Senior Import Compliance Analyst

Senior Import Compliance Analyst

The Senior Import Compliance Analyst partners with 3rd party Customs Brokers and relevant import compliance teams to develop meaningful measures of broker performance, providing recommendations to address performance gaps, and auditing broker work to ensure quality. The role will audit product customs classifications (HTS US, Canadian HS) to ensure accuracy. The analyst provides guidance, resolves issues, independently manages projects and ensures the smooth flow of products internationally. The position is Hybrid requiring 2 days per week in office one day of which must be in the Grainger Lake Forest, IL headquarters.

You Will

• Continuously reviews, analyzes and communicates relevant U.S. import regulations to ensure compliance.
• Ensures import transactions are compliant with U.S. Government regulations by executing post-entry audits on import transactions and supporting quarterly external audits.
• Leads and oversees key import programs such as CTPAT Security and Trade Compliance Program, Duty Drawback and Periodic Statement processing.
• Manages the response on Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inquiries.
• Conducts analyses on updated duties and tariffs to assess business impact, ensures entry into the database, and updates duty rate changes to Finance.
• Reviews the audit plan continuously and performs risk assessments on imports to adjust the audit focus on areas with the greatest risk and potential exposure.
• Communicates audit results to Global Trade Compliance leadership, Customs brokers and other teams as needed to drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Leads the identification of root cause of issues raised and partner with relevant teams to eliminate future occurrences; monitors and reports on repeated deficiencies.

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We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one's employment.