Chicago, IL, USA
2 days ago
Senior Trade Compliance Analyst - Chicago, IL

As an S&C Electric team member, you’ll work on projects that have real-world impact. You’ll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We’re big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively.

Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow’s energy challenges and become an employee-owner!

 

Hours

8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)

 

Competitive Monthly Pay Period

 

Benefit Overview

Competitive complete benefits packageMedical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and Employee Stock ownership plan (KSOP)Tuition Reimbursement, Fitness reimbursement, Paid leavesDependent care FSA, Basic Life, Transit benefitAnnual bonus for individual and company performancePaid vacation and 15 paid holidays, including shutdown in summer and winterReferral Bonus programPPE provided.Career Advancement and Development Opportunities

Join Our Team as a Sr. Trade Compliance Analyst!

The Senior Trade Compliance Analyst plays a critical role within S&C’s Supply and Logistics function, ensuring all import and export activities comply with regulatory requirements. This position acts as a knowledge source for the function and and oversees accurate records of trade activties, support the classification of goods, and provide guidance on compliance-related matters to internal stakeholders globally. The role contributes to S&C’s duty savings programs, audit processes, and the continuous improvement of compliance procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

Own the day-to-day activites of S&C's trade compliance function. Act as a knowledge source for the function on complicated trade and compliance matters, building procedures and advising global business units on best practices. Maintain accurate records of import and export entry filings, ensuring compliance with global customs regulations.Classify goods using the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), Schedule B, and Harmonized System codes to ensure compliant imports and exports, and to maximize duty savings opportunities. Provide guidance to team members on the handling of export and import shipments, including hand-carry and carnet shipments, acting as a resource for the organization to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.Monitor and evaluate documentation for import/export shipments, ensuring accuracy and identifying potential duty drawback opportunities. Develop and implement processes for managing documentation and completing related transactions in the Oracle ERP system.Support post-entry corrections as needed, maintaining all necessary documentation and records.Create and maintain reporting metrics for trade compliance internal audits, including clearance accuracy, duty taxes, and other visibility requirements. Partner with the Manager - Global Trade Compliance to fulfill audit requirements by various internal and external auditors.Assist with corrective actions related to internal audits and compliance issues, ensuring ongoing regulatory adherence. Stay up-to-date on new legislative developments in areas in which S&C does business in order to make recommendations to process/compliance need changes.Partner with the legal services team to ensure sales and vendor transactions comply with the sanctioned party list and other regulatory requirements, escalating complex issues to the appropriate staff when necessary.Understand and comply with all applicable Company policies and rules.

 

What you’ll Need To Succeed:

 Bachelor’s degree in Business, International Trade, Supply Chain Logistics, or related field. 5+ years of experience in a logistics role with specific experience in trade compliance, such as with import/export regulations. Comprehensive knowledge of customs regulations, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, duty drawback, reconciliation, and incoterms. Experience with harmonized tariff classification and export control classification numbers (ECCNs). Experience in customs brokerage, trade compliance auditing, and post-entry corrections. Familiarity with U.S. regulatory bodies such as Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Department of Commerce. Great communication skills, both verbal and written, for conveying complex data insights to diverse stakeholders. Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams is a key strength. Able to influence others towards proper trade compliance activities, both inside and outside of the supply & logistics function. Proven ability to identify and mitigate logistics-related risks, coupled with the development and execution of effective contingency plans to ensure business continuity. Champions a constant improvement mindset by consistently looking for new ways to improve processes and helping to motivate project teams to do the same. Sound analytical skills with the ability to source data and analyze it with tools such as Excel, Power BI, Power Automate, identifying trends, strategic insights, and potential issues. Highly capable of utilizing ERP systems with significant experience using ERP logistics-related functions.  Ability to work in a team and independently, driving forward impactful projects with limited supervision 

 

Preferred:

Ready to make an impact and become an employee-owner? Apply now to join our inclusive and innovative team! Explore open positions.

 

 

S&C Electric is committed to equal-opportunity employment. All employees and applicants will be considered without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to complete the application, please email us at TAsupport@sandc.com.

 

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