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 <p><b>Company Overview</b></p>
 <p>Farmers Business Network (FBN) is on a mission to power the prosperity of family farmers and rural communities around the world, transforming how the world farms with an integrated, technology-enabled agricultural platform.</p>
 <p>We offer high ROI farm inputs, fintech and sustainability products and services powered by network data, and farm-tested insights from our global farmer community. Our platform helps FBN members make confident decisions to ensure the economic viability of their farms, while also empowering them to be a part of the solution as the global community confronts its most pressing issues: providing food security for a growing population, transitioning to more sustainable agriculture, and responding to climate change.</p>
 <p>We are a dynamic, innovative, and mission-driven AgTech company that offers competitive compensation and benefits as well as boundless career mobility. We are backed by top investors, including Fidelity, ADM, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, DBL Partners, T Rowe Price and Temasek. We have been featured in these articles by the Wall Street Journal and Forbes, and were also named "One of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World" by Fast Company Magazine.</p>
 <p><b> Position Overview</b></p>
 <p>The US Import Manager is responsible for executing the end-to-end process of bringing goods into the United States from other countries for delivery to FBN facilities, 3rd party warehouses, and tolling manufacturers. This member of the US Crop Protection Supply Chain team provides critical support to both production planning and finished goods planning to ensure proper materials coverage and accurate scheduling. The US Import Manager is responsible for ensuring that imported goods meet all applicable standards and regulations, and that all transactions follow company procedures, meet expected service-level agreements, and have sufficient, thorough documentation.</p>
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  <li>Oversee the import and intermodal logistics process of goods and materials from foreign countries to their final destination in the United States</li>
  <li>Monitor and execute a significant volume of data entry on international shipments across each stage, from purchase acceptance at the supplier through to receipt of goods at the final destination</li>
  <li>Enforce compliance with foreign trade laws and regulations</li>
  <li>Provide subject matter expertise on tariffs and proactively inform stakeholders of tariff changes and their anticipated impact</li>
  <li>Coordinate with freight forwarding/brokerage companies globally, which includes daily communication, tracking, and performance monitoring</li>
  <li>Work closely with offshore contractors and vendors to monitor timely receipt of goods at foreign ports of lading</li>
  <li>Track and ensure smooth transitions to domestic freight solutions from domestic ports of unlading</li>
  <li>Monitor all active shipments and proactively address all issues</li>
  <li>Coordinate and upload purchase documents, billing documents, quality control documents, and shipping documents into NetSuite system</li>
  <li>Facilitate timely billing/payment activities to ensure that vendors, brokers, carriers, and duties/tariffs are paid correctly and on time</li>
  <li>Monitor pricing, market trends, research new vendors, and manage vendor relationships</li>
  <li>Negotiate SLA's and pricing with vendors</li>
  <li>Contribute to and support ongoing process improvement initiatives</li>
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 <p><b>Minimum Qualifications</b></p>
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  <li>Undergraduate degree in relevant field</li>
  <li>3+ years experience managing the import process</li>
  <li>Knowledge of import and customs regulations</li>
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  <li>Solid understanding of international logistics and compliance, including HTS, duties and tariffs, and INCOTERMS</li>
  <li>Power user experience in ERP systems (NetSuite preferred) and Google Sheets (Excel)</li>
  <li>Experience using Google Workspace (GMail, Sheets, Docs, Slides, etc.) and/or Microsoft Office</li>
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 <p><b>Preferred Qualifications</b><b> </b></p>
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  <li>Bachelor's Degree preferred</li>
  <li>Import and logistics experience with agrochemicals specifically</li>
  <li>Experience with S&OP process</li>
  <li>Experience with cost of goods accounting</li>
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         The following represents FBN's reasonable estimate of the US national average base salary range for this role based on market data and placement of internal employees: $88,000-$107,000. This salary range may vary based on geography and the higher cost of labor in some metropolitan areas.
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         Beyond Base Pay, FBN also offers all full-time/permanent employees competitive total compensation packages that include equity compensation, paid holidays plus an additional floating holiday, work flexibility including paid time off and remote work if your role is eligible, parental leave, benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, short & long term disability, life insurance, 401k, HSA employer contributions, and more.
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  <b><i>FBN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. FBN considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.</i></b>
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     <b><i>FBN is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known limitations for qualified applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance to complete </i></b><b><i>this form</i></b><b><i> or participate in an interview, please let us know.</i></b>
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