, roles, systems and accounting.
• Operations focused; transactional based knowledge and experience.
• Project management skills.
• Data analysis and visualization skills.
• Project Management / Project Leader with demonstrated proficiency in leading projects and cross‑functional teams.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills in managing expectations and supporting interests of multiple stakeholders (internally and externally).
• Demonstrated organizational and communication skills for data summary, reporting and management.
• Ability to analyze and use historical and experimental data to determine optimum solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Advanced MS Office proficiency.

• SAP proficiency.
• Project Management.
• Proficiency with Excel, Power BI.

• Initiative‑taking, strong initiative to lead programs and implement new ideas for import/export optimization, cost management and savings.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong team skills, able to interact well with others.
• Strong system/process curiosity; focus on financial impact.

• Mostly domestic travel – Up to 20%, mostly within NC.

The range for this position is $71,450.00 – $98,244.00 assuming full‑time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job‑related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training and…