FTZ Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

The FTZ Coordinator is responsible for managing all Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) operations within the manufacturing facility, ensuring full compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations while supporting efficient material flow for speaker manufacturing and assembly. This role oversees inventory controls, FTZ admissions, production activity, removals, reporting, audits, and coordination with customs brokers and internal departments.

The position plays a critical role in cost savings, duty deferral, and regulatory compliance across imported components, raw materials, and finished goods.

Manage daily FTZ operations in compliance with CBP regulations
• Prepare FTZ admissions, transfers, withdrawals, destructions, and required reports
• Maintain accurate FTZ inventory, zone status, and reconciliations
• Support CBP audits, inspections, and compliance reviews
• Ensure proper tariff classification, valuation, and country-of-origin tracking

• Track imported components through FTZ and production processes
• Reconcile FTZ records with physical inventory and ERP systems
• Coordinate with Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, and Finance teams

• Identify duty savings and improve FTZ procedures for efficiency
• Manage relationships with customs brokers, freight forwarders, and CBP.

Education & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following or related fields: Supply Chain Management, Logistics or International Business, Business Administration, Finance or Accounting, Trade Compliance or Customs Management.
• 2-5+ years of experience in FTZ administration, trade compliance, or customs operations
• Import/export compliance, inventory control in manufacturing or distribution environment
• Experience supporting CBP audits or regulatory reviews
• Manufacturing environment experience (electronics, automotive, or assembly preferred)
• Familiarity with FTZ workflows and CBP forms
• Experience working from SOPs and checklists
• Strong attention to detail and documentation discipline
• Willingness to escalate issues rather than “figure it out”

Foster Electric was founded as a loudspeaker manufacturer in 1949. Since that time, we have established ourselves as a specialist in audio technologies and have provided the audio industry with many products and technologies. Among them, acoustic transducers have become our mainstay products. We have created a wide array of unique technologies and accumulated broad expertise, including in automotive speakers and other automotive audio products, audio equipment (AV speakers) for home entertainment, high-end Hi-Fi speaker systems,
headphones and headsets, compact speakers for information equipment, buzzers, and vibration actuators that apply audio technologies. With these technologies and accumulated expertise as our backbone, we provide quality, optimal acoustic experiences that fulfill the expectations of our customers. Products from Foster Electric have been used in many products around the world. They contribute to society by providing audio and vibration solutions through the products.

Company Description

Foster Electric was founded as a loudspeaker manufacturer in 1949. Since that time, we have established ourselves as a specialist in audio technologies and have provided the audio industry with many products and technologies. Among them, acoustic transducers have become our mainstay products. We have created a wide array of unique technologies and accumulated broad expertise, including in automotive speakers and other automotive audio products, audio equipment (AV speakers) for home entertainment, high-end Hi-Fi speaker systems, \rheadphones and headsets, compact speakers for information equipment, buzzers, and vibration actuators that apply audio technologies. With these technologies and accumulated expertise as our backbone, we provide quality, optimal acoustic experiences that fulfill the expectations of our customers. Products from Foster Electric have been used in many products around the world. They contribute to society by providing audio and vibration solutions through the products.