**Our values start with our people, join a team that values you\!** Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off\-price retail chain with over 2,100 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth\. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high\-quality brands and on\-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings\. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience\. As part of our team, you will experience: + **Success\.** Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving + **Career growth\.** We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow + **Teamwork\.** We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution + **Our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and our community\.** We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger\. We strive to be a positive force in our community\. Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide\. With 2023 revenues of $20\.4 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams\. **GENERAL PURPOSE:** The Free Trade Zone Specialist is responsible for providing daily oversight of FTZ transactions, while supporting administration and compliance efforts\. The FTZ Specialist will collaborate closely with our internal shipping, receiving, and inventory teams to ensure that regulations are adhered to and that inventory transactions are accurately recorded\. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:** • Ensure all FTZ forms and reports required for weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual operations are submitted and reviewed for accuracy\. • Monitor FTZ operations end to end, to include daily processing zone transactions\. • Maintain accurate documentation required for FTZ administration including inventory reports, customs documentation, zone admission records and other required compliance files\. • Operate the FTZ inventory control and recordkeeping system with accuracy and efficiency, ensuring adherence to all regulatory requirements\. • Engage and coordinate with Customs and Border Protection as required, ensuring full compliance with relevant regulations and procedures\. • Routinely update and report to management concerning activities related to the FTZ ensuring timely communication, compliance deviations, or operational irregularities\. • Validate FTZ data against actual documentation as needed to ensure accuracy of integration and information\. • Conduct reviews and audits of all FTZ records, ensuring that accurate and complete record\-keeping is upheld for FTZ movements\. • Engage in cross functional work with IC&QA department\. COMPETENCIES: • Process Improvement • Analysis & Judgment • Adaptability • Teamwork • Planning and Organizing • Time Management • Accuracy • Integrity • Drives Results • Professional Communication **QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:** • 2\+ years experience in Foreign\-Trade Zone operations preferred\. • High school diploma or GED\. • Must possess strong written and oral communication skills and be able to communicate with all levels of management and departments both within and outside the company\. • Candidates should possess self\-motivation and can work collaboratively as part of a team or independently with minimal supervision\. • Candidates should possess a working knowledge of logistics activities including import activities\. • Advanced Experience using MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, and Outlook • Experience dealing directly with US Customs and Border Protection preferred\. • It is essential to complete the PIT \(Power Equipment Training\) and not to have a fear of heights\. • Must pass Word, Excel, 10 key, IC&QA Test and Math Aptitude testing\. **PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ADA:** Job requires ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer\. Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in\-person meetings, typing, and working with paper/files, etc\. Consistent timeliness and regular attendance\. Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically\. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds as needed This role requires full\-time in\-office presence, including to engage in in\-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and/or feedback\. **SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:** None **DISCLAIMER** This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position\. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all\-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities\. Contents are subject to change at management's discretion\. Ross is an equal employment opportunity employer\. We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience\. We believe that it is an essential part of the Company's overall commitment to attract, hire and develop a strong, talented and diverse workforce\. Ross is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex \(which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding\), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition \(including cancer or genetic characteristics\), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws\.