Analyst, FTZ

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Purpose:
This position is responsible for supporting the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Sr. Manager and group's efforts to ensure Tapestry's processes, internal controls, and reporting are in compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations by overseeing the movement of goods within the zone, maintaining detailed inventory records, and processing necessary documentation for import and export activities, while adhering to all FTZ rules and procedures to facilitate efficient trade within the designated area. The individual will perform complex and confidential administrative duties to ensure accurate Foreign Trade Zone operations are within compliance of and adhering to all required standards of Custom Border Protection (CBP), Fish and Wildlife (F&W) and all other agencies.
The position is in our Jacksonville, FL location.
The successful candidate will leverage their proficiency in customs and foreign trade zones to...

• Accurately manage inventory controls leveraging the FTZ software by tracking all merchandise entering and leaving the FTZ, maintaining detailed records of goods stored within the zone, including their status (domestic or foreign) and process adjustments and ship orders as required.
• Prepare and submit all daily FTZ admissions (e214), follow-up and resolve 214 posting messages.
• Support in the research and verification of foreign vs domestic receipts into the FTZ and validate FTZ data against actual documentation as needed to ensure accuracy of integration and information.
• Identify, reconcile, and resolve any inventory issues in a prompt and timely manner. Research shortages and file discrepancy reports with carrier/CBP.
• Aid in the preparation of the weekly estimated entry (CF3461) and prepare weekly Customs entry (CF7501)
• Process PTT's and IT's as appropriate to move shipments to/from ports as required.
• Administer FTZ Software table updates with any new information, i.e. vendor, MID, HTS information.
• Assist the Operations team in managing in-bond export transactions from the FTZ (CF7512) and filing CF216 as needed.
• Support the management of FTZ recordkeeping retention program, ensuring that all FTZ records are maintained and readily available for CBP review in accordance with the applicable recordkeeping regulations.
• Assist with maintaining, auditing, and enforcing the required procedures to ensure compliance by all relevant parties to all required FTZ operational practices and protocols.
• Foster relationships across multiple teams (Finance/Accounting, Operations, Customs, Logistics, Trade Compliance Team) and work across various levels in the organization to ensure program objectives are achieved.
• Provide any other support to the FTZ Program Sr. Manager and Trade Compliance team, as needed.

The accomplished individual will possess...

• Associate degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field, or 2+ years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree working in FTZ operations, inventory control systems, warehousing, and logistics.
• Experience with Foreign Trade Zone Software and US Customs regulations and compliance
• Flexible, adaptable, collaborative and have a keen sense of urgency in a fast-changing environment.
• Strong analytical and good decision-making skills
• Curious, always willing to learn and ability to understand and apply complex trade concepts.
• Ability to prioritize multiple competing tasks, follows-through completion of tasks/projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated Advanced Excel, Microsoft Office knowledge and 2+ years of ERP system; SAP preferred.

An outstanding professional will have...

• Advanced Power Query and Power BI knowledge
• Experience working with Warehouse Management Systems, Manhattan WMS preferred.
• Understanding of U.S. import and export regulations and practices
• Intellectual curiosity, faster learning and dedicated worker who is eager to learn new things.

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale
  and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.
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Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264 or [email protected]
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Work Setup
BASE PAY RANGE $45,000.00 TO $55,000.00
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