What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialist, Trade Compliance position at Watkins Wellness?
We are hiring a Trade Compliance Specialist to join our Purchasing team!
DISCOVER
Trade compliance plays a meaningful role in supporting Watkins’ global operations. In this role, you will support international trade compliance requirements by helping ensure imports and exports meet applicable regulations, documentation standards, and audit expectations.
You will work closely with sourcing, logistics, finance, legal, IT, and other cross‑functional partners to maintain accurate trade data, interpret regulatory requirements, and support customs filings, corrections, and claims. Your work helps protect the business while improving efficiency and consistency across trade processes. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working with sophisticated data, applying regulatory guidance, and collaborating across teams to identify issues, close gaps, and support compliant global trade operations.
YOUR RIPPLE EFFECT
At Watkins Wellness, we believe everyone should ‘Feel good. Live well.’ We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers, and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, company bonus, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and much more. We are proud of the people we are and the products we make — products that make a difference to the health and well-being of others.
We look for candidates that exhibit The Watkins Way (always Ethical, endeavors to be Transparent, embraces Inclusion, welcomes Diverse backgrounds and perspectives, Accommodating, believes in Work-Life Balance, puts Safety First, Accountable, values Relationships, Passionate, Team Player, and Goal Driven).
Physical Requirements: The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Hiring Range: $26.25 - $41.14
Many factors affect actual compensation including but not limited to experience, education, skills, and geographic location
Company: Watkins Wellness
Shift 1 (United States of America)Full time
Watkins (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.
Watkins is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information.
E-Verify Participation Poster: English & Spanish
E-Verify Right to Work Poster: English & Spanish
DISCOVER
Trade compliance plays a meaningful role in supporting Watkins’ global operations. In this role, you will support international trade compliance requirements by helping ensure imports and exports meet applicable regulations, documentation standards, and audit expectations.
You will work closely with sourcing, logistics, finance, legal, IT, and other cross‑functional partners to maintain accurate trade data, interpret regulatory requirements, and support customs filings, corrections, and claims. Your work helps protect the business while improving efficiency and consistency across trade processes. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working with sophisticated data, applying regulatory guidance, and collaborating across teams to identify issues, close gaps, and support compliant global trade operations.
YOUR RIPPLE EFFECT
- Are you motivated by ensuring trade data is accurate and audit‑ready? Maintain and support trade compliance master data, including HTS classifications, Schedule B, ECCN, COO, and related elements, as well as reviewing import and export documentation for accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance.
- Do you like working directly with sourcing and suppliers? Collaborate with sourcing teams to obtain and maintain Certificates of Origin (COO), ensuring accurate country‑of‑origin data and alignment with USMCA and other trade requirements.
- Are you comfortable navigating U.S. Customs processes? Support Post Summary Corrections (PSC), Periodic Monthly Statements (PMS), CF28s, and CF29s while compiling documentation to support compliance inquiries and filings.
- Do you enjoy turning data into insight? Assist with generating reports and tracking KPIs to monitor trade compliance performance, identify trends, and support operational efficiency.
- Do you take pride in building clear, repeatable processes? Support the development, review, and implementation of compliance procedures, SOPs, work instructions, and process documentation.
- Are you detail‑oriented under scrutiny? Assist with internal audits, investigations, and the resolution of trade compliance issues, including identifying compliance gaps and supporting corrective actions.
- Do you thrive in cross‑functional environments? Partner with logistics, finance, IT, legal, IP, sourcing, marketing, warranty, and other teams to support claims, calculate potential refunds, resolve discrepancies, and close process or documentation gaps.
- Bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college or university
- Three years of experience in import, export, and trade compliance
- Solid understanding of international trade regulations and compliance documentation
- Experience supporting customs filings, corrections, audits, and claims
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint; Power BI experience preferred
- ERP system experience preferred
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze large datasets and track KPIs
- Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Bilingual English and Spanish preferred
- CCS Certified Customs Specialist and/or CES Certified Export Specialist preferred but not required
At Watkins Wellness, we believe everyone should ‘Feel good. Live well.’ We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers, and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, company bonus, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and much more. We are proud of the people we are and the products we make — products that make a difference to the health and well-being of others.
We look for candidates that exhibit The Watkins Way (always Ethical, endeavors to be Transparent, embraces Inclusion, welcomes Diverse backgrounds and perspectives, Accommodating, believes in Work-Life Balance, puts Safety First, Accountable, values Relationships, Passionate, Team Player, and Goal Driven).
Physical Requirements: The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Hiring Range: $26.25 - $41.14
Many factors affect actual compensation including but not limited to experience, education, skills, and geographic location
Company: Watkins Wellness
Shift 1 (United States of America)Full time
Watkins (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.
Watkins is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information.
E-Verify Participation Poster: English & Spanish
E-Verify Right to Work Poster: English & Spanish
Salary : $26 - $41