Company Description
At Lakeshore, we create innovative learning materials and world-class guest experiences for teachers, parents and children. Since 1954, we’ve grown into a global community—with a thriving e-commerce business, multiple catalogs, 60+ retail stores, a peerless national sales force, plus international offices that support our preeminent supply chain division. But today we’re working better, smarter and faster than ever—and setting our sights even higher. We’re building an infrastructure designed for scalability, embracing data-driven decision-making and using technology to improve efficiency and ensure the best tools for the best work. Most importantly, we continue to invest in a diverse team of inquisitive top talent who fuel each other’s passions and curiosity, take risks, try new things, and believe that every new day brings opportunities for growth.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior Trade Compliance Analyst with comprehensive import and export expertise to join our team and help lead our compliance efforts. In this role, you will drive compliance initiatives for our varied product line and navigate the complexities of international regulations, classifications and international operations. The position also requires working closely with a team of in-house experts, our customs brokers and internal departments to play a key role in ensuring that our operations provide visibility and accountability and are efficient. Applicants should have extensive experience with the ACE system. The ideal candidate also possesses a strong sense of urgency, the ability to strategize solutions under deadline pressure and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
A day on the job looks like this:
- Classify and identify goods using the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and related regulatory standards while maintaining awareness of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updates, proposed changes and regulatory notices
- Act as the primary point of contact, managing shipment statuses and documentation for internal teams with specialized monitoring, reporting or compliance needs
- Conduct thorough audits on customs entry declarations and maintain a standard percentage of ongoing audits to ensure compliance and process improvement
- Support in the development, administration and enforcement of policies and procedures to enhance our compliance levels for both imports and exports
- Update HTS classifications as changes are implemented by the CBP and rulings issued for imported products
- Prepare and analyze trade compliance data and create reports to track key performance indicators, supporting data-driven decision-making
- Identify and resolve customs clearance delays and compliance issues, working directly with customs brokers and relevant internal teams to ensure smooth processing
- Manage and maintain recordkeeping for customs entry declaration, U.S. Antidumping and Countervailing Duties and other government agencies
- Monitor and ensure compliance with export controls, economic sanctions and country-specific import/export requirements for exported product
Qualifications
Got the skills and experience? Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- U.S. Customs Broker License is a plus
- 5+ years of import/export experience working for an import broker or a medium to large corporation
- Broad import/export knowledge, including a deep understanding of U.S. Customs regulations, HTS classifications, import duties, tariff engineering, ADD/CVD regulations, PGA requirements, plus export controls and economic sanctions
- Advanced Excel and data analysis skills
- Strategic thinker with superb analytical and problem-solving skills
- Self-starter with excellent project management and leadership skills
- Ability to collaborate across all areas of the business
Additional Information
And here’s our end of the bargain!
- Salary: $66,560-$90,000 with an annual bonus
- Paid leave for new parents to support work/life balance and family bonding
- Excellent medical/dental and vision coverage—EPO, PPO and HSA
- 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution (because you will retire someday)
- Flexible benefits—choose what you like, ignore the rest
- On-site preschool for our employees’ children
- On-site employee gym for all levels/fitness needs
- Generous employee discount
- Casual dress…and we really mean it
At Lakeshore, we know our diversity makes us stronger, and when everyone feels included and valued, we all win. We strive to embrace our differences and create an intentionally diverse and inclusive community that is representative of the teachers, families and children we serve.
We know we couldn’t do the extraordinary things we’re doing without the people on our team. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of this spectacular group, Lakeshore is more than a great place to work—it’s a great experience to be part of. Day in and day out, we give everything we’ve got to create products that instill a sense of wonder and foster a true love of learning. To help maintain this high bar for success, we’re constantly on the lookout for people to join us. So if you’re a down-to-earth professional who shares our desire for making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
To learn more about Lakeshore, visit www.lakeshorelearning.com/careers
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
People are selected to become members of the Lakeshore family based on skill, merit and mind-boggling talent—not based on race, color, creed, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, marital status, domestic partnership status, military status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, alienage, AIDS or AIDS-related complex status, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, status as a victim of domestic violence, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If things aren’t equal, we all lose.
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What We Do
Lakeshore Learning Materials is one of the most innovative manufacturers of educational materials in the country. Specializing in top-quality products for the home and classroom, we are a thriving multichannel organization with a robust web business, multiple catalogs for early learning and elementary programs, 60 store locations, plus a sales force that is second to none. Thanks to the daily contributions of the amazing people on our team, Lakeshore has experienced continuous growth since the day it was founded in 1954.
Although we’ve been serving teachers and parents for decades, we believe our best days are still to come—thanks to the hard work and dedication of our team. We are creative thinkers and problem solvers who continuously challenge ourselves to do our best work, roll up our sleeves to get the job done and persevere until we reach our goals. Over the last few decades, our people have helped us grow from a single retail store into an international business that continues to expand—moving us even closer to our goal of ensuring every teacher and student has access to the best learning materials possible. Because of our team’s passion and drive, Lakeshore is more than a great place to work—it’s a great experience to be part of. So if you’re a down-to-earth professional who shares our desire for making a difference in the world, we’d love to hear from you.
