Transportation and Trade Compliance Manager

About the role

Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing. We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knit family atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. We’re rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences. Focus on our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviors of Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future.

Responsibilities

• Manage domestic and international transportation operations and trade compliance activities for finished goods and raw materials.
• Responsible for Parcel, LTL, Truckload, Ocean, and Air transportation, as well as import/export compliance, FTZ operations, CTPAT certification, trade agreements, carrier management, transportation strategy, and logistics network optimization.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable U.S. Customs, Department of Commerce, Federal Trade Commission, and international trade regulations for operations across the United States, Netherlands, Japan, and Middle East.
• Manage global import and export compliance activities, ensuring accurate shipment documentation, customs entries, and adherence to regulatory requirements for both FTZ and non-FTZ shipments.
• Maintain and audit Harmonized System (HS) classifications, monitor changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), and resolve commodity classification and country-of-origin issues.
• Partner with Chambers of Commerce, foreign embassies, and customs