Global Trade Compliance, FTZ Operations Manager

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🎰 Nevada – Remote

🎰 Nevada – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

⚙️ Operations

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Lithion Technologies

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2018

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Manufacturing • Consulting • Logistics

Lithion Technologies is a company that sustainably recovers and processes strategic materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, operating recycling facilities and proprietary technologies to produce recycled battery materials for reuse in the battery supply chain. They partner with vehicle OEMs and other industrial customers, deploy commercial-scale plants, and focus on building a circular economy for battery materials to support the energy transition.

📋 Description

• Manage Lithion Battery's customs compliance program and Privileged Foreign Trade Zone end to end • Manage day-to-day FTZ operations, including admissions, withdrawals, weekly entries, annual reconciliation, and zone status compliance • Coordinate the annual FTZ report and maintain CBP audit readiness • Liaise with the FTZ grantee, CBP, and the FTZ Board • Classify products using HTSUS and maintain the classification database • Determine country-of-origin documents for imported and exported products • Evaluate Section 301, Section 232, IEEPA, and other trade actions • Review customs entries and manage customs broker and freight forwarder relationships • Monitor CBP rulings, regulatory updates, and trade policy changes • Manage Duty Drawback, IEEPA refund claims, and other duty recovery filings • Evaluate USMCA and free trade agreement duty-saving opportunities • Identify duty mitigation strategies, including classification review, first sale valuation, and assists analysis • Ensure compliance with U.S. import/export regulations, AES filing, EAR, BIS, Denied Party Screening, OFAC, and hazardous goods requirements • Manage lithium battery import/export compliance under IATA, IMDG, and DOT requirements • Oversee related-party transaction documentation and customs valuation compliance • Lead CBP Focused Assessments, customs audits, broker audits, and internal compliance audits • Maintain recordkeeping and implement corrective action plans • Conduct internal compliance reviews and remediate risk areas • Develop and enforce trade compliance and FTZ SOPs • Deliver training on customs regulations, FTZ procedures, export controls, and compliance topics • Improve customs compliance metrics and reduce costs through scalable global trade processes

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, International Business, Logistics, Customs Administration, or a related field • Minimum 7 years of U.S. Customs compliance experience, with demonstrated breadth across classification, valuation, entry review, and broker management • Minimum 5 years of hands-on Foreign Trade Zone management experience, including FTZ activation, daily operations, annual reconciliation, and CBP audit preparation • Strong HTS classification expertise with direct experience maintaining a classification database • Demonstrated experience managing Duty Drawback programs and recovering eligible duties • Working knowledge of Section 301 and IEEPA tariff frameworks and their practical impact on import cost management • Experience working directly with licensed U.S. Customs Brokers and international freight forwarders • Strong understanding of customs valuation principles, including assists and related party transactions • Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills • Licensed U.S. Customs Broker (CHB) highly preferred • Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) or Certified Export Specialist (CES) highly preferred • Experience with lithium batteries, hazardous materials, or regulated product classifications preferred • Experience in a manufacturing environment with ERP system exposure; M1 preferred • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk or workstation • Repetitive hand and arm movements • Frequent reaching, grasping, pushing or pulling, bending or twisting motions • Walking and standing for extended periods during client meetings, presentations, and events • Must possess a valid driver's license

🏖️ Benefits

• Frequent travel to client sites and events • Ability to drive or travel long distances • Field, remote and/or office work environment • Occasional lifting up to 50lbs may be required