Director of Imports and Compliance

We offer excellent benefits including:

• 401(K) Retirement Saving Plan w/ Employer Match
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life Insurance
• Supplemental Medical Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts

Directs all functions related to import operations and trade compliance for the company’s customs brokerage, freight forwarding, and NVOCC activities. Ensures import and export transactions comply with applicable U.S. and foreign laws, regulations, agency requirements, and company policies. Maintains effective working relationships with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other regulatory agencies, provides leadership on complex compliance matters, and represents the company’s interests during audits, inquiries, and enforcement-related activities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Please note applications out of the geographic region for position applied will not be considered.

• Ten (10) years of Import and Trade compliance experience.
• Five (5) years within a Supervisory or Management capacity.
• Current Customs Brokers License.
• Experience with import of Apparel, Perishables and regulated products as well as the related requirements by governing agencies; CBP, FDA and USDA.
• Experience with Customs forms CF28 and CF29
• Demonstrated experience managing import and export compliance for a customs brokerage, freight forwarder, and/or NVOCC.
• Working knowledge of CBP, USDA, FDA, CTPAT, IEEPA, tariff and regulatory interpretation, entry protests, and post-entry compliance matters.
• Experience leading or supporting government agency audits, internal compliance reviews, corrective actions, and regulatory responses.
• Intermediate to Advanced Computer skills (in MS Word, Excel & Outlook, ABI).
• Advanced communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a business environment (Verbal and written).
• Ability to travel domestically and overseas as deemed necessary by management.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, vendors and fellow employees.
• Abi lity to work for extended hours, holidays, and/or weekends as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Serve as the Qualifying Individual for the company’s Customs Brokerage license.
• Oversee all customs activities of the company including maintaining the company’s permits from US Customs.
• Establish and supervise all operating and record keeping procedures required by US Customs and FDA ensuring compliance with all federal and foreign regulations governing transactions.
• Compile and manage all documentation and records required to clear goods through US Customs and utilize experience and knowledge of US Customs rules and regulations to classify goods and determine applicable duty and taxes.
• Oversee the system requirements imposed by US Customs to ensure the company complies accordingly and maintains a cohesive and efficient automated environment.
• Establish and supervise all operating and record keeping procedures required by US Customs and FDA ensuring compliance with all federal and foreign regulations governing transactions.
• Establish, monitor and revise policies, procedures and service standards for customs clearance operations and ensure that all policies and…