Sr Manager, Ocean Freight & Customs Compliance

Location: Camden, New Jersey, United States; travel up to 25% to plants, ports, and broker and forwarder sites.

Salary: $128,700–$177,000 annual base salary.

Company

hirify.global is a food manufacturing company with a portfolio of established consumer food brands.

What you will do

• Lead inbound ocean freight operations from booking through U.S. port arrival, customs clearance, delivery, and port drayage.
• Manage ocean carriers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, bookings, container visibility, transit performance, allocations, demurrage, detention, and invoice accuracy.
• Own U.S. import and customs compliance, importer-of-record responsibilities, customs brokers, classification, valuation, country of origin, tariffs, duties, and import documentation.
• Maintain customs governance across ACE, customs bonds, importer accounts, CTPAT, FDA Prior Notice, FDA holds, and Importer Security Filing requirements.
• Lead compliance controls, audits, government inquiries, CBP detentions including UFLPA detentions, investigations, corrective actions, and risk reporting.
• Partner with Transportation, Procurement, Legal, Customer Engagement, Quality, and other stakeholders while leading, coaching, hiring, and developing the ocean freight and customs compliance team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 8+ years of experience in ocean freight, customs, import compliance, international trade, or related functions.
• Deep hands-on U.S. import expertise, including customs compliance experience for an importer of record.
• Strong knowledge of customs classification, valuation, country of origin, tariffs and duties, import documentation, customs broker management, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience managing ocean freight as a beneficial cargo owner or with a freight forwarder or NVOCC, including carrier and forwarder management and demurrage and detention control.
• Experience with U.S. Customs and Border Protection processes and ACE.
• Working knowledge of trade compliance systems such as SAP GTS, ERP systems, and Excel or Power BI for reporting.
• Experience establishing or managing customs compliance controls and audit readiness.
• Ability to travel 25% to plants, ports, and broker and forwarder sites.

Nice to have

• 10+ years of experience in ocean freight, customs, import compliance, international trade, or related functions.
• Experience in consumer packaged goods, food, manufacturing, or another high-volume importing environment.
• Licensed Customs Broker or Certified Customs Specialist certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance benefits begin on the first day of employment.
• Matching 401(k) plan with enrollment on the first day and immediate vesting.
• Unlimited sick time, paid time off, and holiday pay.
• Access to a fitness center, on-site day care, company store, employee resource groups, and the hirify.global Cares donation and volunteer matching program, where applicable.