Senior Trade Compliance Specialist in Québec

• KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Customs operations (Canada & U. S.)
• Classify new and existing products under the HS/HTS (Canada, U. S., EU), maintain the classification database, and prepare ruling requests when needed
• Audit Canadian and U. S. import entries (CAD/B3, 7501) and file corrections through CARM and ACE
• Determine origin under CUSMA/USMCA and other trade agreements, and maintain supporting documentation
• Oversee customs valuation, U. S. tariff measures (Section 301, 232, and others), and duty relief programs (duty deferral, drawback)
• Prepare export documentation, commercial invoices, and B13s
• Serve as main contact for customs brokers, freight forwarders, and 3PLs, and resolve clearance issues
• Program ownership
• Manage the CTPAT program: security profile, supplier due diligence, validations, and the annual sustainment calendar
• Lead responses to CBP, CBSA, and other government agency audits, verifications, and information requests
• Run periodic internal audits and self-assessments, and track corrective actions to closure
• Maintain trade compliance records to meet recordkeeping requirements in each country
• Cross-functional compliance
• Work with sourcing, product development, logistics, finance, and legal to build compliance into supply chain decisions (new products, suppliers, routings)
• Develop and maintain trade compliance policies, procedures, and training
• Monitor regulatory changes, assess their impact, and recommend responses
• Benchmark our practices against industry standards
• Automation & continuous improvement
• Identify manual, repetitive tasks (entry audits, classification support, invoice preparation, broker data reconciliation, reporting) and automate them using AI tools, Excel/Power Query, Power Automate, or scripting
• Build and maintain compliance KPIs and dashboards (duty spend, error rates, corrections, broker performance)
• Document every automated workflow with controls and human review so results stay audit-ready
• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
• Bachelor's degree in International Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years in customs/trade compliance (importer, brokerage, or consulting), with hands-on experience in both Canada and the U. S.
• Strong HS classification skills and working knowledge of CARM and ACE
• CTPAT program experience (security profile, validation, supplier due diligence)
• Experience managing CBP or CBSA audits or verifications
• Proven record of automating processes.
• Comfortable working independently in a small team, managing priorities with little supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication in French and English.

English is required because the role communicates daily with U.

S. customs authorities, U.

S. brokers, and international affiliates.

Assets: CCS designation, U. S. Licensed Customs Broker, EU customs knowledge, duty drawback.

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