Chipton Ross Inc.

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Chipton-Ross is seeking a US Trade Compliance Specialist for a remote contract opportunity. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE): U.S. Customs brokers license required 7+ years' experience with drafting and management of •U.S. Customs clearance applications •Direct work experience as a licensed U.S. Customs broker in the aerospace industry in the last 2 years •Experience leading import program improvement projects •Knowledge of current Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification best practices •Experience researching and evaluating technologies against U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule to determine proper placement within the regulations •Experience drafting customs ruling requests •Experience interfacing and maintaining strong relationships with technical and programmatic teams to effectively facilitate role objectives Proven development of business strategies that apply •U.S. Customs rules to mitigate and reduce duty and tariff exposure POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: •Drafting and managing U.S. customs clearance applications for manufacturing materials and returning deployment hardware used in the Unmanned Aerial Systems business •Updating import program process documentation Providing strategic guidance to the company to navigate the changes in U.S. tariff policy Working with client parent company and contracted •U.S. Customs broker to resolve customs clearance issues •Collaborating with trade compliance team members and engineering staff to provide harmonized tariff schedule classifications for new technologies, major systems, parts, and components •Analyzing and providing recommendations for improvement to internal customs processes and tools REQUIRED EDUCATION: •Accredited Bachelor's degree with 10-15 years or 7-9 years with a master's degree WORK HOURS: •Full-Time •9/80 work schedule •1st Shift