What is the memberships’ opinion on the job description for the following titles? * Traffic Manager * Import/Export Manager * Compliance Manager I ask because my position is responsible for domestic and international freight (in and outbound) as well as compliance (trade and security). My company’s outbound is primarily domestic, while the inbound is about […]
I am looking for how other large importers, with many decentralized locations, that have many different product families, have or how they are in the process of setting up an import compliance program. Did you have a third party Compliance Expert take the lead in setting up your program, or did someone within the company […]
I would like to ask the membership how their company handles personal shipments, such as gifts, to foreign destinations. Do you have a basic form the employees fill out? Does it require them to provide a detailed description of each item, the country of origin, the value of each item? We are making every effort […]
At your firm, is the import/export/trade compliance department responsible for performing analysis on products to determine eligibility with the following programs: Government Services Admin list, Buy America Act, & Trade Agreement Act? If yes, do you have dedicated staff for this function? If not, what department in your organization performs this type of analysis? Do […]
I was asked by one of our sales people if there is a standard cost allowance that figures in the responsibilities for managing customs compliance. This is in addition to the cost of freight, brokerage, duties, etc. I’m not aware of anything like this. Does anyone in the membership know if their sales people take […]
Question: Does anyone have any articles, power points, news stories or white paper to management (minus the company details) that they are willing to share regarding the role of trade compliance professionals in companies?
GLOBAL TARIFF MANAGEMENT: Can anyone provide an overview of how their multi-national organization manages global classification of products? Some examples of information I’m hoping to receive are: How many resources worldwide are responsible for this task, compared to how many products are offered or total employees? Where in the organization do these employees report (ie. […]
I have almost organized myself out of a job or at the very least, made it very simple to keep current. We EAR99 duty free product, simple supply chain, 3 suppliers in the same country, no FTA’s apply, in ISA and CTPAT Tier III. Audit every import entry.Use one broker globally. Here’s my challenge… I […]
We are re-evaluating titles and positions within our company and I’m curious of how different companies set up their departments and what levels you have from entry-level to managers… At what level do they become salaried positions?
Does anyone have any articles, power points, news stories or white paper to management (minus the company details) that they are willing to share regarding the role of trade compliance professionals in companies?
Does anyone have a blanket template for job description of: Logistics Implementation Manager – or a description that is similar? Director, International Logistics Compliance
I’m helping to build a department organization that will source and import product, and while pulling together a plan for one of our executives, we’ve run into confusion surrounding a couple of definitions. This exec has used the terms “sourcing” and “procurement” to mean two very different things, while others treat the two words as […]
