OVERVIEW
Cadrex is searching for a Senior Global Trade Compliance Manager to establish and lead a centralized Trade Compliance Control Tower as the enterprise owner of trade compliance governance across imports and exports, as applicable. This role will own HTS classification governance, country-of-origin determinations, customs valuation controls, recordkeeping, broker governance, denied/restricted party screening governance, and duty recovery programs, including tariff/IEEPA refunds and post-entry corrections. The role will also evaluate and lead FTZ strategy to support lawful duty and fee optimization, improve cash flow, and build standardized processes and KPIs that reduce risk, improve clearance predictability, and generate measurable business value.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Establish and own the enterprise trade compliance program: policies, SOPs, RACI, training, recordkeeping, and internal control testing
- Provide centralized governance and direction for U.S. and Mexico trade compliance activities, including alignment of broker instructions, documentation controls, and cross-border execution standards
- Partner with Sourcing, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to improve data quality and embed compliance into standard work
- Govern HTS classification, COO determinations, and valuation controls; maintain the centralized evidence repository, defensible support, and change control process
- Own Section 232 governance: ensure correct applicability and reporting; monitor scope changes and implement controls to prevent misapplication
- Govern denied/restricted party screening and auditable trail; manage exceptions/escalations with Legal for higher-risk transactions
- Lead broker governance: standardized instructions, SLAs, defect taxonomy, scorecards/QBRs, corrective action closure
- Own post-entry governance: sampling audits, correction workflow, PSC/protest strategy and calendar management (as applicable)
- Own duty recovery programs: tariff/IEEPA refund identification and filing governance; manage trackers, evidence, and receivables
- Lead FTZ feasibility and implementation roadmap (storage + manufacturing): business case, operating model, controls, and pilot rollout
- Build and report KPIs: duty exposure, recoveries, broker accuracy, holds/exams, defect categories, cycle time, FTZ savings, and audit readiness
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of experience in global trade compliance, import/export, or international logistics within a manufacturing or industrial environment preferred
- Experience managing tariff-driven compliance exposure, including Section 232 scope review, Chapter 99 reporting, supplier documentation, and broker controls
- Deep knowledge of U.S. customs compliance, including HTS classification, ECCN, FTA/USMCA, country of origin, valuation, recordkeeping, and broker management
- Experience building and leading trade compliance programs in multi-site environments, including policy, audits, training, and internal controls
- Demonstrated success centralizing or transforming trade compliance governance in decentralized or acquisition-built environments
- Experience driving duty recovery programs, including post-entry strategies and tariff refund governance; drawback knowledge a plus
- Experience governing U.S.-Mexico cross-border trade compliance activities and coordinating with Mexico brokers and local compliance resources
- FTZ knowledge, including feasibility, controls, and inventory/recordkeeping requirements
- Experience implementing screening workflows/tools and maintaining an auditable screening record
- Professional certifications such as CCS and familiarity with internal audit methodologies are a plus
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in International Business, Supply Chain, Law, or related field
LOCATION
SCHEDULE
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally loud.
CADREX CORE VALUES
- Safety first, rising to the challenge, collaboration, accountability, and doing the right thing
TOTAL COMPENSATION INCLUDES
- Health/dental/vision coverage
- Employer-paid and supplemental life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Generous paid time off and holiday pay
- Monthly remote work stipend (for remote employees who qualify)
- 401(k) investment plan, with an employer match of up to 4%
- Education support program
- Safety eyeglasses/shoe reimbursement
- Referral bonuses
- Bonus plan for all full-time employees
ABOUT US
CADREX Manufacturing Solutions is a leading provider of complex sheet metal and machined production parts, assemblies, and weldments for a variety of end markets, including electrical transmission and distribution, warehouse automation, technology, aerospace & defense, medical, food, and industrials. With locations in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Washington, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Monterrey Mexico, CADREX offers numerous in-house manufacturing capabilities, including laser cutting, sheet metal fabrication, complex assembly, CNC punching, CNC machining, forming, robotic welding, stamping, fastener insertion, and tool and die manufacturing, to effectively serve customers with lights-out manufacturing capabilities for mid- to high-volume production. For more information, visit www.cadrex.com.
Cadrex provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
