About Us:
As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America’s leading retailers.
Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.
A role in Global Trade Services means you will play a key role in supporting Target’s high degree of compliance with US Customs laws and regulations, maintaining the speed of our best-in-class import supply chain while ensuring that Target avoids fines and penalties for non-compliance with import regulations.
You will also train and guide internal and external partners on Target import practices and Customs requirements and provide consulting to internal partners to support Global Supply Chain and Logistics goals.
As a Sr Customs Entry Specialist, you will manage daily business operations for entry filing from a team queue, meeting our proficiency goal to ensure shipments are cleared on time to move into Target’s domestic supply chain network. You will identify, implement, and share across the team process improvements and best practices as needed to manage workload.
You will have the opportunity to work with internal partners as a subject matter expert to drive continuous improvement in operations. Your decisions in this role balance speed and accuracy to minimize risk and ensure compliance with Target’s ethical and business guidelines.
This role reports to the Sr Manager of Global Trade Brokerage and works closely with internal Global Trade Services teams as well with Merchandise Specialists and Target’s import suppliers.
General Requirements:
Thrive working independently toward a common team goal from a work queue
Understand Microsoft tools needed to do job (e.g. Excel, Word, Outlook)
Understand impact of work within total supply chain
Create and update documentation for key processes
About you:
Ability to problem solve and research daily operational issues
Ability to partner across the team for system or process issues and continuous improvement opportunities
Collaborate on solutions which enable the team’s ability to file entries timely and within established goals
Ability to review, identify, and update missing/incorrect data within entry details
Ability to understand and apply regulatory changes into daily operations best practices
Desired Requirements:
Business expertise of global trade requirements, specifically imports into the United States
Have a US Customs Brokers License