Trade Compliance Specialist

Teledyne FLIR LLC; Garland (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in advanced technology is seeking a Senior Trade Compliance Specialist to manage import and export compliance functions. The role requires strong communication skills and expertise in trade compliance regulations. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance, training staff, and liaising with various stakeholders. This position offers an opportunity to impact the company's operations significantly.

Qualifications

• 5 years of export control experience and/or training.
• Familiarity with ITAR, EAR, BATFE, and OFAC Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective import and export compliance across multiple business units.
• Prepare and submit license applications to Government Agencies.
• Conduct regular import and export compliance training.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Trade Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Summary

This position requires the ongoing local development, implementation and management of the import and export compliance functions as it relates to the corporate import and export policies for the assigned location / s. The role demands exceptional communication and collaboration skills, and a strong import and export trade expertise. The Senior Trade Compliance Specialist will support the location in managing imports and exports, interacting with all of the various functional areas, the designated A&DE Segment Sr. Director-Trade Compliance, and Teledyne's Corporate International Trade Compliance ("CITC") office.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for ensuring effective import and export compliance at multiple business units falling under their assigned scope, in accordance with U.S. and international import and export laws and regulations and Teledyne Technologies corporate import and export compliance policies and procedures.
• Ensure and support appropriate management accountability and responsibility for import and export compliance.
• Establish and maintain import and export compliance procedures and program documentation, including product export classification and regulatory jurisdiction; licensing and administration; denied party, proliferation and diversion screening; technology transfers; deemed exports; import and export documentation; anti-boycott reporting; trade data points including HTS classification, country of origin and FTA determination, valuation, etc.; broker and forwarder management; recordkeeping; audits and training.
• Prepare and submit license applications, international permits, technical assistance agreements and other request for licenses and approvals to the appropriate Government Agencies; administer export licensing program and ensure compliance with conditions and reporting requirements.
• Conduct licensing reviews for technology transfers, including marketing materials, proposals and engineering data; develop and maintain technology transfer programs in accordance with regulatory and license requirements.
• Act as import and export compliance liaison to sales representatives, distributors, customers and other third parties, as required.
• Review import and export filings for accuracy and compliance with customs regulations and CITC policies and procedures.
• Provide quarterly and yearly reporting of relevant trade compliance data to A&DE Segment Sr. Director-Trade Compliance.
• Conduct regular import and export compliance training for senior management, engineers, scientists, shipping, sales and marketing and other functions involved in import and exporting.
• Conduct periodic audits and self-audits and implement corrective action, as required.
• Assist A&DE Segment Sr. Director-Trade Compliance with investigations of any incidences of purported non-compliance with import and export laws and regulations.
• Attend the Corporate International Trade Compliance annual conference.
• Attend external third-party import and export training seminars as required.
• Other trade compliance duties as assigned.
• Daily availability to include evenings and weekends when necessary to reach goals and deadlines.

Education and / or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in a related field and 5 years of export control experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Specific Export Controls Experience

Familiarity with the ITAR, EAR, BATFE, and OFAC Regulations; ability to apply technical knowledge of regulations to business transactions. Experience with automated denied party screening systems and U.S. Government on-line license application procedures strongly preferred, but not required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed Customs Broker
• Certified Export Specialist (CES)
• Certified Customs Specialist (CCS)

Other Qualifications

U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Person status is required for access to ITAR-Controlled Technical Data.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

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