Trade Compliance Operations Specialist
Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Trade Compliance Operations Specialist will performs routine clerical and administrative tasks related to trade compliance operations activities to support larger trade compliance operations projects. Working independently under limited supervision for routine situations, this job assists with administrative issues to ensure the organization's trade operations are compliant through various documentation procedures.
Key Accountabilities
- OPERATIONAL EXECUTION: Performs routine clerical and administrative tasks, including cross border clearance execution, filing export declarations with customs and other government agencies and supporting validation and coordination of export transactional requirements applying to all documents and data, according to defined procedures and controls to preserve value and mitigate risk.
- DOCUMENTATION REVIEW: Prepares and reviews trade documents, including invoices, preferential trade documentation, shipping documents, export licenses and other cross border documents to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance with legal and fiscal requirements.
- RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: Collaborates with internal and external partners to implement new trade compliance operations solutions.
- METRICS ANALYSIS: Collects, processes, prioritizes, analyzes and reports on global trade and compliance data to facilitate cross border execution and analysis.
- DATA ENTRY & MANAGEMENT: Maintains customs master files and records to support compliance with information management policies.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum requirement of 4 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 5 years or more of relevant experience
- Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated client/customer focus role and strong relationship builder
- Proficient in Microsoft Outlook and Office, expert in Microsoft Excel
- International commercial terms knowledge
- Experience managing SAP and global trade services
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Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.
Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
Location: Miami, FL or Brampton, Ontario (Canada)
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