Import Export Specialist

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Import Export Specialist

Company: Hitachi America Ltd.

Division: Legal Group

Location: Rye Brook, NY or Remote

Status: Regular, Full Time
 

About Hitachi America, Ltd.

Hitachi America, Ltd. is the regional headquarters for Hitachi Group companies in the Americas, overseeing the U.S., Canada, and Latin America markets. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Hitachi Americas has been deeply committed to its Social Innovation Business since its establishment in 1959, addressing society's most pressing challenges through innovative solutions. Leveraging its expertise and resources, Hitachi Americas and its subsidiary companies operate across diverse sectors, including transportation, energy, mobility, industrial manufacturing, healthcare, digital engineering, data analytics and others. Driven by Digital, Green, and Innovation, Hitachi Americas remains at the forefront of pioneering solutions that shape the future. For further details, please visit https://www.hitachi.us/.

Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi contributes to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates globally in four sectors – Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries – and the Strategic SIB Business Unit for new growth businesses. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi generates value from integrating data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2024 (ended March 31, 2025) totaled 9,783.3 billion yen, with 618 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 280,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com.

Responsibilities:

• Classify imported products for Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) codes and exported products for Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCN), Schedule B numbers, and determine licensing requirements.

• Assess additional tariffs imposed under various authorities, including the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA), and Sections 301 and 232.

• Ensure compliance with participating government agency (PGA) requirements including the Food and Drug Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and others.

• Perform sanctioned ownership and restricted party screening of parties involved in international transactions via the use of third-party screening tools.

• Maintain SAP S/4 HANA system databases with accurate import and export information.

• Manuals. Support the upkeep of the company’s written internal compliance policies and programs.

• Training. Participate in the planning, development, and execution of trade compliance webinars.

• Audits. Execute audits by issuing questionnaires, conducting meetings, sampling transactions for compliance and generating reports.

• Newsletters and newsflashes. Generate ideas and compose content for Hitachi’s quarterly import/export newsletter and newsflashes, as warranted.

• Drive process improvements and investigate cost savings.

• Provide consulting services for other Hitachi group companies. Perform administrative and planning duties as needed by the department.

Qualifications:

• 4 - 8 years of experience in import and/or export compliance field.

• Bachelor’s degree in logistics, supply chain, trade compliance or related field preferred.

• Experience using global trade management platforms (e.g., Visual Compliance).

• Experience with Automated Export Systems (AES) filings with U.S. Census Bureau.

• Strong analytical skills and ability to work independently.

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.

• Customs broker license a plus.

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.  We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

• Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect

• Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

• Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge 

For residents of New York City, New York, California, Washington, Ohio and Illinois as required under applicable pay transparency laws, the expected salary range for this position if filled remotely is $86,263 - $107,829. Pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi America’s variable pay program, subject to the program’s conditions and restrictions.

Qualified Applicants with arrest or Conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. 

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to accommodation@hal.hitachi.com. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.