Senior Global Trade Compliance Specialist

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Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented professional to provide expertise in managing day-to-day import and export activities, ensuring adherence to trade compliance laws and regulations, and supporting the MTS Global Trade Compliance program. Your contributions will help preserve MTS’ status as a trusted global importer and exporter while advancing our organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

1. Daily Operations
   Manage and execute responsibilities in the following areas, leveraging technical expertise:

   • HTS/SchB Product Classification (strong knowledge and experience required)
   • U.S. Customs / BIS CFR Regulations
   • Free Trade Agreement (FTA) analysis and certification (including tariff shift and de minimis, with preference for KORUS/USMCA FTA experience)
   • Import & Export Documentation
   • Export Project Delivery Reviews
   • Export, Re-export, and Deemed Export Controls
   • Country of Origin, Product Valuation, Import & Export Data Recordkeeping Requirements
   • Restricted Party Requirements (e.g., MEU, UVL, EL, SDN)
   • Sanctioned Party List Screening
   • Licensing Determination, Application, and Management Requirements
   • Acting as a liaison with global logistics and freight forwarders
   • Export Classification (ECCN)

2. Technical Expertise
   Act as a trusted resource for resolving import and export compliance challenges across the organization.

3. Problem Solving and Remediation
   Investigate, analyze, and recommend corrective actions for trade compliance issues.

4. Policy Development
   Contribute to the creation of global policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all relevant import/export regulations.

5. Education and Training
   Design and deliver training programs to promote understanding and adherence to trade compliance requirements.

6. Auditing and Reporting
   Support periodic audits (e.g., ACE reports, 7501 entries) to maintain compliance with trade regulations.

7. Special Projects
   Provide assistance with special assignments or projects as needed.

8. Cross-Functional Collaboration
   Work closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure successful export project deliveries.

9. Due Diligence
   Maintain thoroughness and accuracy throughout all work activities.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Experience: At least 5 years in trade compliance roles with hands-on import/export responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced expertise in HTS classification and FTA, particularly KORUS
• In-depth knowledge of import regulations and familiarity with export regulations
• Proficiency in SAP and GTS (highly desired)
• Familiarity with Salesforce
• Strong problem-solving abilities and comfort with ambiguity
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and external partners
• Up-to-date knowledge of evolving trade compliance requirements
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects related to export/import activities independently

Additional Information

Who We Are?  

MTS is a leading global supplier of test and simulation systems. Customers including Formula 1 teams, leading automotive and aerospace companies and the world’s leading researchers in materials, seismic and other engineering disciplines all rely on our complex test and simulation systems to determine the reliability of product properties and to comply with quality standards.

MTS is an ITW company. ITW is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with 49,000 employees across 56 countries worldwide. The company´s seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns and offers career development and learning opportunities in more than 50 countries across the globe. At ITW we think and act like entrepreneurs. We embrace autonomy, make decisions and take ownership to create innovative solutions for our customers all over the world.

Our unique ITW Business Model applied across all segments and businesses gives us the tools to focus on what’s most important, and keeps us grounded in our values of Integrity, Simplicity, Trust, Respect and Shared Risk.

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