Vendor Trade Compliance Specialist

Job description

Discovery is at the core of everything we do - whether it’s a great value, incredible style, or building long-lasting partnerships with people around the world. That’s what makes TJX different. You can find it all across our brands: TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra, and Homesense. Every one of our brands has one thing in common: environments that are always changing. That’s just how we like it. Every day is an opportunity to discover something new about our business, our partnerships, and even about yourself. Come discover what different can mean for you.

The Opportunity: Contribute To The Growth Of Your Career

Based in our Los Angeles Buying Office, The Vendor Trade Compliance Specialist develops, implements, and trains existing vendors on TJX policies and procedures and government agency requirements of all importing countries, as it relates to international buying. They will partner with key internal and external stakeholders (buying, operations, risk, compliance and legal) to understand and monitor the legal and ethical trading responsibilities and requirements specific to TJX. This is a hybrid position requiring 2 days per week in our downtown Los Angeles office and the ability to flex hours as needed to support multiple time zones. 

What You Will Do: 

• Reviews and assesses internal and or external processes and procedures and communicates findings to business counterparts.
• Communicates, partners, coaches and (sometimes) challenges vendors to support global compliance goals.
• Develops and maintains a central database that holds all the legally required documents and ethical compliance trading policies.
• Develops and maintains strong working partnerships with Buyers and Vendors to help ensure product compliance standards are met and continuously followed.
• Communicates compliance strategies to buyers (with manager) and strategize processes and partnerships with buyers to achieve – for both product compliance and product labelling.
• Represents TJX to external partners independently or with Manager to support the compliance strategies.
• Monitors and measures vendor compliance assisting the buying teams in developing vendor understanding and solutions to rectify non-compliance.
• Travel to local vendors as needed to support relationships and training opportunities.

Who We Are Looking For:  

• Minimum 3 years of Merchandise Operations or other related experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• Strong support skills, including effectively and efficiently responding to merchant, vendor, carrier inquiries
• Proven ability to identify stated and unstated customer needs, and to build relationships with merchants, vendors, and other key stakeholders
• Good knowledge of overall merchandise flow and able to prioritize and work with a multitude of vendor and Merchandising requests
• Process improvement mindset with ability to identify root cause of issues and implement updates

• Highly organized with attention to detail, can prioritize multiple work streams concurrently
• Thrives in a fast pace, rapidly changing, deadline driven environment
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Proficient with Microsoft 365/Office suite including Excel as well 

We care about our culture, but we also prioritize your needs! 

Benefits include Associate discount; 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; HSA; health care FSA; life insurance; short/long-term disability; paid holidays/vacation /sick/bereavement/parental leave; EAP; incentive programs for management; auto/home insurance discounts; tuition reimbursement; scholarship program; adoption/surrogacy assistance; smoking cessation; childcare/cell phone discounts; pet/legal insurance; credit union; referral bonuses. All benefits are subject to applicable plan or program terms (including eligibility terms) and may change from time to time.  Contact your TJX representative for more information. 

This position has a starting salary range of $60,500 to $75,600 per year. 

Actual starting pay is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.

Benefit programs and eligibility terms vary across our global locations. We encourage you to apply to learn more about how our benefits can make a difference for you. 

Discover Different at TJX means opportunity, teamwork, and career growth. That’s why working here is so much more than a job. When you’re a part of our TJX family, you have the full support of a diverse, close-knit group of people who work together to deliver the best value and style in the business. Our inventory is always changing and our approach is continually evolving, which means every day is another chance to Discover Different.

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.