The global supply chain is one of the most heavily regulated industries, posing complex challenges for all parties involved in navigating a myriad of laws. Flexport's Trade Advisory team aims to help clients identify supply chain risks and cost savings opportunities by offering advanced customs and trade expertise.
Requirements
- Licensed Customs Broker required, J.D. or graduate degree highly preferred.
- Strong technical and business writing skills.
- Expertise with Microsoft Office suite and Google equivalents.
- Strong data analytical skills.
- Strong industry knowledge including classification, valuation, reconciliation, duty minimization and avoidance strategies, government regulations and rulings, and other trade information, with the ability to provide expert guidance.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage trade advisory projects that focus on trade compliance and duty minimization strategies, including Classification, Country of Origin, FTA analysis, FSFE, Compliance assessment, tariff engineering, etc.
- Perform, coordinate, and support Trade Advisory analytics and reporting from a variety of sources, providing insights and recommendations.
- Proactively stay informed on the latest customs and other government agency regulations, ruling issuances, and industry trends that are relevant to our clients, and educate the team.
- Coordinate and facilitate software solutions, automation of data analytics, improvement of SOPs, ACE portal access, applications, and integrations, serving as a subject matter expert.
- Interface with CBP and our clients and offer timely responses, elevating where necessary, and guiding junior team members.
- Maintain active communication with clients, customs and other government authorities, and internal stakeholders, representing the team.
- Support Trade Advisory infrastructure and administrative requirements, contributing to team development and best practices.
Other
- Lead and mentor other Trade Advisory team members to help address and find solutions to trade issues that matter to our clients, furthering the company’s values.
- Monitor deadlines and draft client deliverables for multiple projects at a given time, ensuring high quality and timely delivery.
- Ensure project timelines, statuses, and invoices are appropriately managed and delivered, overseeing the work of other associates.
- 5-7 years trade related experience working in house, at customs brokerage, consulting or law firm preferred, with demonstrated leadership experience.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to stay on top of multiple tasks and projects, with excellent prioritization and delegation abilities.
