Customs Specialist

What You Can Expect

• Administer the daily operations of the company's Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ),

ensuring full compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

regulations.

• Review customs documentation, commercial invoices, shipping documents, and

entry information to ensure accuracy, completeness, and regulatory

compliance.

• Coordinate FTZ admissions, inventory transfers, exports, consumption entries,

inventory adjustments, destructions, and zone-to-zone transfers.

• Maintain accurate FTZ inventory records and ensure compliance with CBP

inventory control and audit requirements.

• Monitor inventory discrepancies, investigate exceptions, and implement

corrective actions to maintain inventory integrity.

• Review import documentation to verify country of origin, importer of record,

valuation, terms of sale, tariff classification, and other customs

requirements.

• Identify documentation discrepancies, communicate directly with customers,

overseas partners, customs brokers, and internal teams, and drive timely

resolution.

• Prepare customer reports and provide regular updates regarding FTZ inventory,

customs activities, and operational performance.

• Collaborate closely with warehouse operations, brokerage teams, and other

departments to ensure efficient customs processing and customer service.

• Identify compliance risks, escalate unresolved issues, and recommend

corrective actions to minimize operational and regulatory exposure.

• Support internal and external customs audits by maintaining complete,

accurate, and audit-ready documentation.

• Monitor regulatory changes affecting FTZ operations and support continuous

improvement initiatives to strengthen compliance processes.

• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.

What You Bring

• Minimum 2 years of experience in customs brokerage, import/export compliance,

Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) operations, or international logistics.

• Strong knowledge of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations,

Foreign Trade Zone requirements, and import/export compliance.

• Experience administering FTZ inventory control systems, customs

documentation, and regulatory recordkeeping.

• Experience working directly with customs brokers, government agencies, and

regulatory authorities.

• Strong understanding of customs entry documentation, commercial invoices,

country of origin, importer of record (IOR), valuation, tariff

classification, and international trade documentation.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with

exceptional attention to detail.

• Demonstrated ability to identify compliance risks, interpret regulatory

requirements, and implement practical solutions.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to

communicate professionally across all levels of the organization.

• Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines and perform effectively in a

fast-paced environment.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Outlook; experience

with FTZ inventory management systems is considered an asset.

• Experience within freight forwarding, customs brokerage, contract logistics,

or international supply chain operations is preferred.

• Bilingual English and Spanish or another language is considered an asset.