Trade/ International Trade Specialist
On-siteMandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Job Summary
Determine import and export classifications for hardware, software, and technology under the HTSUS, CCL, and relevant EU regimes; assign duty-qualifying tariff codes and ECCNs while maintaining auditable rationales and decision trees. Escalate red flags, end-use risks, and sanctions concerns to leadership; build and maintain high-quality classification datasets with strict version control and traceability. Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Sourcing, and Operations to collect technical specifications, correct data gaps, and drive continuous quality improvements through normalization and enrichment. Support internal and external audits with complete, well-documented classification files.
Required Qualifications
- Fluent English (written and spoken) with the ability to produce precise, professional documentation
- Strong data management skills: demonstrated experience maintaining structured datasets, ensuring data quality, and using productivity/analytics tools (e.g., Excel with advanced functions, Power Query, or similar)
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., International Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Law, Data/Information Management) or equivalent practical experience
Desired Qualifications
- 1–3+ years of international trade compliance experience (classification under HTS/HS and CCL/ECCN for products, software, and technology)
- Exposure to EU dual-use and UK export control regimes; awareness of multilateral control lists (e.g., Wassenaar)
- Familiarity with ERP/PLM environments (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Siemens Teamcenter) and item master governance
- Experience with visualization/BI tools (e.g., Power BI/Tableau) for compliance reporting and data quality monitoring
- Understanding of sanctions/restricted party screening (OFAC/EU/UK) and basic import compliance concepts (valuation, origin, special programs)
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