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US Customs & Trade Leader

ABB Inc.
$116,200 and $185,920 annually and is eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus
life insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, short term disability, long term disability, 401(k), employee discount
United States, Tennessee
Oct 13, 2025

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:

Transport Management Center Manager

Join ABB as a Customs & Trade Leader and play a key role in supporting trade compliance across our five Electrification Business Divisions in the U.S. With over 3,000 procurement and logistics professionals operating in more than 100 countries, ABB is committed to building a supply base that drives value through quality, technology, and sustainability. In this role, you'll ensure full controllership and compliance of import/export processes, working closely with customs brokers, freight forwarders, and third-party suppliers to uphold ABB's trade policies and procedures.

The work model for the role is Remote

#LI-Remote

Position Responsibilities:

  • Provide advice, counsel, and training to key stakeholders regarding Trade Controls, Customs compliance, regulations, and laws for U.S. Electrification Business
  • Monitor regulatory changes affecting Customs and Trade Control requirements and translate changes into operational procedures
  • Conduct audits of required export-import documentation and Customs filings for export-import activities to ensure proper compliance with all export and import regulations and in support of the business' Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance procedures
  • Develop and implement corrective action plans to address deficiencies and/or add new controls for meeting regulatory changes and develop success criteria and metrics to track deliverables
  • Provide oversight and support of 3rd Party Business Partner for Customs activities
  • Partner with the Special Programs Team to identify available preferential special trade programs
  • Quantify cost savings opportunities for participation in preferential trade programs and provide oversight of compliant implementation of programs
  • Track and manage Monthly US Import Clearance Exceptions
  • Work closely with classification team to ensure proper HTS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule) code classifications in accordance with regulations for the business' commodities, technical data, and software.

Qualifications Required:

  • Bachelor's Degree is required with a minimum of 7 to 10 years of experience in Import-Export Operations and Customs processes
  • Extensive knowledge US import-export regulations, foreign customs requirements, letters of credit, trade finance programs, free trade agreements and international logistics and shipping requirements is required
  • Must have demonstrated full-cycle program management capability in developing, implementing, and managing process solutions to complex export-import related issues
  • Professional Customs Certification/Accreditation in U.S. or Licensed Customs Broker is preferred
  • Direct industry knowledge of Electrification Products or the Electrical Industry is a plus
  • Experience/ familiarity using Global Trade Systems (SAP GTS Module) is preferred
  • Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

What's in it for you

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You'll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that's tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant's qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $116,200 and $185,920 annually and is eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on "Candidate/Guest" to learn more

Health, Life & Disability

  • Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
  • Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
  • Vision benefit
  • Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
  • Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
  • Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
  • Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
  • Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
  • Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
  • Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
  • Employee discount program

Retirement

  • 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
  • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

  • ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
  • Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

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