Export Compliance Manager
Brownsville, Texas, United States of America
Full Time
3 hours ago
No Visa Sponsorship
Key skills
ERPLeadership
About this role
Role Overview
- Own and maintain the company’s export compliance program for U.S.–Mexico trade
- Develop, implement, and update export compliance policies, procedures, and SOPs
- Serve as the primary authority on export compliance matters for docking and material-handling equipment
- Ensure consistent application of compliance standards across manufacturing, logistics, and project teams
- Ensure compliance with EAR, CBP, SAT/ANAM, and USMCA/T-MEC regulations
- Oversee HTS and ECCN classification for steel, mechanical assemblies, motors, and controls
- Ensure accurate country-of-origin determinations and valuation methods
- Monitor regulatory changes impacting industrial and construction-related exports
- Support installation-heavy, project-based exports without disrupting construction schedules
- Review phased shipments and job-site deliveries for compliance risk
- Advise project and logistics teams on compliant sequencing and documentation
- Establish controls for invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, and USMCA documentation
- Conduct periodic internal audits of export transactions and broker activity
- Lead responses to external audits or regulatory inquiries
- Maintain records in accordance with retention requirements
- Oversee customs brokers and freight forwarders from a compliance perspective
- Define compliance expectations and performance standards
- Develop and deliver export compliance training across the organization
- Advise leadership on compliance risks and mitigation strategies
- Identify and mitigate export compliance risks tied to project operations
Requirements
- 5+ years of export compliance or international trade experience
- 3+ years focused on U.S.–Mexico trade
- Experience supporting industrial or construction-related products
- Experience working with customs brokers and regulatory authorities
- Strong knowledge of EAR, CBP regulations, and USMCA/T-MEC
- HTS classification expertise for steel and mechanical equipment
- Familiarity with IMMEX and temporary import/export programs
- Experience with ERP or trade compliance systems
- Trade compliance certifications (CCS, CUSECO, or similar)
- Licensed Customs Broker (LCB) or progress toward certification
Tech Stack
- ERP
Benefits
- Professional-level Spanish preferred