Import Specialist

Import Specialist: Atticus LLC

About Us

American-owned and independently operated, Atticus is driven by grassroots experience and an unwavering commitment to operational excellence, helping U.S. retail distributors and end-users get the most out of their input requirements. Our expanding portfolio of branded-generic pesticides is spread across two business segments: Agricultural and EcoCore markets.Atticus offers a broad portfolio of branded-generic fungicides, herbicides and insecticides. While the chemistry isn't unique, the Atticus experience is. Privately held and personally financed, Atticus operates in a way that makes us nimble and accessible. We believe acting decisively requires not only adapting to change, but also deliberately creating it. Atticus is staffed with a team of skilled professionals with diverse experience and unique perspectives all assembled and aligned under one cultural framework.

What you will do in this role

The Import Specialist will be responsible for facilitating the import process to ensure compliant, timely, and accurate inventory movements while maintaining proper documentation and transaction detail. This role is also responsible for ensuring accurate inventory of imported goods throughout our warehouse and in-transit locations via the monthly warehouse inventory reconciliation and participating in annual physical inventories if needed. This role will report to the Director, Logistics & Trade Compliance.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the import process to ensure compliant, timely, and accurate inventory movements, which includes shipment coordination, import/export documents, customs clearance, goods movements from in-transit location to storage warehouse or formulator, duty rate application, and internal communication
• Review documents (e.g., confirm pricing, incoterms, and payment terms are correct) necessary for the effective transport of international shipment in compliance with appropriate regulations
• Coordinate with drayage companies to secure equipment for port pick-up
• Closely monitor container movements after customs release to verify delivery to final destination
• Review and confirm bookings with custom broker and freight forwarders to assure imported goods are US Customs cleared and delivered to destination in a timely manner
• Responsible for providing, updating, and maintaining reports needed for tracking of all inbound shipments, provide clear and accurate information and communicate to supply chain and customer excellence teams
• Maintains required record keeping for all imports/exports, compliant with both EPA and US Customs regulations
• Ensure ERP system is updated with current information (e.g., ship dates, goods receipts, and transfer from in-transit to warehouse) that all data that needs to be entered into System is entered so that it is always complete and accurate
• Control shipping costs by ensuring the highest standard of service at the most cost-effective price to the company, and avoiding additional costs (e.g., demurrage, detention, storage) at the time of import
• Aides in resolving nonconformance logistic & transportation issues (delivery delays, customer concerns, packaging related issues, etc.), and communicates with the supply chain team as appropriate

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in business, supply chain management, or a related field
• Two plus years of logistics, courier or freight forwarding experience
• Two plus years of Import / Export / Customs experience (Experience with Mexico/Maquila preferred)
• Experience with different modes of transportation, air, ocean, rail, truck.
• Knowledge of Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulations
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proactive communication skills
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Demonstrates leadership skills in driving change and improving the integrity of applicable processes and systems
• Ability to work effectively across diverse and cross-functional teams, under critical timelines and while balancing the needs of internal and external customers
• Intermediate level Microsoft Office skills

Why Atticus?

Atticus is serious about the success of this industry as well as the success of our team. We're on a number of important task forces that support the industry and its workers, with the goal of ensuring good stewardship and safe use of products. We're also working to advance the future of Agriculture and EcoCore markets by supporting organizations that shape tomorrow's leaders. We value both what we deliver as an organization and what we do as individuals. And that value is told through our employee experience - what we call Atticus Freedom. It's about extending the right tools, support and hospitality to our team. By investing in your skills and leadership development, your overall health and wellbeing, and your future, we empower our people - and Atticus as a whole, to achieve greater success.

Atticus, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Recruiting Agencies, Please Note:

Atticus, LLC will not accept unsolicited assistance from recruiting/search agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by recruiting or search agencies to any employee at Atticus, LLC via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search/recruitment agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Atticus, LLC. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Atticus, LLC as a result of the referral or through other means.