$42k - $75k+ Individual Performance Bonus + Team Performance Bonus
Entry
Lombard, IL, USA
Hybrid
Operations & LogisticsLogistics & Transportation
About the job
Requirements
Intermediate knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Basic ability to manipulate, store, delete, copy, and move digital files.
Ability to balance multiple and often conflicting priorities and manage time effectively.
Ability to work autonomously, operate under pressure, and use logic when making decisions.
Ability to process customs entries in compliance with Customs and Border Protection and other government agency requirements.
Responsibilities
Manage the customer experience and work to ensure positive customer reviews.
Process Import Security Filing entries.
Assemble entry packets for submission to Customs and approve applicable documentation.
Clear air, ocean, road, and rail shipments through Customs.
Process all entries via the Automated Broker Interface in a compliant manner to fulfill Customs and Border Protection and other government agency requirements.
Process other government agency documentation.
Obtain freight release.
Facilitate and manage duty payments and the Automated Clearing House account.
Classify goods and rate commercial invoices.
Interface with U.S. Customs and other government agencies.
Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
Recommend solutions to drive efficiencies and support continuous growth.
Manage deliveries of less-than-container-load and air freight from U.S. ports or airports to customer locations as needed.
Entry Level Customs Entry Writer
Clutch Global Logistics, Inc. · Lombard, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-05-05
Salary: USD 42,000–75,000
Workplace: hybrid
Department: Operations - Customs Brokerage
Description
Job Type: Full-Time (No Travel Required)
Company: Clutch Global Logistics, Inc.
Work Location: Hybrid - Remote and Lombard, IL 60148
Basic Overview of Role and Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will assume responsibility for the below function.
Manage the customers experience and work to ensure a happy and positive review
Process ISF (Import Security Filing) entries
Assemble entry packets for submission to Customs and approve applicable documentation
Customs clearance of air, ocean, road, and rail shipments
Process all entries via ABI in a compliant manner so that all CBP and other government agency requirements are fulfilled
OGA processing
Obtain Freight Release
Facilitation and management of duty payments and ACH account
Classification of goods and rating of commercial invoices
Interface with U.S. Customs and any other government agencies
Ensure compliance with Clutch Global Logistics, Inc. internal policies and procedures
Recommend solutions to drive efficiencies and foster continuous growth
Manage deliveries of LCL and air freight from US port/airport to customer door as needed
Requirements
General Traits Needed for Success:
The ideal candidate will possess and display the below attributes.
Positive Attitude -Maintains a good outlook toward work, coworkers, and customers; Displays excellent customer service and leaves customers smiling; Strives to affect others positively.
Work Standards -Consistently establishes work processes to achieve a high level of productivity and superior results; Overcomes obstacles to finish the assignment; Accepts responsibility for all outcomes of one's work; Recognizes shortcomings and works to overcome and improve; Learns from failures but is not deterred by them.
Managing Work -Balances multiple and often conflicting priorities; effectively manages time; Ability to multitask.
Initiating Action -Acts proactively to solve problems even if they may not be directly their own; Develops new ideas and solutions without prompting; does not wait for direction; Identifies solutions proactively; Exceed job requirements.
Decision Making -Able to operate in an autonomous environment; works well under pressure; Balances multiple and often conflicting priorities; Comfortable with asking for help; Uses logic to think through decisions;Consistently attempts solving problems/making decisions prior to seeking help.
Collaboration -Works effectively in a team; Facilitates mutually beneficial relationships; Strives to achieve team goals; Able to put personal differences aside for the benefit of the team; Proactively offers to help.
Building Trust -Dedicated to honesty; Hold to commitments; Earns the trust of others both internally and externally. Gives respect and compassion.
Adaptability -Views changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; Has a positive attitude and overcomes challenges; Flexible and able to quickly and effectively modify to cope with work environment changes; Alters ineffective behaviors accordingly.
Information Technology Fluency -Comfortable with most basic productivity hardware and software; Basic ability to manipulate, store, delete, copy, and move digital files; Intermediate knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Benefits
Compensation:
Salary
Potential for Individual Performance Bonus
Potential for Team Performance Bonus
Annual Corporate Sponsored 401k Contributions
Benefits:
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401k Savings Plan (Traditional & Roth Plans)
Annual Corporate Sponsored 401k Contributions
Health Insurance - employee and dependents PPO & HMO offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield (Majority Funded by Employer)
Dental Insurance - employee and dependents (Majority Funded by Employer)
Vision Insurance - employee and dependents (Majority Funded by Employer)
Short-term & Long-term Disability Insurance (Fully Funded by Employer)