Import Specialist Job Description
Import specialist
provides regulatory subject matter expertise to business units with new products, services, procedures, processes, and practices to support ongoing compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Import Specialist Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective import specialist job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included import specialist job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Ensure compliance with all import/export regulations for the organization (classification, valuation, quantity, origin declaration and Free Trade Agreement eligibility, monitoring documentation)
Assisting branch management in setting import budgets and strategies
Monitoring and managing a market’s import activity, including outstanding proposals and pipeline
Tracking, monitoring, and following up on RFPs (including “post mortem” as needed)
Making rate and inventory decisions (as needed)
Balancing the needs of national advertisers and the national sales team with the needs of the local market
Sharing best practices proactively across various markets
Assisting branch management in setting import strategies
Maintain fabric resource library to support seasonal inspiration / needs, archive / catalogue GDI fabric qualities
Outline production l/t for each adopted quality and measure impact on business
Import Specialist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Import Specialist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: AEO, NAFTA, DGM, CFC, C-TPAT, DAE, USDA, OGA/PGA, FIATA, IATA
Education for Import Specialist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the import specialist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as University and Collage Degree in Education, Business/Administration, Business, Associates, Graduate Education, Public Administration, International Trade, Graduate, Supply Chain Management, Engineering
Skills for Import Specialist
Desired skills for import specialist include:
HTS with respect to general chapter notes
SPI rules
Word and Excel software
Imported wines
Procedures and industry practices
Regulations
Company policies and procedures and applicable Customs laws
CS processes and systems
DGF products and business systems
English
Desired experience for import specialist includes:
Completing RFP's with strategic recommendations all required back up by designated deadline
Monitors import activity for specific markets within a region, including outstanding proposals and pipeline
PO Management - Coordinate with Operations & Lee.com on Merchandising Sourced items
Approves Vendor invoices for payment
Monitor Vendor set ups and compliance status
NGC Support & Training - Make sure appropriate people have access to NGC
Import Specialist Examples
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Import Specialist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of import specialist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for import specialist
- Review import surveys for accuracy
- Act as intermediary and primary point of contact between in-house personnel and Customs Broker on all import transactions
- Assesses company training risk and identifies appropriate solutions
- Detail analysis of inbound logistic expense including freight, duties, and all other expenses incur during the importation and reporting to supply chain manager, finance regularly
- 3rd party logistic supplier management is important job for the position and contract renewal should be properly proceeded
- Responsible for the management of drop shipment process with drop ship coordinator, customs broker, customer services, S&M
- Support qualification of import goods shipped from US manufacturers under Korea-US FTA
- Communicate the category managers to which it provides service and the related forwarders about the orders to be issued the estimated delivery dates, according to the commercial service terms, costs and budgets
- Provide expertise and advise to the assigned product managers regarding any operative, logistic or international trade issue or inquiry
- Maintain an active communication role, by liaising between the assigned suppliers and the logistics platforms, maintaining frequent meetings with product to understand their needs, report or analyse incidences, monitor order status, or other related issues
Qualifications for import specialist
- A strong knowledge of U.S. Customs laws and procedures is needed
- This position is responsible for ensuring government compliance for CBP and C-TPAT programs
- Writing frequently
- May require periods of respiratory protection - facial hair cannot interfere with seal of respiratory protection
- Depth perception required
- May require extended hours at a computer screen
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of import specialist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for import specialist
- Perform market rides if necessary
- Research and identify the custom brokerage of inbound shipments
- Enter information on the status of shipments
- Communicate with brokers on the arrival of shipments and collect the receivables when necessary
- Prepare the required documents to move inbound shipments between United States ports
- Provide guidance and support in the selection of vendors related to imports/exports such as transportation, insurance, storage, customs agents, and follow up and control of all activities with those parties
- Ensure 48-hour response to all vendor inquiries, which may include engaging appropriate parties (Merchandise, Logistics, Operations, Finance and Allocations) to assure timely resolution
- Maintain accurate internal vendor records to include current contact information and primary email addresses
- Reviews all new products and technologies to determine export capability and license requirements
- Reviews and approves all export transactions – end user, end use, country of destination
Qualifications for import specialist
- Product Export Classification knowledge is preferred
- Licensed Customs Broker is desirable
- Proactive, detail oriented
- Logistic vendor management skill and experiences is a must
- Knowledge of ERP software systems, experience in SAP business environment is preferred
- Minimum 5 years in customs clearance, import/export, managing 3PL
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Import Specialist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for an import specialist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for import specialist
- Promotions – analyze quantity required to support proposed promo position and evaluate impact on current and future inventory levels
- Preparing necessary paperwork as per requirement during custom clearance like end use letters, query replies
- If any issues with material inward, Investigating and if needed, lodging complaint in GCMS
- Daily tracking and tracing and follow-up required to ensure timely and efficient movement of cargo and customer satisfaction
- Manage all non-regular trade compliance interfaces with government agencies including working with external counsel and consultants
- Keep accurate records for the shipments both in soft (TFS logistics system) and hard copy
- Verifies documentation
- Identify incoming documents to ensure required documents are received
- Open file/data input for new shipments in Livingston entry system
- Notify customer of missing information for release/summary processing via referral process
Qualifications for import specialist
- Experience working for a multinational company would be an asset
- Previous use and knowledge of SAP
- High-level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft applications
- Can work under pressure and keep deadline
- SAP knowledge will be higly valued
- Knowledge of importing procedures is required
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for an import specialist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for import specialist
- Coordinate carrier release by submitting required bills of lading and freight payments as needed
- Prepare trucker or carrier delivery order as needed
- Coordinate and prepare entry summary
- Monitor release status of Customs and PGA release
- Send releases/ABI screen prints to carriers’/forwarders (when required)
- Communicate shipment status to customers via phone or email including spreadsheet preparation
- Arranging/coordinating final delivery as needed
- Maintain effective relationship with clients, carriers, forwarders, Customs
- Communicate shipment status to customers via fax, phone or email including
- Logistics focal point for Import / Export operational issues for business representatives logistics service providers in KSA
Qualifications for import specialist
- Working processes between plants and logistics service provider
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Field of Supply Chain Management or Industrial & Operations Engineering
- Air Import Consolidation background
- 4 year College Degree plus 3 – 5 years’ experience in an operational role with Ocean Carrier or NVOCC-related business required
- Must have direct knowledge of ocean ports, terminals, agent and carriers services and pricing policies
- Experience in import agent file processing, including knowledge of import filing & compliance requirements, preferred
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Import Specialist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of import specialist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for import specialist
- Manage 3PLS in managing Empty container depot and inbound/outbound flow of container with target to ensure the reduction of detention and rejection and increasing the productivity and throughput to meet Sadara request for empties
- Monitor the process and manage exceptions from PO entry, Planning the shipment, Booking confirmation, Load confirmation, goods issued and confirmation onboard along with Shipment completion and quality data
- Provide Export/Import expertise to 6 sigma initiatives and execute improvement projects
- Manage KSA country specific issues and Logistics exceptions
- Responsible to execute the RCI in case of serious or moderate incident with containers shipped from the KSA area
- Initiate develop and implement work process and systems enhancements
- Provide support for (MPC) Marine packed cargo work process creation/ update
- Participate in Global teams to leverage practices form other regions
- Lead or participate in the implementation of freight tenders for MPC
- Implementation of ELDP for Middle East region
Qualifications for import specialist
- Mid-level Microsoft PowerPoint skill sets to generate slides, required
- Mid- level Microsoft access or comparable skills, preferred
- Ability to communicate at various levels of understanding from operations to management
- Experience reading and reviewing laboratory test reports preferred
- Familiarity with test protocols and ASTM standards preferred
- Must be able to work autonomously on deliverables and think independently