# Market evidence report — import-export-manager

Source: **44 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 44), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-14.
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## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 22 | 50 % |
| senior | 17 | 39 % |
| lead | 5 | 11 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Excel | 8 | 18 % |
| 2 | SAP | 8 | 18 % |
| 3 | Microsoft Word | 3 | 7 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | risk assessment | 16 | 36 % |
| 2 | customs compliance | 13 | 30 % |
| 3 | regulatory compliance | 13 | 30 % |
| 4 | data analysis | 11 | 25 % |
| 5 | trade compliance | 11 | 25 % |
| 6 | import compliance | 7 | 16 % |
| 7 | classification | 6 | 14 % |
| 8 | compliance audits | 6 | 14 % |
| 9 | data interpretation | 6 | 14 % |
| 10 | strategic advice | 6 | 14 % |
| 11 | customs regulations | 5 | 11 % |
| 12 | export compliance | 5 | 11 % |
| 13 | hts classification | 5 | 11 % |
| 14 | record keeping | 5 | 11 % |
| 15 | valuation | 5 | 11 % |
| 16 | country of origin determination | 4 | 9 % |
| 17 | customs valuation | 4 | 9 % |
| 18 | program maintenance | 4 | 9 % |
| 19 | risk management | 4 | 9 % |
| 20 | tariff classification | 4 | 9 % |
| 21 | valuation methodologies | 3 | 7 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | systems thinking | 6 | 14 % |
| 2 | continuous improvement | 4 | 9 % |
| 3 | duty drawback | 4 | 9 % |

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | coaching conversations | 4 | 9 % |
| 2 | crafting messages | 4 | 9 % |
| 3 | developing strategies | 4 | 9 % |
| 4 | directing team | 4 | 9 % |
| 5 | identifying problems | 4 | 9 % |
| 6 | issue resolution | 4 | 9 % |
| 7 | leading initiatives | 4 | 9 % |
| 8 | managing teams | 4 | 9 % |
| 9 | overseeing programs | 4 | 9 % |
| 10 | providing advice | 4 | 9 % |
| 11 | validating outcomes | 4 | 9 % |
| 12 | broker oversight | 3 | 7 % |
| 13 | compliance program development | 3 | 7 % |
| 14 | data analysis | 3 | 7 % |
| 15 | policy implementation | 3 | 7 % |
| 16 | process improvement | 3 | 7 % |
| 17 | program leadership | 3 | 7 % |
| 18 | project leadership | 3 | 7 % |
| 19 | regulation adherence | 3 | 7 % |
| 20 | regulation monitoring | 3 | 7 % |
| 21 | team leadership | 3 | 7 % |

## Regional breakdown

> **Corpus note:** 44 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.

### US (us)

44 ads.

**Top hard skills:**

- risk assessment — 36 % (16 ads)
- customs compliance — 30 % (13 ads)
- regulatory compliance — 30 % (13 ads)
- data analysis — 25 % (11 ads)
- trade compliance — 25 % (11 ads)
- import compliance — 16 % (7 ads)
- classification — 14 % (6 ads)
- compliance audits — 14 % (6 ads)
- data interpretation — 14 % (6 ads)
- strategic advice — 14 % (6 ads)

**Top tools:**

- Microsoft Excel — 18 % (8 ads)
- SAP — 18 % (8 ads)
- Microsoft Word — 7 % (3 ads)
- ACE — 5 % (2 ads)
- ACE portal — 5 % (2 ads)
- Microsoft Access — 5 % (2 ads)
- Microsoft PowerPoint — 5 % (2 ads)
- Oracle — 5 % (2 ads)
- trade compliance software — 5 % (2 ads)

**Seniority:** mid 50 % · senior 39 % · lead 11 %

### UK (gb)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.

### EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)

**Insufficient evidence** — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.


## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Business Integrity Trade Compliance Senior Manager | 6 |
| Trade Compliance Manager | 3 |
| Senior FTZ & Customs Compliance Lead | 2 |
| ** Global Trade Compliance Manager | 1 |
| Customs and Trade Compliance Specialist II | 1 |
| Director, Customs Compliance | 1 |
| Director, Customs Compliance - Americas | 1 |
| Director, Imports, Trade Compliance and Customs | Forensic and Litigation Consulting | 1 |
| Enterprise Manager, Americas Trade Compliance | 1 |
| Export Manager | 1 |
| Export Trade Manager: Global Logistics & Growth | 1 |
| Global Trade Compliance Director | 1 |
| Import & Export Logistics Manager | 1 |
| Import & Export Manager | 1 |
| Import Export Anst Prin | 1 |
| Import Export Anst Sr | 1 |
| Import Export Specialist | 1 |
| Import/Export Regulatory Manager | 1 |
| Manager, Import Compliance | 1 |
| Senior Customs & Trade Compliance Lead | 1 |
| Senior Customs & Trade Compliance Manager | 1 |
| Senior Customs and Trade Compliance Specialist | 1 |
| Senior Director, Global Customs Compliance & Trade - Equity | 1 |
| Senior Director, Global Trade Compliance (USA REMOTE or Hebron, KY) | 1 |
| Senior Export Licensing & Compliance Manager | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.