Licensed Customs Broker - Top Tier

Location: Hackensack, NJ (Onsite)YOU MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE LICENSE

Compensation: $80K to $100K DOE

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

About The Opportunity

We are partnering with a well-established, growth-oriented organization seeking a best-in-class Licensed Customs Broker to serve as a senior authority on U.S. import compliance and global trade operations. This role is ideal for a highly respected LCB who wants influence, autonomy, and the ability to elevate customs and trade practices across a complex supply chain.

This position is compliance-focused, strategic, and operationally critical-not sales-driven.

Core Responsibilities

Customs Brokerage & Regulatory Compliance

• Act as the corporate Licensed Customs Broker of record, ensuring full compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations
• Oversee and execute end-to-end import operations including entry filings, classifications, valuation, country of origin determinations, PGA requirements, and duty optimization
• Serve as the primary point of contact for CBP, FDA, USDA, EPA, FCC, and other Partner Government Agencies
• Maintain and enhance compliance programs aligned with CTPAT, ISA, and CBP audit readiness standards
  
  

Trade Compliance Leadership

• Ensure accurate HTS classification across diverse product lines (manufacturing, consumer goods, industrial, or regulated commodities)
• Manage Free Trade Agreements (USMCA, other FTAs), duty drawbacks reconciliation, and post-entry amendments
• Conduct internal audits, compliance reviews, and corrective action plans
• Monitor regulatory changes and proactively advise leadership on risk exposure and mitigation
  
  

Operational & Strategic Impact

• Partner cross-functionally with supply chain, procurement, finance, legal, and logistics teams
• Develop and document SOPs, compliance manuals, and internal training programs
• Improve import processes, broker oversight, and data accuracy to reduce delays, penalties, and landed costs
• Support high-volume, time-sensitive import environments with precision and consistency
  
  

Broker & Vendor Oversight

• Manage relationships with external customs brokers, freight forwarders, and logistics providers
• Ensure broker performance, accuracy, and compliance with company standards
• Escalate and resolve complex customs issues, holds, seizures, or audits
  
  

Required Qualifications(Must Have)

• Active U.S. Licensed Customs Broker (LCB) - required
• 10 years of progressive experience in customs brokerage, import operations, and trade compliance
• Deep working knowledge of 19 CFR, CBP regulations, HTSUS, PGA requirements, and enforcement practices
• Proven experience supporting manufacturing and/or complex import environments
• Strong audit, risk management, and regulatory interpretation skills
• Experience working directly with CBP officers and regulatory agencies
• Advanced understanding of import documentation, ACE, ABI systems, and compliance software
  
  

Preferred / "Best-in-Class" Experience

• Experience leading or building compliance programs from the ground up
• Background in high-volume imports, multi-country sourcing, or regulated commodities
• Exposure to ISA, CTPAT Tier II/III, or prior CBP audit defense
• Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels
• Trusted advisor mindset with executive-level communication skills
  
  

What Sets This Role Apart

• True authority and autonomy-this is not a clerical or entry-filing role
• Opportunity to influence company-wide trade and compliance strategy
• Stable, well-capitalized organization with long-term growth plans
• Leadership that values compliance as a business advantage, not a checkbox
  
  

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

You are a seasoned, highly respected Licensed Customs Broker who takes pride in precision, ethics, and regulatory excellence. You are calm under pressure, deeply knowledgeable, and sought out for your judgment. You want a role where your license, expertise, and voice truly matter. You have leadership experience and are looked up to for guidance.

SEND CONFIDENTIAL RESUMES TO: linda.powell@gogpac.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.