What are the responsibilities and job description for the Import & Export Manager position at Ultimate Staffing?
Import & Export Manager
The Ultimate Staffing client seeks an experienced Import & Export Manager to oversee shipping and collaborate with freight forwarders and carriers to ensure compliance with customs and policies in other countries.
Key Responsibilities:
- Interpret US Customs, Export Administration Regulations (EAR), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and other Government Agency rules and regulations.
- Ensure legal compliance and provide import/export administration controls within applicable rules, including any licensing.
- Determine if licensing is required with various governmental authorizing agencies including BIS, Census Bureaus, State and Treasury HTS classifications.
- Collaborate across the organization, including Sales, Regulatory, Logistics, and Engineering.
- Provide accurate information to freight forwarders, customs brokers, and other service providers regarding international taxes and trade tariffs.
- Provide ECCN (Export Control Classification Number), USHTS (US Harmonized Tariff Schedule) Schedule B Export Codes.
- Review, analyze, and evaluate export transactions and make recommendations as necessary to management.
- Maintain compliant export files to support licensing, customer, and transaction screening and classification determinations.
- Conduct periodic departmental training and auditing for import/export compliance.
- Ensure export documentation is completed properly with appropriate export classification.
- Conduct site audits for both export and import compliance.
Requirements:
- BS/BA degree in business with specialization in Supply Chain and Logistics.
- At least five years of demonstrated work experience applying import/export regulations.
- Minimum of one year of management experience in the medical device industry.
- Certification or license in the field of Import and Export Compliance.
- Knowledge of Incoterms and export codes, taxes, and tariffs.
- Experience with domestic and international 3PL for product and distribution strategies.
