Global Trade Compliance Specialist II

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Lenexa, KS
Junior
Biotech
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
The Role
The Global Trade Compliance Specialist II is responsible for managing import and export activities, ensuring accurate classification of products, supervising customs clearance, and maintaining compliance with trade regulations. The role includes collaboration with internal departments and supporting training initiatives while identifying cost-saving opportunities within trade programs.
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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

The Microbiology Division (MBD) manufactures and distributes products that diagnose infectious disease and detect bacterial contamination to serve customers in public health, clinical and pharmaceutical laboratories, food safety, and environmental screening.

Discover Impactful Work:

We're looking for a detailed oriented trade compliance professional to be responsible for the daily management of import and export activities. This role is a combination of creative work, routine, and work within trade compliance and Customs law. Your contributions help ensure materials and product are in place when needed to serve clinicians and labs in making informed decisions to provide faster answers and better care.

A day in the Life:

  • Ensure accurate classification and jurisdiction determination of products to include: Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), Country of Origin, Commerce Control List (CCL), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and other applicable Partnering Government Agencies (PGAs).
  • Ensure timely customs clearance by supervising daily import activity, providing import instructions, and resolving Customs and PGA holds. Using Entry Verification and Global Trade Visibility modules in OneSource to enhance auditing and close gaps.
  • Support the development, maintenance, and delivery of internal training.
  • Maintain, audit, and reconcile records in accordance with applicable regulations and company policy.
  • Collaborate with internal departments and complete routine self-assessment to ensure adherence to trade compliance program.
  • Identify and support savings strategies, including Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), Section 301 exemptions, and other trade programs.

Keys to Success:

Education

  • Bachelor degree preferred

Experience

  • 1-2 years' experience in customs compliance, import/export shipping or operations, or related industry
  • Certified Customs Specialist, preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Familiarity with SAP ERP system and Thompson Reuters OneSource Global Trade software, preferred
  • Knowledge of HTS, General Rules of Interpretation (GRIs), Valuation, Rules of Origin, FTAs, and Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCN)
  • Proficient in using Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams). Familiarity with PowerBI
  • Dedication to detail, accuracy, and follow-through
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal direction
  • Strong communication skills: presentation, verbal, and written
  • Titles 15 and 19 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Top Skills

Commerce Control List
Country Of Origin
Customs Law
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
International Traffic In Arms Regulations
MS Office
Power BI
Sap Erp
Thomson Reuters Onesource
Trade Compliance
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The Company
HQ: Waltham, MA
100,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace

What We Do

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Why Work With Us

You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.

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