Aerospace Trade Compliance

Hytek Finishes Co.; Des Moines (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hytek Finishes Co. is looking for a Trade Compliance & Lead Auditor in Des Moines, Washington. This full-time role will oversee compliance with international trade regulations, manage audits, and handle risk analyses. The ideal candidate will be an exceptional communicator with a strong focus on process improvement and productivity, capable of liaising with various departments to ensure smooth operations. Strong analytical skills and emotional intelligence are necessary for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Skilled in monitoring/assessing performance for improvement.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change; responsive to short-term needs.
• Ability to build trust with diverse leaders and employees.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain compliance procedures and policies.
• Perform internal and external audits.
• Analyze transactions for potential risks.
• Lead investigations on compliance violations.
• Coordinate shipments with freight forwarders and customs brokers.

Skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Monitoring performance

Emotional intelligence

Exceptional communicator

Job description

Job Overview

• Reports to: VP of Engineering & Quality
• Location: Kent, WA - onsite
• Type: Exempt, Full-Time
• Schedule Type: Monday - Friday Day Shift

Position Summary

The Trade Compliance & Lead Auditor will oversee and ensure the company's compliance with all international laws and regulations regarding global trade requirements including but not limited to: EAR and ITAR classification, licensing of products and technical data, transaction due diligence, foreign national and denied party screening, export clearance of company's goods and technology, training and procedure writing, and recordkeeping.

The Ideal Candidate

• Has an entrepreneurial mindset, thinking and acting like an owner with a strong sense of urgency and bias for action.
• Is skilled in monitoring/assessing the performance of self, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements, take corrective action and creating a track record of successful leadership.
• Is comfortable with ambiguity and constant change, nimble and responsive in the short-term while driving progress on longer-term initiatives and process improvements.
• Has emotional intelligence and able to build strong trust with leaders and employees of diverse backgrounds and situations at all levels.
• Is an exceptional communicator in both written and verbal interactions; clear, concise, and courageous in giving tough but supportive feedback when needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, enhance, and maintain procedures, directives, policies, and work instructions with a focus for process improvement and productivity.
• Perform internal audits on business processes and quality management systems.
• Perform external audits on approved suppliers.
• Transact records in trade compliance information systems.
• Analyze transactions for which due diligence indicates potential risk.
• Manage government authorizations throughout their life cycle.
• Provide Technical Data support.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert on trade issues including, but not limited to, country of origin determination and marking, valuation, denied parties, embargoed countries, anti-boycott compliance and reporting, and red flag issues.
• Lead internal investigations and reviews of deviations from policies and procedures and any possible resulting export/import compliance violations.
• Responsible for the daily management of Jurisdiction and Classifications and liaison with Customers to identify OEM platform.
• Analyze contracts and identify trade compliance issues.
• Ability to prepare and review international shipping documents such as commercial invoice, packing list, air waybill, and export license, including consignee information, INCOTERMS, harmonized tariff code and nomenclature, country of origin, customs value, export classification, and license data.
• Coordinate shipments with freight forwarders and customs brokers, and with customers or suppliers.
• Work pro-actively with departments to prevent trade disruptions. Coordinate with affected internal departments including Sales, Contracts, Purchasing, Shipping, and Production.
• On rare occasions may prepare moderately complex license or permit applications, ATA Carnets, and other international business documents.
• Develop and deliver Trade Compliance training program and materials.
• Monitor and manage trade compliance recordkeeping.
• Analyze export and impor