Provide enterprise compliance support on areas such as harmonized tariff schedule, duty mitigation programs, free trade agreements, and audit and monitoring.

• Provide Target with risk insights, leading practices, and assurance for its global supply chain through objective and cross-functinonal data driven audits and consultations.• Develop and lead the implementation of technology and analytics to improve audit efficiencies and risk mitigation. Applications include Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and machine learning.

• Led the execution of audits and consultations on supply chain operations and compliance with regulations from US Customs and other government agencies that regulate Target's imports.• Provided assurance on Target's participation in US Customs' Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) and Importer Self-Assessment (ISA) programs.

• Implemented and led compliance processes for Target's use of US and Canada Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and Trade Preference Programs (TPP).• Supported sourcing partners with the use of free trade programs by implementing internal procedures and training, and by performing product qualification analysis.

• Identified and realized yearly duty savings in support of Target’s First Sale program.• On boarded vendors into Target’s First Sale program through partnerships with product sourcing managers and support from legal business partners.• Performed data analysis, processing and quality assurance of Target’s First Sale reconciliation entries with U.S. Customs.

• Identified tariff classification duty savings opportunities through research, engagement of legal partners and influencing of product designers and buyers.• Improved Target’s food import program by successfully developing and implementing processes for compliance with complex FDA and USDA regulations on low-acid / acidified canned foods, ready-to-eat meals, and food samples.• Performed tariff classification and research of import regulatory requirements of a wide range of products, including apparel, hard goods, and food.

• Filed Customs entries to clear Target's direct imports of general merchandise and food.• Problem solved entry issues with U.S. Customs and Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) and Target’s supply chain partners.

• Supported Target’s Customs brokerage with efficient and reliable entry documentation preparation and record keeping.

• Supported activities that promoted learning and diversity for employees, parents and students