Specialist, Customs Compliance
CHANEL, Piscataway, NJ, United States
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About the role CHANEL is looking for a customs compliance specialist to join our Customs & Regulatory Compliance team in Piscataway, NJ. You will play a leading role in facilitating the customs regulatory compliance needs across fashion, watches, fine jewelry, fragrance, and beauty divisions to ensure on time entry into the US market. This role interfaces with US legal, US F&B regulatory, Global fashion regulatory, and Global supply chain teams across fashion, watches & fine jewelry, fragrance & beauty and is a key partner for US merchandising, fashion account management, press and celebrity relations, and finance. Our ideal candidate will have 3 years of experience in the customs compliance space.
What impact you can create at CHANEL Customs Compliance
Perform USHTS classification for fashion, WFJ, F&B, and non-sellable materials
Review product compositions for compliance flags (i.e. FWS, APHIS, FDA)
Review imports for compliance with TSCA and Lacey Act compliance
Manage import data requirements and cross‑functional coordination with relevant teams
Keep up with changing import tariff regulations (i.e. 232, 301) and communicate the changes to the business
Knowledge of Trade Remedy issues, such as ADD/CVD
Answer CF28/29 requests from CBP as required with support from legal counsel
Import/Export Processing
Support the cross-border coordination of Press and VIP movements
Communicate import requirements to global and US teams to ensure wheels‑up entry on time for all imports
Investigate and answer broker questions across all inbound shipments
Generate pro forma’s as needed for export
Review pre‑alerts to ensure all required data is available before import, and escalational missing data as needed to Global teams
Attend weekly customs broker meetings to address import issues
Manage priority imports based on business‑critical needs
Ensure import KPI’s are met, highlighting impacts to the business and solutions when issues arise
Data Analysis
Data entry for import/export of high‑jewelry loan items as needed
Pull ACE reports to capture Chanel’s duty monthly spend
Ability to work across different reporting systems (i.e. SAP, OrliWeb, MMS, My Tower)
Comfort with PowerBI and Microsoft systems
You are energized by
Working in a highly collaborative environment
Navigating complexity
Collaborating with international teams
Working independently through challenges
Eye for detail and issue identification
Connecting the dots between teams
What you will bring to the team
A degree in business administration, supply chain management, finance, compliance
A licensed customs broker
Experience importing and exporting consumer goods, strong preference for fashion and beauty products
Position Logistics
Partially Remote: Role requires a minimum of three days in‑person office presence in Piscataway, NJ
3 years minimum experience in customs compliance
Education Requirements: Bachelors in supply chain, law, regulatory affairs
Compensation
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $61,400-95,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other forms of variable pay may or will be offered for this position. Other components may or will include bonus potential, benefits, and/or perks.
Benefits and Perks
Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing and a Wellbeing fund
Family and caregiving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
401K and other incentives
Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program
Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking
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About the role CHANEL is looking for a customs compliance specialist to join our Customs & Regulatory Compliance team in Piscataway, NJ. You will play a leading role in facilitating the customs regulatory compliance needs across fashion, watches, fine jewelry, fragrance, and beauty divisions to ensure on time entry into the US market. This role interfaces with US legal, US F&B regulatory, Global fashion regulatory, and Global supply chain teams across fashion, watches & fine jewelry, fragrance & beauty and is a key partner for US merchandising, fashion account management, press and celebrity relations, and finance. Our ideal candidate will have 3 years of experience in the customs compliance space.
What impact you can create at CHANEL Customs Compliance
Perform USHTS classification for fashion, WFJ, F&B, and non-sellable materials
Review product compositions for compliance flags (i.e. FWS, APHIS, FDA)
Review imports for compliance with TSCA and Lacey Act compliance
Manage import data requirements and cross‑functional coordination with relevant teams
Keep up with changing import tariff regulations (i.e. 232, 301) and communicate the changes to the business
Knowledge of Trade Remedy issues, such as ADD/CVD
Answer CF28/29 requests from CBP as required with support from legal counsel
Import/Export Processing
Support the cross-border coordination of Press and VIP movements
Communicate import requirements to global and US teams to ensure wheels‑up entry on time for all imports
Investigate and answer broker questions across all inbound shipments
Generate pro forma’s as needed for export
Review pre‑alerts to ensure all required data is available before import, and escalational missing data as needed to Global teams
Attend weekly customs broker meetings to address import issues
Manage priority imports based on business‑critical needs
Ensure import KPI’s are met, highlighting impacts to the business and solutions when issues arise
Data Analysis
Data entry for import/export of high‑jewelry loan items as needed
Pull ACE reports to capture Chanel’s duty monthly spend
Ability to work across different reporting systems (i.e. SAP, OrliWeb, MMS, My Tower)
Comfort with PowerBI and Microsoft systems
You are energized by
Working in a highly collaborative environment
Navigating complexity
Collaborating with international teams
Working independently through challenges
Eye for detail and issue identification
Connecting the dots between teams
What you will bring to the team
A degree in business administration, supply chain management, finance, compliance
A licensed customs broker
Experience importing and exporting consumer goods, strong preference for fashion and beauty products
Position Logistics
Partially Remote: Role requires a minimum of three days in‑person office presence in Piscataway, NJ
3 years minimum experience in customs compliance
Education Requirements: Bachelors in supply chain, law, regulatory affairs
Compensation
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $61,400-95,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other forms of variable pay may or will be offered for this position. Other components may or will include bonus potential, benefits, and/or perks.
Benefits and Perks
Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing and a Wellbeing fund
Family and caregiving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
401K and other incentives
Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program
Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking
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