Trade Compliance Specialist

Spectrum Brands' global enabling functions, including Finance, Legal, IT, Human Resources, Supply Chain, and Commercial Operations, provide enterprise-wide strategy, structure, and common processes to deliver the knowledge and expertise that helps our businesses grow. Enabling functions may operate as a center-led global team, providing a central strategy, structure, and standards; or as business partner teams, with resources embedded within the businesses to deliver business unit-specific results.

Join our Trade Compliance team and play a key role in ensuring smooth and efficient import and export operations. You'll support a range of compliance-related functions, from audit processes to cross-functional project collaboration, while driving improvements in systems, processes, and record-keeping practices.

• Collaborate in post-entry audits, review customs declarations ensuring accuracy and compliance with import/export regulations. Coordinate post-entry corrections.
• Provide HTS/ECCN classification for a diverse product portfolio while maintaining classification justification. Continuously monitor and research changes in regulations to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Act as the key point of contact for freight forwarders and customs brokers, troubleshooting challenges, responding to inquiries, and resolving shipment-related issues efficiently.
• Monitor, research and action restricted/denied party screening results for business partners. Maintain trade compliance record-keeping files with precision.
• Support the development of policies, procedures, processes and guidance, always looking for ways to optimize and automate trade compliance processes.
• Contribute to the development and execution of exciting customs-related projects.
• Review and prepare Customs Brokerage Expense Reports for North America and assist with accounts payable processes.
• Create essential export documentation, such as Certificates of Origin, Shipper's Letters of Instruction, and AES filings.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 1 + year in global logistics, freight forwarding, or customs brokerage.
• Experience with Customs Classification (HTS) is highly desirable.
• SAP S4 Hana or Global Trade Services (GTS) experience is a plus.
• Certifications as a Certified Export Specialist (CES) or Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) would be advantageous.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Thrive in fast-paced environments with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Exceptional organizational skills and keen attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly across teams.
• Bonus: Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus!

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Spectrum Brands is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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