Customs and Trade Compliance Specialist II

About the role

The Customs and Trade Compliance Specialist supports the execution of the company’s customs and trade compliance program within a regulated medical device environment. This role will support corporate international customs and trade compliance projects, tasks and operational activities for Convatec locations in the US, CA and other global Convatec locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Customs and Trade Compliance team in the delivery and execution of a standardized compliant international trade compliance program within Convatec.
• Assist with operational responsibilities for US / CA (other markets as needed) customs and trade compliance program, both import and export.
• Ensure import and export shipments conform to governmental rules and regulations by managing inquiries, requests from brokers, forwarders, manufacturing sites, distribution centers, etc. to ensure efficient and compliance movement of Convatec product and equipment.
• Support the Temporary Importation Under Bond (TIB) process activities for goods entering the country for temporary purposes ensuring regulatory adherence.
• Support the FDA Import for Export (IFE) program activities to include import, export and reconciliation process to support product being imported into the US for sterilization and re-exported for global market allocations.
• Identify areas for process improvement in the daily resolution of customs and trade compliance related international transactions.
• Support continuous improvement and opportunities for trade automation.
• Maintain broker and customs agency reports and KPIs, monitor broker performances and support MBRs.
• Support the development, implementation and keeping current standard operating procedures and work instructions.
• Support the review of global (UK, NL, US, etc.) Harmonized Tariff Codes (HTS) and process to update and review SAP master data, Global Classification solution and customs broker regular database updates.
• Maintain broker and customs agency reports and KPIs, monitor broker performances and support MBRs.
• Support the development and maintenance of customs and trade compliance process and procedures and the centralized shared storage, support the customs and trade compliance training activities.
• Aid in the evaluation, investigation, and mitigation of potential customs and trade compliance risks.
• Aid in utilizing global classification software solution to automate and manage/audit global HTS classification.
• Aid in manual audits of entry data utilizing broker data, government reporting i.e. ACE data, other customs agency data and address errors as identified and implement corrective actions to improve compliance and broker performance.
• Aid in Trade Compliance KPI development and maintenance to measure and monitor service provider performance, broker scorecards, compliance trends and risk assessment – trade data analysis.
• Assist with projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification principles, with the ability to support classification activities through research and data maintenance.
• Knowledge of U.S. import / export regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex problems, incorporating data and information researched and gathered from a variety of sources.
• Demonstrated ability to support new ideas and strategies, assisting with execution.
• Good working knowledge of SAP transactions and reports (preferred).
• Proficiency with Microsoft office applications (especially with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook).
• Ability to work on tight deadlines and discern priorities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in groups with some manager directions, oversight, and guidance.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to learn in new or unfamiliar areas of global trade compliance.

Skills

• Understanding of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification principles, with the ability to support classification activities through research and data maintenance.
• Knowledge of U.S. import / export regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex problems, incorporating data and information researched and gathered from a variety of sources.
• Demonstrated ability to support new ideas and strategies, assisting with execution.
• Good working knowledge of SAP transactions and reports (preferred).
• Proficiency with Microsoft office applications (especially with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook).
• Ability to work on tight deadlines and discern priorities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in groups with some manager directions, oversight, and guidance.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to learn in new or unfamiliar areas of global trade compliance.