Protective Materials Trade Compliance Specialist

About the role

Manage compliance for goods movements, domestic and international, to and from the business locations of Avient Protective Materials in the United States of America. Providing leadership, direction and guidance on all topics relating to import and export, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Trade in Arms regulations (ITAR), applicability of sanctions, embargoes and other tools of foreign policy.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, maintain and communicate customs and trade compliance processes and procedures, for international movements of goods and technologies, including raw materials, finished goods, equipment and samples
• Manage customs brokers and forwarders, including management and administration of relevant authorizations
• Manage activities by bonded and free-trade-zone facilities
• Manage administrative duties associated with customs brokering, electronic export information filing (EEI), certificates of origin, end-user and/or assurance certificates, utilization of free trade agreements, determination of commodity codes, ECCN classification
• Liaise with relevant US government organizations such as Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to acquire rulings, commodity jurisdiction determinations, import and export licenses
• Execute external (i.e. brokers) and internal compliance audits for risk mitigation and continuous improvement, to identify potential compliance problems, perform investigations and develop appropriate policies and procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements
• Continuously monitor developments in government trade policies and timely initiate action to assure continuing compliance with regulations
• Develop and deliver education and training programs to personnel in regulatory requirements as related to specific tasks requiring specialized knowledge to ensure compliance
• Develop, implement and maintain CTPAT compliance and certification
• Develop, implement and maintain duty drawback programs
• Audit compliance with record-keeping requirements related to international goods transactions at the different locations of Avient Protective Materials
• Comply with all job-related safety and other training requirements
• Interact directly with the APM Trade and Compliance director in relation to policy, procedures, compliance and auditing
• Interact directly with APM Legal Affairs in United States to respond to official government inquiries, inspections and investigations
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: BS/BS and 5 years of relevant experience; AA/AS and 6 years of relevant experience; HS Diploma with 10 years of relevant experience
• Relevant experience in the manufacturing industry. Leadership or supervisory experience is a plus.
• Training and experience in customs brokering preferred
• Excellent knowledge of US customs regulations
• Excellent knowledge of import duty regulations and processes
• Excellent knowledge of Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Trade in Arms regulations (ITAR)
• Affinity or experience with high-performance materials
• At least 10 years of experience in import and export compliance
• Experience working in a multinational organization
• Experience with conducting internal and external audits in customs and compliance
• Experience working with forwarders and customs brokers
• Experience with ECCN classification
• Experience with HTSUS and Schedule B classification
• Experience with SNAP-R and ACE
• Excellent problem solving/troubleshooting skills