Trade & Customs Compliance Manager

Location: Chicago, IL — Chicago/Aon Center

Salary: $104,200–$130,200 per year, plus eligibility for a performance-based bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a global food manufacturing company with a focus on consumer food products and a broad employee rewards and wellbeing program.

What you will do

• Develop, maintain, and enforce trade compliance policies, procedures, internal controls, and record-keeping practices.
• Ensure accurate HTS classification, country-of-origin determinations, tariff application, and import documentation.
• Serve as the North American subject matter expert for customs compliance and regulations.
• Manage US and Canadian customs audits, government inquiries, broker relationships, risk mitigation, and corrective actions.
• Assess customs-related business impacts and execute savings opportunities involving FTZs, bonded warehousing, duty deferral, free trade agreements, duty drawback, re-export programs, valuation, and tariff classification.
• Own trade master data and trade management tools, including SAP GTS and Oracle GTM, while training internal teams on trade compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in International Trade, Finance, Tax, International Business, Tax Law, or a similar field.
• At least 7 years of experience in trade compliance, customs operations, and audit defense.
• Strong understanding of US and Canadian import entry procedures across all transportation modes.
• Experience with the CBP ACE portal, CBSA CARM Client Portal, and relevant US and Canadian government agency import requirements.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP systems; SAP experience is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills are required.

Nice to have

• Certified Customs Specialist and/or Licensed Customs Broker credentials.
• Spanish communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
• 7% 401(k) matching, life insurance, disability coverage, and other financial benefits.
• Paid time off, company holidays, leave programs, flexible work arrangements, and recognition programs.
• Wellbeing resources, employee assistance, family support, training, and learning opportunities.
• Collaboration with Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Controllership, senior leadership, brokers, and government authorities.