Trade Compliance Specialist - Decatur, IL
About The Position
The Trade Compliance Specialist will be working in the corporate Customs & Excise Trade Compliance function of the ADM organization. This role supports external customs audits, conducts internal reviews to assess effectiveness and drive corrective and preventive actions. The specialist will maintain the master list of customs brokers and Powers of Attorney, and obtain and analyze declaration data from brokers to identify risks and opportunities. Key responsibilities include overseeing accurate HS classification and customs valuation, ensuring compatibility of business strategies with CETC and regulatory requirements (US and relevant Canada cross-border trade), and resolving historical origin/FTA issues while implementing preventive measures (USMCA and other FTA). The role also involves supporting CETC special projects, driving regional implementation across US and Canada operations, identifying opportunities for new CETC projects, and supporting data analytics for trade KPIs and compliance dashboards.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of customs legislation with a focus on North America (incl’ Canada)
- Proven experience in trade compliance and internal and external auditing
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex trade data and regulations
- Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Self-starter who can work independently with minimal supervision and drive initiatives to completion
- Efficient communicator (written and verbal), adept at stakeholder management and training non-experts
- Extensive digital literacy; proficient in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and collaboration tools
- Professional English language skills
- At least 7 years active experience as a customs specialist, working in a large or medium-sized company
- Previous roles should include the filing of customs and excise declarations, internal auditing, data processing, and reporting
Responsibilities
- Support external customs audits
- Conduct internal reviews to assess effectiveness and drive corrective and preventive actions
- Maintain the master list of customs brokers and Powers of Attorney
- Obtain and analyze declaration data from brokers; identify risks and opportunities
- Oversee accurate HS classification and customs valuation
- Ensure compatibility of business strategies with CETC and regulatory requirements (US and relevant Canada cross-border trade)
- Resolve historical origin/FTA issues and implement preventive measures (USMCA and other FTA)
- Support CETC special projects and drive regional implementation across US and Canada operations
- Identify opportunities for new CETC projects to enhance compliance and efficiency
- Support data analytics for trade KPIs and compliance dashboards
Benefits
- medical/Rx
- dental
- vision
- on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings account
- 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan
- discounted employee stock purchasing program
- life insurance
- disability
- workers’ compensation
- legal assistance
- identity theft protection
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares)
- Paid time off
- paid holidays
- Adoption assistance
- paid maternity and parental leave
- Tuition assistance
- Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
