WHO WE ARE:
Headquartered in Shelby Township, Michigan, Warrior Sports is recognized as one of the sporting goods industry’s premier manufacturers of innovative, high-performance, cutting-edge equipment, footwear, and apparel for lacrosse and hockey athletes of all ages and abilities.
Founded in 1992, Warrior was acquired by privately held New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. in February 2004. The 2007 acquisition of Boston-based Brine Sporting Goods further established Warrior Sports as the dominant force in the lacrosse and hockey world.
**Candidates must reside in the Metro Detroit area. This is an on-site position.
This position is responsible for helping to manage the inbound/outbound North American logistics movements, as well as the Customs compliance process of all imports and exports. The analyst will work on continuous improvements in the global supply chain to achieve best practices that will assure smooth operation of our Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) and maximize freight savings and duty reduction opportunities for Warrior.
PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinate foreign and domestic ocean, air, parcel, and truck movements while adhering to all FTZ rules and regulations.
- Work closely with Warrior’s designated Customs Brokers to expedite issues and maintain a high-level of data integrity.
- Assist with management of our FTZ transactions and software.
- Maintain data and documentation integrity of all part numbers in our ERP, WM, and FTZ systems.
- Process freight/parcel claims and support on parcel delivery issues.
- Support Product/Operations teams in understanding freight costs and savings opportunity areas.
- Aid in management process of premium freight requests.
- Classify all products using Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
- Assist with the processing of all Duty Drawback claims.
- KPI reporting and recognition of improvement areas.
- Enforcement of Warrior’s status with CTPAT.
- Ensures compliance with CPSIA requirements.
- System part setup and maintenance, and management of Warrior’s HTS database.
- Maintains proper records of all USMCA certificates as required.
- Works closely with Operations to recommend areas of improvements where necessary as they pertain to changes in brokerage, logistics and classification processes.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or as responsibilities evolve.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field.
- 1-2 years of experience in Customs compliance required.
- 1-2 years of logistics experience working with import/export movements preferred.
- Must be very detail oriented.
- Must have good communication and problem-solving skills.
- Self-starter who can manage deadlines.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; especially Excel.
- Familiarity of Duty Drawback process preferred.
- Working knowledge of FTZ process and QAD software preferred.
- Must be familiar with the USMCA process and Harmonized Tariff Schedule (US & CA).
ASSOCIATE BENEFITS: Our products are only as good as the people we hire, so we make sure to hire the best and treat them accordingly. Warrior offers a robust and low-cost benefits package, which includes:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k with 100% match on the first 5% of contributions
- Paid parental leave
- $100 monthly tuition loan repayment assistance
- Fitness reimbursement
- 4 weeks of paid time off
- 12 paid holidays
- Volunteer time off
- Hybrid work schedule (where applicable)
- New Balance/Warrior/Brine employee discount
OTHER PERKS:
- Cultural emphasis on associate growth and development.
- We love to promote from within when possible. Most of our associates have been promoted to new positions or have grown their positions several times with Warrior.
- Comprehensive performance appraisal program that promotes a positive approach to providing feedback and facilitating professional development, as well as an annual compensation review.
- High impact, collaborative environment, in which every person in every position directly influences our success.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Warrior provides equal opportunities for all current and prospective associates and takes affirmative action to ensure that employment, training, compensation, transfer, promotion, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment are provided without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, handicap, genetic information and/or status as an Armed Forces service medal veteran, recently separated veteran, qualified disabled veteran or other protected veteran.