Job Description
Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Administration Specialist

It's more than a job

When you work in Freight Logistics and Operations at Kuehne+Nagel, you play a key role in optimising processes and ensuring that inventory and shipments move efficiently. But that is not all. Your work also helps ensure that vital medicines reach patients on time and supports other essential deliveries, from wind turbines to semiconductors. At Kuehne+Nagel, our contribution counts in more ways than we imagine.

You will be responsible for completing all daily and weekly Foreign Trade Zone tasks, including reporting inventory receipts, shipments, and adjustments to CBP, as required. These activities support Kuehne+Nagel’s client under the On‑Site Foreign Trade Zone Managed Services function.

How you create impact

  • Serve as the direct client contact for all FTZ specific functions performed by Kuehne+Nagel under the FTZ Services Agreement
  • Prepare and submit all required documentation, including Admissions (e214), Weekly Withdrawals (CF3461/CF7501), and quarterly and annual filings to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), ensuring timely submission and full compliance with all record‑keeping requirements for the client’s FTZ site
  • Initiate customs entries, export transactions, and zone‑to‑zone transfers for merchandise entering or leaving the zone, as necessary
  • Partner with the Foreign Trade Zone Project Manager and Control Tower to ensure the procedures manual is current, accurate, and compliant with all applicable government regulations
  • Maintain complete and compliant records, ensuring all documentation is readily available for CBP review when required
  • Validate data against supporting documentation to confirm accuracy and ensure proper system integration
  • Conduct audits of FTZ transactions and processes and provide recommendations to the client for operational improvements

What we would like you to bring

  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field
  • 3+ years in similar role from logistics, freight forwarding, or trade compliance
  • Strong understanding of FTZ regulations, CBP procedures, and HTS classification
  • Proficiency in MS Office (specifically Excel) and eperience with WMS/FTZ inventory software is needed
  • High attention to detail, analytical skills, and strong communication for client/regulatory interaction

What's in it for you

There has never been a better time to work in logistics. Bring your skills to an industry that offers stability and international career growth. We offer a great compensation and medical/dental benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment. #LI-RT1

 

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Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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