Trade Compliance Specialist (Temporary)

About the role 

As the Trade Compliance Specialist, you will provide legal and regulatory compliance in export and import trade to ensure compliance and guarantee a smooth process of delivery of goods to key customers around the globe for an $800M+ IT services provider.  At the same time, you will take a public relations role where you will collaborate with internal and external partners and ensure that timely responses to requests.  

Annual compensation: $85K USD

What you'll be doing

• Supplement the Compliance role by providing support to customers. 
• Partner internally and externally to manage international shipments by liaising with governments, warehouse/logistics staff, freight forwarders/customs brokers, and other stakeholders. 
• Assist the Director of Global Trade & Compliance with the implementation of various Trade related programs and duties including but not limited to legal and regulatory compliance, auditing, and public relations. 
• Collaborate on, implement and help monitor company-wide policies and procedures to ensure compliance with US and foreign import and export regulations as well as to legal and regulatory compliance, public relations and government relations. 
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of compliance manual, processes, work instructions, and other requirements as needed, including research. 
• Perform day-to-day legal and regulatory compliance. 
• Provide support for obtaining applicable shipment permits and product certificates. 
• Research and determine Harmonized Tariff classifications, and ECCN numbers. 
• Support customer compliance and reliability screening, screening for end-use and end-users and review for Red Flags in accordance with legal and regulatory rules. 
• Assist with the design and delivery of trade compliance training for various internal audiences. 
• Participate in projects to enhance trade compliance efficiency and value contribution. 
• Be curious to learn our business and leverage that knowledge on the job. 
• Partners with business leaders to deliver services that support company objectives and that are consistent with Winning Together values. 
• Embrace and support Computacenter United States Inc. mission and core values.

What you have 

• Legally eligible to work in the United States. 
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in experience. 
• 2 years of experience in international trade, import/export operations, import/export compliance, or equivalent in experience. 
• Willingness to obtain Customs Broker license. 
• Exceptional customer service experience; energetic personality who can get things done. 
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  
• Knowledge of standard logistics and transportation requirements and procedures a plus. 
• Passionate, knowledgeable and a trusted partner to the areas of business who rely on your support. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to interact effectively with all levels of an organization.  
• Solid organizational and time/project management skills. 
• Strong quantitative, analytical and critical thinking skills with a high attention to detail. 
• Self-starter initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision.

What you can expect

There’s so much more to enjoy about being at Computacenter than just having a rewarding career. In addition to offering competitive compensation plans and long-term career opportunities, we provide an attractive mix of benefit plans to contribute to your good health, future financial security, and peace of mind.

About us

Computacenter is a leading independent technology partner, trusted by large corporate and public sector organizations. We help our world-renowned customers to source, transform, and manage their IT infrastructure to deliver digital transformation, enabling users and their business. We’re a public company quoted on the London FTSE 250 (CCC.L) and employ over 21,000 people worldwide. In the US, we support some of the country’s best-known businesses with regional hubs in San Francisco and Irvine, CA; Norcross, GA; Plano, TX; and New York City; and Integration Centers in Silicon Valley and Atlanta. www.computacenter.com/us