Global Trade Associate
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 24, 2026.
Job Summary
Are you ready to continue to advance your career in global trade while helping ensure the compliant movement of goods across international borders?IFF is a global leader in food ingredients, flavors, fragrances, and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.
The role is based in New Century, KS (Hybrid 3x a week). Be part of a collaborative, detail-oriented, solution-focused, and growth-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You'll Make a Difference
- Support customs operations for the United States and Canada.
- Coordinate import clearance activities and customs broker inquiries.
- Familiarity with customs regulations, country of origin, free trade agreements, and customs documentation requirements.
- Review customs entries and support post-entry activities.
- Assist with duty drawback and duty recovery programs.
- Monitor customs holds, examinations, and government agency requests.
- Support trade compliance, sanctions screening, and export control processes.
- Support SAP, SAP GTS and related trade compliance systems; prepare compliance reporting including ACE and CARM reporting.
- Support audits, procedures, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Assist with Free Trade Agreement qualification support and record retention requirements.
- Coordinate collection and maintenance of trade compliance documentation from internal and external stakeholders.
- Support trade controls operations, including denied party screening, sanctions screening, and export control process execution, as part of the role’s scope from the beginning, with training and guidance provided by regional or global trade compliance leadership.
- Support global trade controls activities beyond North America where needed, including process execution, documentation, follow-up, and coordination with internal stakeholders.
- Maintain audit-ready files and compliance records in accordance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- 1-3 years of experience in trade compliance, customs operations, logistics, supply chain, import/export operations, or a related field.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, International Business, Finance, Economics, or related fields.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work autonomously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience supporting customs compliance activities.
- Ability to maintain accurate compliance records.
How Would You Stand Out?
- Experience with SAP GTS, SAP ERP, ACE, CARM, or similar systems.
- Familiarity with Free Trade Agreements, export controls, and sanctions screening.
- Experience working with customs brokers and global stakeholders.
- Prior experience with export controls, sanctions screening, or denied party screening is preferred but not required; training and guidance will be provided as part of role development.
Why Choose Us?
- Competitive Benefits (US): Competitive compensation, annual incentive opportunities, and comprehensive health and wellness programs. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), vacation, holidays, 16 weeks paid parental leave (maternity/paternity), and an annual bonus plan. IFF was also recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Perks & Benefits.
- Diversity & Inclusion (US): IFF has been recognized previously in the US on the Disability Equality Index® - Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion
- Innovation: Gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies and trailblazing advancements in food ingredients solutions and protection. Meaningful work helping advance solutions for the food ingredients industry.
- Global Collaboration: Be part of a global organization that values innovation, creativity, and collaborating amongst our diverse, cross-functional teams.
- Sustainability: Contribute to solutions that support a safer, healthier, and more sustainable world. IFF was recognized on the Forbes Net Zero Leaders 2026 list within the chemicals/materials sector.
The salary range for this position is $75,000-$80,000 base salary, depending on candidate experience and relevancy to the position and other factors determined by the hiring team in their decision.
For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is currently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The Food Ingredient business unit will remain part of IFF until close and, at such time, will transition to CVC Capital Partners. By applying for this position, candidates acknowledge awareness that the role is part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more