Summary:
- The Trade Compliance Coordinator will be part of a Global Onsite Team supporting one of Expeditors High Tech customers within an import/export operation.
- The Trade Compliance Coordinator will be accountable for meeting all major duties and responsibilities outlined below in a timely and responsive manner, as directed by the Onsite Compliance Manager.
- The Trade Compliance Coordinator will oversee complex compliance projects and provide proactive logistical compliance solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
● Enhance customer relationships by identifying areas for improvement in the overall customer experience.
● Maintain weekly reports, dashboards, and presentations to provide stakeholders with real-time project status insights.
● Advise on opportunities for supply chain automation by using AI tools to address operational challenges.
● Proactively monitor, follow up and resolve daily tickets related to: classification, valuation, and product certificates.
● Facilitate customer expansion into new warehouses and data centers by testing workflows in the internal trade automation system.
● Document and track project steps, action items, and scope changes to ensure successful completion.
● Support broader team projects while independently driving individually assigned initiatives.
● Translate key insights from meetings, workshops, and tickets into actionable project plans and deliverables.
● Measure the impact and value of action items and risks prioritizing them accordingly.
● Monitor and address the impact of changes in trade laws and regulations and develop procedural changes as needed. Effectively communicate these changes to the client.
● Consult with customers on customs regulations impacting their import and export activities.
● Support the rollout and implementation of new business initiatives.
● Lead project calls to discuss progress, risks, challenges, and facilitate decision-making.
● Communicate key operational milestones to all key stakeholders and drive alignment.
● Stay up to date with the latest trends, benchmarks, best practices and advancements in supply chain, including emerging tools, techniques and apply new knowledge to improve processes.
Qualifications
Qualifications, Experience and Education Requirements:
● Bachelor's degree with a specialization in Supply Chain, related field or equivalent experience.
● Knowledge of import/export requirements, trade laws, classification, valuation, origin determination, and Incoterms.
● 1-3 years of supply chain and Customs Brokerage experience in Freight Forwarding or 3PL.
● Industry certifications (e.g., Customs Broker License) preferred.
● Basic understanding of complex country-specific trade requirements.
● Excellent customer service, communication, and negotiation skills to drive positive outcomes.
● Risk sensitive, recognizes when problems arise or are likely to arise.
● Ability to evaluate scenarios, recommend solutions, and present the best options.
● Self-starter with the ability to prioritize tasks.
● Time management, resource management, attention to detail.
● Must be willing to occasionally work outside normal business hours, including weekends.
● Travel less than 5%.
Additional InformationPersonal Development:
● Meets company standards of 52 hours training per year per employee.
● Complete mandatory external training when required.
Reporting Structure:
● Onsite Trade Compliance Manager
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of import/export requirements, trade laws, classification, valuation, origin determination, and Incoterms
- 1-3 years of supply chain and Customs Brokerage experience in Freight Forwarding or 3PL
- Industry certifications (e.g., Customs Broker License)
- Basic understanding of complex country-specific trade requirements
- Excellent customer service, communication, and negotiation skills
- Risk sensitivity and ability to recognize and escalate problems
- Ability to evaluate scenarios, recommend solutions, and present options
- Self-starter with strong prioritization, time and resource management, and attention to detail
- Willingness to occasionally work outside normal business hours, including weekends
- Ability to travel up to less than 5%
Expeditors Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is supported through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan that is positioned as a standout perk, including references to a purchase discount and contribution limits. Stock-plan availability is treated as a meaningful wealth-building component of the overall rewards mix.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits, with additional protections like life and disability insurance. Benefit materials also point to common add-ons such as HSA options, EAP support, and broad baseline coverage in job postings.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) plan with employer matching that is repeatedly cited as a defined component of the package. Auto-enrollment/auto-increase features are also referenced as mechanisms that support participation and savings behavior.
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What We Do
Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 (374) company, we employ over 16,500 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 320 locations across six continents. Expeditors is focused on the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, cargo insurance, distribution and other value-added logistics services. We pride ourselves on being a solutions-based organization that takes the time to understand each customer's individual business needs. As a non-asset based organization, we have considerable flexibility when managing customers' supply chains. Our relationships with local suppliers and global air and ocean partners provides our customers with the best routing and pricing options. Expeditors' comprehensive, flexible spectrum of services is supported by leading-edge information technology providing the highest level of end to end visibility. To maintain consistent quality and customer service across the globe, Expeditors has regional headquarters located in London, Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore. At Expeditors, our industry professionals, award winning processes and globally unified systems ensure that we always live up to our promise, "You'd be surprised how far we'll go for you."
