Logistics-Trade Compliance Manager

Job Description

Position Summary

The Manager, Logistics & Fulfillment leads initiatives that strengthen logistics performance through standardized processes, disciplined operating routines, and strong cross-functional execution across end-to-end logistics capabilities. The role improves outcomes by using data to identify risks and opportunities, aligning stakeholders on priorities, and ensuring work is performed in a consistent, scalable, and compliant manner.

Specialty Focus (Global Trade Compliance): This role has a defined specialization in global trade compliance governance and logistics controls for cross-border activities, including adherence to import/export regulations, broker governance, audit readiness, and trade risk monitoring. Role-specific responsibilities related to this specialty are outlined in the Role-specific Responsibilities section.

Role-Specific Responsibilities: Global Trade Compliance (≈80%)

• Supports governance and continuously improves framework for import/export compliance programs, including policies/SOPs, recordkeeping, broker/forwarder oversight, and audit readiness, ensuring alignment with CBP regulations, and applicable export/import control authorities
• Ensures trade requirements are embedded in logistics execution across modes/ports (documentation, holds/releases, data quality, and system controls).
• Leads broker/forwarder governance: SOP alignment, power-of-attorney (POA) controls, entry/invoice instructions, KPI scorecards, and corrective-action management.
• Supports core customs compliance elements, including HTS classification governance, customs valuation, country-of-origin determinations/marking, and free trade agreement (FTA) qualification/solicitation.
• Supports C-TPAT/CTPAT (as applicable) security profiles, validations/recertifications, and transportation security risk assessments with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Supports SOX-relevant logistics/trade controls (design, testing coordination, remediation, and documentation), including trade data integrity and access/segregation-of-duties considerations.
• Prepares for and supports CBP and other regulatory audits/inquiries; coordinates document production, responses, and remediation plans, manages post-entry correction and reconciliation activities, oversees protest and prior disclosures submissions to CBP: and tracks open entries and liquidation status through ACE
• Issues customs bonds as required and serves as the primary contact with the surety to manage and resolve any open claims
• Tracks/analyzes trade compliance KPIs and findings; and tariff/geopolitical impact assessments.
• Reinforces denied-party/sanctions and export-control compliance expectations (e.g., IEEPA/OFAC concepts) in logistics processes, including escalation and documentation.
• Supports service-provider contracts/renewals by reinforcing trade compliance requirements (record retention, audit rights, data standards, sanctions/IEEPA screening support) and identifying opportunities such as duty drawbacks.

Core Responsibilities — Logistics & Fulfillment Manager (≈20%)

Leadership & Team Development

• Sets priorities, expectations, and accountability aligned to service and strategy.
• Builds capability through coaching, feedback, and performance management.

Operational & Financial Performance

• Owns service, quality, cost, and productivity KPIs; drives performance to plan.
• Uses data to solve root causes and deliver measurable, sustained gains.

Process & Continuous Improvement

• Standardizes/simplifies processes and SOPs to improve end-to-end flow.
• Drives issue resolution, escalation, and corrective actions to closure.

Cross-Functional Partnership & Influence

• Aligns stakeholders on priorities, trade-offs, risks, and execution.
• Manages 3PL/carrier performance and compliance to defined requirements.

Risk, Controls & Compliance (Core expectation)

• Ensures safe, compliant execution per policy and applicable regulations.
• Implements controls, mitigates risk, and maintains audit-ready documentation.

• Ensures trade requirements are embedded in logistics execution across modes/ports (documentation, holds/releases, data quality, and system controls).
• Leads broker/forwarder governance: SOP alignment, power-of-attorney controls, entry/invoice instructions, KPI scorecards, and corrective-action management.
• Supports core customs compliance elements, including HTS classification governance, customs valuation, country-of-origin determinations/marking, and free trade agreement (FTA) qualification/solicitation.
• Supports C-TPAT/CTPAT (as applicable) security profiles, validations/recertifications, and transportation security risk assessments with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Supports SOX-relevant logistics/trade controls (design, testing coordination, remediation, and documentation), including trade data integrity and access/segregation-of-duties considerations.
• Prepares for and supports CBP and other regulatory audits/inquiries; coordinates document production, responses, and remediation plans.
• Tracks/analyzes trade compliance KPIs and findings; supports corrective actions, post-entry activity (e.g., Post Summary Corrections, reconciliations, protests), and tariff/geopolitical impact assessments.
• Reinforces denied-party/sanctions and export-control compliance expectations (e.g., IEEPA/OFAC concepts) in logistics processes, including escalation and documentation.
• Supports service-provider contracts/renewals by reinforcing trade compliance requirements (record retention, audit rights, data standards, sanctions/IEEPA screening support) and identifying opportunities such as duty drawback.

Minimum Qualifications (Core)

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years of experience in logistics, supply chain, or related functions.
• Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills; proactive orientation.
• Strong service orientation; able to work with all levels of internal and external partners.
• Excellent written/oral communication and strong analytical/computer skills (spreadsheets/databases).

Preferred Qualifications (Specialty + Leadership)

• Customs Broker License / Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) or equivalent preferred.
• Experience working with CBP and/or international customs authorities.
• Working knowledge of import/export regulations (classification/valuation/origin/FTAs).

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Ability to sit/stand for extended periods and work on a computer; lifting may be required.
• Field/onsite visits/audits may be required; domestic/international travel as needed.

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The salary range for this role is:

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  Our compensation is based on cost of labor. For remote locations or positions open to multiple locations, the pay range may reflect several US geographic markets, including the lowest geographic market minimum to the highest geographic market maximum. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.  At Constellation Brands, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).