Import / Export Specialist

Date: Nov 6, 2026 Location: Mukwonago, WI, US, 53149 Company: Aptar Group Join our team and Be You Be Aptar. Aptar is seeking an Import / Export Specialist based in Mukwonago, WI or Lincolnton, NC this is a hybrid role what would need to be onsite 2 -3 times a week. This role you will own the day-to-day execution of import and export shipments at the local facility, making sure goods cross borders on time, at the right cost, and in full compliance with customs and trade rules. This role is the site's main contact for customs brokers, freight forwarders, and carriers. It also serves as the first line of defense for trade compliance by making sure every shipment has accurate classification, origin, valuation, screening, and documentation. Shipment and broker data are used to drive visibility, KPI tracking, and process improvement. As an Import /Export Specialist, You Will Plan, coordinate, and execute inbound and outbound international shipments with customs brokers, freight forwarders, carriers, parcel providers, and internal shipping and warehouse teams. Prepare, review, and issue import/export documentation, including commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, certificates of origin, supplier declarations, and courier documents. Provide clearance instructions to brokers and forwarders, including Incoterms®, license references, ECCN/dual-use information where applicable, and required shipment statements. Track shipment status and proactively resolve customs holds, clearance delays, documentation issues, and exceptions to protect production continuity and customer delivery commitments. Validate duties, taxes, fees, and broker/freight charges against shipment records and entry data. Who We Are Looking For The ideal candidate is a hands-on import/export professional with experience managing international shipments, customs documentation, and broker relationships in a manufacturing or distribution environment. They combine strong trade compliance knowledge with exceptional attention to detail, ensuring shipments move efficiently while meeting customs, export control, and sanctions requirements. This individual is analytical and process-oriented, leveraging data, reporting tools, and cross-functional collaboration to identify risks, improve performance, and implement sustainable operational controls. Required Skills 3+ years of hands-on import/export experience in customs operations, international logistics, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, or trade compliance within a manufacturing or distribution environment. Strong working knowledge of import/export documentation, customs clearance processes, Incoterms®, classification, origin, valuation concepts, and restricted party screening requirements. Proven experience working with customs brokers, freight forwarders, carriers, parcel providers, and internal operations teams to resolve clearance and delivery issues. Comfort using ERP/WMS systems, trade compliance tools, logistics platforms, and broker portals to execute shipments and extract, validate, and organize data. Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data validation, and structured reporting. Preferred Skills Exposure to export controls, sanctions, dual-use items, re-export considerations, or license management. Customs or trade certifications (e.g., Licensed Customs Broker, Certified Customs Specialist, or equivalent). Experience with free trade agreements, duty drawback, foreign trade zones, or other duty-saving programs. Experience with Power BI, Power Query, Power Automate, SQL, or similar reporting and automation tools. Who We Are At Aptar, we leverage insights, design, engineering and science to develop drug and consumer product dosing, dispensing and protection technologies for many of the world’s leading brands. Aptar in turn makes a meaningful difference in the lives, looks, health and homes of millions of patients and consumers around the world. Our innovations nasal drug del…

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