Compliance Administrator

This is an onsite position at our Rancho Belago, CA location. The Compliance Administrator is responsible auditing, tasking audits, coordinating, and performing tasks involved in ensuring compliance in any areas related to distribution center (DC) operations, primarily:

• US Customs requirements and regulations for FTZ and CTPAT.
• Inventory accountability.
• Sarbanes Oxley requirements.
• Factory/supplier specifications.
• Customer requirements for outbound shipments.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Review ASN data on inbound containers and correct any known issues before arrival.
• Handle problems with container seals and damage that may affect integrity of inbound shipments.
• Assist Receiving department in resolving exceptions, for example: bad/missing data, packaging issues, quality issues, etc.
• Review, troubleshoot, direct re-counts, gather/input missing data, and eventually approve any receipts that are in variance with existing ASN data.
  • Communicate, track, log, and report issues as necessary/appropriate.
  • Ensure all data and counts are correct for transmission to FTZ software.
• Review inspection results and other notes/data from the Receiving department:
  • Ensure they are performing all required quality inspections correctly.
  • Ensure they are handling rejects and discrepancies correctly.
  • Ensure they are documenting issues correctly.
  • Ensure they are following all other receiving procedures.
  • Gather, interpret, and log all documentation and findings.
  • Create and distribute reporting on data gathered.
• Stay abreast of information and updates in key areas of involvement, for example:
  • FTZ and CTPAT requirements.
  • Packing requirements.
  • Production quality.
  • Customer compliance, VAS, outbound packing requirements.
• Target and delegate daily audits of outbound shipments, product quality audits, and any other audit programs.
  • Learn any apps related to targeting/delegation of audits.
  • Monitor material handling systems delivering packages to auditors and ensure smooth and efficient workflow.
  • Review errors reported, answer questions, and facilitate resolution of exceptions that arise as needed.
  • Provide training and instruction to auditors.
  • Perform audits.
  • Ensure all issues found are communicated to appropriate parties, addressed, and corrected prior to shipping.
  • Log and analyze results for process improvement.
  • Report data gathered for process improvement.
• Continually reevaluate targeting of outbound shipments to ensure maximum compliance and minimize customer chargebacks.
• Provide instruction and training to personnel performing processes being audited.
• Provide instruction and training to personnel performing audits.
• Assist and coordinate with internal/external auditors.
• Maintain excellent communication with all related Operations teams, DC Compliance team and management, corporate office teams, US Customs, internal/external auditors, surveyors, and any other related Skechers teams or external companies or agencies as required.
• Assist FTZ Administrator in zone related processes as necessary.
• Audit other processes and report as required.
• Log, input, analyze data for other department processes/responsibilities as required.
• Ensuring the accurate receipt of inventory.
• Ensuring the accuracy of data passing to FTZ systems.
• Ensuring all audit functions are targeted effectively and carried out according to policy and procedure.
• Gathering results of audits and documentation of issues found during DC operations and tracking, logging, and reporting findings for process improvement and cost savings.
• Perform other duties as required.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

• Familiar with PKMS or similar WMS software
• Strong in MS Office programs, especially Excel, MS Access beneficial
• Good data entry speed
• Speed and confidence learning/navigating apps on a computer
• Excellent data entry speed and accuracy required
• Good business communication skills required
• Good analytical skills required
• Superior attention to detail is essential
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• College Degree Preferred
• Advanced MS Excel skills are required
• Experience in shoe retail industry distribution and/or compliance preferred
• Experience in Inventory Control, Receiving, Quality Control preferred
• Experience in Imports and Exports preferred

Pay Range 21.00 - 21.63

About Skechers
Skechers (NYSE: SKX), a global, Fortune 500® brand develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Developing comfort technologies is the foundation of all we do - delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,200 company-and third-party-owned retail locations. Headquartered in Southern California, with offices and distribution centers around the globe, Skechers has spent 30 years helping people of all ages look and feel good.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.

Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.