Trade Compliance Analyst (REMOTE)

Scope Of Position

Provides support for all North American compliance activities for Construction Specialties.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Reviews and audits import and export transactional shipping documents to ensure compliance.
• Supports Trade Compliance by providing accurate product classifications, origins, values and free trade certifications.
• Updates trade compliance databases accordingly.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable governmental trade compliance regulations and controls for each transaction by the operation; inclusive of denied party screenings.
• Solicits, qualifies, and certifies Free Trade Agreement documentation for export transactions.
• Partners with Purchasing team annually and ongoing to collect supporting item certificates.
• Maintains all aspects of Record Keeping; ensuring compliance with Canadian, Mexican, and U.S. record keeping requirements.
• Conducts audits of Customs and other documents provided by Customs Brokers for accuracy and timeliness.
• Produces timely, accurate feedback and actions and updates scorecards.
• Keeps informed of current Canada, Mexican, and U.S. Customs import and export regulatory developments and effectively applies knowledge to CS group companies’ current and future business models.
• Applies updated knowledge to the audit process.
• Assists International Shipping team in resolving transactional issues with Customs Brokers or freight forwarders.
• Operates in compliance with Construction Specialties best practices along with applicable federal and foreign regulations.
• Supports many ongoing tariff developments including Sections 232, 301, and 338, IEEPA, Canada import surtaxes and remission and any future.
• Supports company CTPAT program.
• Proactively elevates service or process concerns to supervisor and assists in identifying and implementing solutions.
• Ensures all compliance related problems and issues are addressed timely.

Knowledge/ Skills/ Experience/ Education

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Business education pertinent to the work performed would be beneficial; such as supply chain or logistics.
• Requires one to three years’ proven experience with the company product lines and procedures or equivalent combination of education and experience in the field of trade compliance.
• Ability to type accurately and efficiently with a standard business vocabulary.
• Excellent oral, written, professional communication skills.
• Strong telephone etiquette.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to analyze data reports and execute required actions.