International Export Specialist

Redwood Materials

Ridgeville, South Carolina

Internship

Posted September 22, 2026

$70k - $85k· Est.

Energy Storage

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Job Description

Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition.

Key Responsibilities

Book and manage ocean export shipments with freight forwarders and non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs)—rate and space confirmation, drayage, container release, port cut-offs, and vessel schedules—from U.S. origins to destination ports across Asia and Europe
Prepare, verify, and distribute the complete export document set for every shipment: Shipper’s Letter of Instruction (SLI), commercial and pro forma invoices, certificate of origin, packing list, ISPM-15 declaration, dangerous goods declaration, and house bill of lading
File Electronic Export Information (EEI) in Automated Export System (AES) and AESDirect accurately and within Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) timelines, resolve fatal errors and compliance alerts, and maintain the correct U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI) and filer-of-record determination on routed and standard export transactions
Screen consignees, notify parties, end users, and banks against denied and restricted party lists before booking, and escalate potential matches, prohibited end-use indicators, and Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) "Know Your Customer" red flags to Trade Compliance
Apply and verify Schedule B and Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classification for exported materials, and prepare origin documentation supporting preferential claims, including United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and Korea–U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) certificates
Prepare dangerous goods documentation for lithium battery and battery-material shipments (UN3480, UN3090, UN3496, and related Class 9 entries), confirming packaging, marking, labeling, and carrier-specific Dangerous Goods (DG) acceptance requirements with Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)
Coordinate waste-classified and controlled movements—Basel Convention and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) notification and consent, European Union Waste Shipment Regulation (EU WSR) procedures, and destination-country permits or import bans—with Trade Compliance and the receiving customer before cargo is tendered
Apply the correct Incoterms 2020 rule per Redwood’s Outbound and Risk Transfer Incoterms matrices, confirming cost and risk transfer, insurance, and payment terms with Commercial and Finance prior to booking
Track shipments through delivery and manage exceptions—roll-overs, port congestion, dangerous goods holds, documentation discrepancies, demurrage, and detention—communicating status and recovery plans to internal stakeholders and customers
Maintain export records in accordance with Export Administration Regulations (EAR) recordkeeping requirements (15 CFR 762), 19 CFR 163, and Redwood standard operating procedures (SOPs), including Outbound Trade Compliance and Denied Party Screening, keeping every shipment file complete and audit-ready
Review forwarder and carrier invoices against quoted rates and booking terms, identifying duplicate billing, unsupported accessorials, and uninvoiced shipments, and reconcile findings with the Transportation Analyst
Maintain export shipment data in the Transportation Management System (TMS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, producing recurring reporting on export volume, lane cost, transit performance, and documentation accuracy