Trade Compliance Specialist - North America

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Job Description

Role Overview
The Trade Compliance Specialist III operates with a high degree of independence and handles moderate‑to‑high complexity trade compliance matters, including advanced classifications, regulatory interpretation, issue resolution, and audit support. The role partners closely with Supply Chain, Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, Sales, and Legal teams and provides informal guidance and mentoring to Trade Compliance Specialists I–II.
This position does not have formal people‑management responsibility and typically reports to a Trade Compliance Program Manager, Global Trade Compliance Leader, or Compliance Manager (P4 / M1).

As a Trade Compliance  professional the Specialist will make a valuable contribution to Nidec Traction objectives applying both commercial and business acumen, demonstrated by:

• Significantly contributing to optimize duty impact for Nidec Traction by ensuring correct application of the qualification and classification for every product and component.
• Performing audits on import and export activity  to ensure accuracy, including post entry adjustments, etc.
• Measuring the performance of trade activities; developing strategies to minimize risk to stakeholders.
• Minimizing duty impact.
• Providing advice and guidance on all trade compliance related issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and advice regarding interpretation of US Import/Export regulations as necessary.
• Perform Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Special Trade Program (STP) eligibility and verification.
• Conduct import compliance and operational assessments, audits, and reviews including classification, valuation, Other Government Agencies requirements or regulations.
• Work and develop compliance procedures for operational trade and compliance.
• Develop import/export compliance forms, tools, templates, and performance reports.
• KPI´s for management and constantly improving procedures and activities to reduce duties, taxes for all the North America business units.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders, suppliers, logistics, transportation companies, customs brokers, and government dependents
• Implement best practice trade principles, policies, and processes across the organization to improve operational and financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and agreed routing guide.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify inefficiencies and cost optimization opportunities.
• Provide advice and guidance on all logistics issues and on all activities which could have an impact on duties, taxes and foreign trade regulations.

• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with all Nidec trade compliance departments, other Nidec Traction departments and externally to ensure alignment and strong performance.
• Collaborate and innovate cross functionally.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Qualification in Logistics, Trade Compliance, or relevant discipline.
• Must have exceptional communication skills, verbal and written.

• 5-8 years of import and export compliance operational experience.
• Trade program requirements, especially expertise in determination of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) eligibility.
• Country of origin determination and marking requirements.
• Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties.
• Valuation and impact determination.
• Import and Export Classification and duty optimization (Immex programs, Rule 8th, Prosec, Duty drawback, etc.)
• Proven ability to apply regulatory requirements to business transactions and to guide and help the business units to implement such requirements.
• Experience in performing process analysis and design, identifying gaps, making appropriate recommendations, and implementing redesigned processes.
• Solid project management experience and ability to deliver quality work products with aggressive deadlines.
• Knowledge of international shipping regulations, certifications and programs, AEO, CTPAT, among others.
• Knowledge of the various customs processes and import and export procedures and ensure compliance with US-CAN and foreign government laws.

• Fluent in English

• Must have excellent Excel skills and analytical ability.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
• High adaptability and time coordination skills required.
• Excellent communications skills (verbal and written).
• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Collaborates.
• Manages Complexity.
• Analytical outlook.
• Cultivates Innovation.
• Customer Focus.
• Action Oriented.
• Drives Results.

• Proficient in using Microsoft Office suite of tools, especially Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.