Global Customs Specialist
Description
This role focuses on leading global customs compliance for Vention, encompassing tariff classification, origin strategy, and regulatory governance across international import and export activities, with particular emphasis on exports to the United States. The specialist will be responsible for HS classification, USMCA/free trade compliance, and mitigating customs risks, directly performing origin analysis and classification decisions for various products.
What We're Looking For
Lead global HS code strategy, focusing on HTSUS and U.S. compliance.,Determine and maintain classifications for assemblies, kits, and engineered equipment.,Govern supplier HS codes and maintain classification documentation.,Partner with engineering to assess functionality, tariff shift, and substantial transformation.,Lead origin determination under USMCA and other trade agreements.,Review BOMs to evaluate tariff shift, regional value content, and process rules.,Issue certifications and manage supplier origin statements.,Act as primary technical contact with brokers, customs authorities, and external legal experts.,Lead binding rulings, post-entry corrections, duty recovery initiatives, and post-entry claims.,Resolve entry discrepancies and maintain defensible classification and origin positions.,Integrate customs compliance into the selling process and internal software stack (ERP/MRP).,Build scalable SOPs and governance embedded into engineering and supply chain workflows.,Maintain audit-ready documentation aligned with CBP reasonable care standards.,Deliver training and directly execute complex classification and origin analyses.
Ideal Candidate
University degree in business, international trade, engineering, law, or related field.,Formal training or certification in customs/trade compliance.,5–10+ years of experience in global trade compliance, preferably with a customs broker, consultancy, or similar environment.,Strong expertise in HTSUS, USMCA, tariff shift, and substantial transformation.,Experience reviewing complex BOMs and working cross-functionally with engineering teams.,Structured, detail-oriented, and execution-focused.
Minimum Education
University degree
Hard Skills
Soft Skills
Benefits
About the Company
Vention
Vention is a Montreal-based company that provides a cloud-based Manufacturing Automation Platform (MAP) combining engineering software and modular hardware. It enables manufacturers to design, automate, and deploy custom industrial equipment in a fraction of the traditional time. The platform serves thousands of factories worldwide by simplifying the complex process of machine design through a unified ecosystem.
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