Senior Trade Compliance Analyst - Alpharetta - Hansgrohe

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION
Employee: Senior Trade Compliance Analyst
FLSA Status: Exempt/Bonus Eligible
Reports To: Product Engineering Manager
Department: Export Compliance
JOB PURPOSE:
The Senior Trade Compliance Analyst supports Hansgrohe's global import and export compliance functions by managing classifications, supporting CTPAT activities, conducting internal audits, ensuring adherence to U.S. and international trade regulations, and collaborating with internal teams and external partners. This role performs advanced analytical and compliance work but does not manage direct reports. Operational activities, policies, procedures, training, and metrics remain core elements of this position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate classification, licensing, documentation, data retention, and reporting for all domestic and international shipments.
• Ensure alignment of all products, platforms, processes, procedures, metrics, and training with global trade compliance requirements.
• Serve as a technical resource to internal teams for import and export regulatory questions.
• Conduct HTS classifications and obtain binding rulings when necessary.
• Perform denied-party screening and support anti-boycott reviews.
• Assist in export compliance activities including EAR/CCL review, AES filings, and license exemptions.
• Research foreign import requirements, rules of origin, labeling needs, and applicable preferential trade programs.
• Support audit readiness and documentation maintenance for all customs and export documentation.
• Conduct research on parties appearing on denied, restricted, or sanctioned lists.
• Develop and deliver compliance training for internal teams related to import/export regulations and CTPAT requirements.
• Stay current on international and domestic trade compliance laws and regulatory developments.
• Support import compliance including proper HTS classification, CTPAT compliance, GSP eligibility, ISF, and broker management.
• Interface with freight forwarders and customs brokers regarding logistical processes and customs issues.
• Audit customs brokerage entries, import documentation, domestic/international freight invoices, and customs duties.
• Generate and maintain logistical and customs-related reporting including tracking reports and address correction metrics.
• Create monthly SOX reports and compliance-related documentation as required.
• Assist in developing tools and data analysis for customs and logistics assessments.
• Support N5 documentation audits and updates; assist with policy revisions.
• Conduct CTPAT security audits including vendor audits, facility reviews, and annual security profile updates.
• Prepare documentation for CTPAT revalidation processes with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
• Conduct CTPAT annual training for employees, contractors, and vendors.
• Support Hansgrohe Inc. teams with logistics and trade compliance topics.
• Assist with duty drawback processes and related documentation when applicable.
• Serve as a support resource for SAP, SAP GTS, and logistics modules, including troubleshooting and testing.
• Perform all testing requirements in DR1, QR1, PR1, DV8, QS8, and PR8 environments related to SAP and SAP GTS for U.S. facilities and trade compliance.
• Perform work safely and in compliance with company policies.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, international trade, or a related field required.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in trade compliance, import/export operations, or customs.
• Solid understanding of Title 15 (Commerce and Foreign Trade) and Title 19 (Customs Duties).
• Experience with SAP and/or SAP GTS strongly preferred.
• Understanding of export controls, licensing regulations, HTS classification, and free trade agreements.
• Strong analytical skills with proven ability to interpret and implement regulations.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and planning abilities.
• Ability to independently support projects from start to finish.
• Experience supporting multi-location operations preferred.
• Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Competencies:
Respecting Diversity, Continuous Improvement, Safety, Customer Focus, Integrity, Decisive Judgment, Adapting to Change, Business Acumen, Planning & Organizing, Delivering Results, Resilience, Teamwork & Collaboration, Written Communication
ADA - CHECKLIST FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES & REQUIREMENTS,VISUAL ACUITY, AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF THE POSITION
TITLE: Senior Trade Compliance Analyst
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The physical activity of this position. (Please check all blocks that apply)
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Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
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Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
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Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
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Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
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Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
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Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
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Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
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Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
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Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
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Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
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Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
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Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
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Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
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Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
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Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
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Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
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Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
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Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
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The physical requirements of this position. (Please check only one block)
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Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
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Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.
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Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
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Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
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The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision. (Please check only one block)
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The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
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The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operates machines, such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm's reach; performs mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as carpenter, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.
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The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
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The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.)
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The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. (Please check all blocks that apply)
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The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
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The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
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The worker is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
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The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
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The worker is occasionally in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man holes, small enclosed rooms, small sewage and line pipes, and other areas that could cause claustrophobia.
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The worker is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.
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