Supply Chain
Fremont, CARole Description
Nova is seeking an Import Export Analyst to join our supply chain team. As a Import Export Analyst, you will lead all USA import and USA export activities to Europe, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Singapore to support the movement of production materials, service parts, customer shipments, and repair logistics. This role ensures full compliance with international trade regulations, optimizes customs processes, and drives cost efficiency across global transportation spend. The position partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and global service teams to ensure fast, reliable, and compliant material movement for semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing and support operations.
Pay Range: $ 90,000 - $130,000 Annually (DOE)
Why Nova:
- Nova provides insights into process control in the world’s most technologically advanced industry. We employ physics, mathematics, algorithms, software and hardware expertise to redefine the limits of what is possible in semiconductor manufacturing.
- Certified Great Place to Work: Recognized in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 based on employee feedback, and consistently ranked among the Top 30 companies in our industry for workplace excellence.
Responsibilities
Global Trade & Customs Compliance
- Manage USA import and USA export operations for production materials, service parts, tools, and repaired components to multiple global regions.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable customs regulations, including HTS classification, ECCN assignment, valuation, documentation accuracy, and adherence to destination-country requirements.
- Maintain auditable records and ensure alignment with SOX and internal control expectations.
- Partner with customs brokers, freight forwarders, and regulatory authorities to resolve holds, discrepancies, or compliance issues.
- Monitor global trade regulation changes and update internal processes accordingly.
Logistics & Operational Execution
- Oversee end-to-end international logistics flows including USA outbound shipments to worldwide, USA inbound replenishment, customer service shipments, and returns/repairs.
- Coordinate with internal teams to support production schedules, field service activities, and urgent global escalations.
- Ensure timely and accurate documentation (commercial invoices, packing lists, COO, hazardous declarations, etc.) for all international shipments.
Cost Management & Process Optimization
- Own the logistics AOP budget for international freight, customs brokerage, duties/taxes estimation, and related spend.
- Analyze transportation and duty costs, identifying opportunities to reduce spend through routing, mode optimization, consolidation, or tariff strategy.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to streamline import/export processes, reduce cycle times, and improve delivery reliability.
- Support carrier and broker performance reviews, pricing negotiations, and service-level management.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with Supply Chain, Planning, Production, Service, and Finance to ensure accurate shipment planning, documentation, and cost alignment.
- Partner with Finance and Accounting to support audits, SOX controls, accrual processes, and reconciliation of duty and freight spend.
- Serve as the internal subject matter expert for global trade requirements, documentation standards, and regulatory expectations.
Systems & Reporting
- Use ERP (Oracle Cloud preferred) to manage shipment transactions, documentation, audit trails, and data accuracy.
- Develop and analyze logistics KPIs, including cost trends.
- Maintain master data related to HTS codes, ECCNs, and country-specific trade attributes.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in global trade operations, logistics, or customs compliance; semiconductor capital equipment experience strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of global import/export regulations across USA, Europe and Asia (China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore).
- Experience managing brokers, forwarders, and international transportation partners.
- Working knowledge of HTS/ECCN classification, valuation rules, Incoterms, and export licensing.
- Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and identify cost-reduction opportunities.
- Proficiency with ERP systems (Oracle Cloud preferred).
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Trade compliance certifications (e.g., LCB, CES, CUSECO) a plus.
- Experience in a SOX-controlled, publicly traded environment.
- Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement training.
Get to know us better:
Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) is a global company and a leading provider of innovative metrology solutions for process control in semiconductor manufacturing.
With a team of ~1200 people in three R&D centers and 27 field offices, we bring insights into the world’s most advanced industry. We leverage multiple technology fields such as physics, optics, chemistry, and algorithms to develop hardware and software solutions that measure almost every advanced computer chip built in the world.
Nova dives deep into dimensions and layers at the atomic level to extract unique insights and provide our customers with crucial decision-making data, managing critical challenges by providing unique, differentiated solutions.
Our outstanding people-focused and innovative culture means every person at Nova has the power to make an impact and significantly redefine what people can achieve through technology.
Join us if you are
A dreamer and brilliant high aimer who sees the impossible as the starting point and loves working in a multidisciplinary global team to create innovative breakthroughs.
If you need assistance due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected]
