Requisition ID: 177203
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: DHO Kiewit Supply Network
Department: Supply Chain Management
Market: Corporate Home Office
Employment Type: Full Time

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are adding an experienced Trade Compliance Specialist to our team to support projects around North America for all of our markets. In this role, you will perform a variety of duties necessary to support Kiewit’s compliance with import/export regulations and operations thereby ensuring ensure materials and equipment get to the project within schedule. You can expect to interact with internal and external partners, as well as directly with internal clients, stockholders, and vendors on a variety of import/export compliance related activities to minimize associated risk to the Company while supporting business growth goals
Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. We work in a variety of markets including Transportation/Infrastructure, oil and gas/petrochemical, power, building, water/wastewater, industrial, mining and marine construction and run projects throughout North America. We hire the best people to work on some of the most important (and largest) projects in North America in our industries and believe in training and developing our employees, to become future leaders! Our clients come to us because of our safety, and quality focus and our ability to deliver.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensed Customs Broker (LCB) license highly desirable
• Minimum of 8 years performing functions as outlined above
• Must have experience working with both import/export operations within North America, including handling import and export documentation and operations.
• Understanding of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule Search and classification concepts and references
• Must possess excellent verbal/written communication skills, with strong oral presentation skills
• Must be able to drive actions forward in Trade Compliance and comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Import/Export experience with vehicles, construction equipment and multiple load entries between US, Mexico & Canada strongly preferred
• Experience working in a cross-functional environment with stakeholders (e.g., Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, IT, Logistics, and Legal)
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and project management skills
• Ability to multi-task, set priorities and exhibit excellent follow-up
• Possess strong analytical and research skills

• Lead all projects operations in respect to import/export operations
• Determine and assign tariff classifications to products to ensure accurate reporting and compliance.
• Handle and review import and export documentation to ensure that all required documents are present for recordkeeping compliance.
• Maintain trade compliance policies and procedures to ensure compliance with current rules and regulations.
• Coordinate release of shipment with the Customs Broker, Carrier, CBP/CBSA, and other government agencies.
• Enforce and execute KSN’s import and export operational process and procedures.
• Conduct audits and assessments to identify potential compliance issues and implement corrective actions.
• Review and approve broker invoices and ACH statements for payment of duties.
• Build and maintain relationships with vendors, brokers, and others involved in import and export transactions.