Senior International Trade Compliance Specialist

Garmin International, Inc.•Miramar, FL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a full-time Senior International Trade Compliance Specialist at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the Garmin importing, exporting and supply chain security activities ensuring full compliance with governmental laws and regulations which includes Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms (ITAR), U. S. Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC), and Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). This also includes the import and export of products, services, transfer of technical data, and all other import and export licensing and compliance matters.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Management, Operations, Supply Chain, or Engineering AND a minimum of 8 years of experience performing a role substantially similar to the essential functions of this job description OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office Software (Outlook, Word, and Excel) and basic knowledge of Access
Proven track record in project management with a demonstrated ability to develop, plan, document, and independently drive complex projects to successful conclusions
Demonstrated leadership and team building skills
Demonstrated effective and strong verbal and written communication skills
Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and work well with others
Must demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and communication skills to work across functional and organizational lines
Must possess the ability to prioritize, organize and multi-task in a flexible, fast paced and challenging environment to effectively meet deadlines
Must be highly motivated, detail-oriented and possess the ability to work proactively and effectively with minimal supervision
Demonstrated ability to work on exceedingly complex problems and provides solutions

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Business Administration, Management, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related field
Juris Doctorate (JD)
U.S. Customs broker license
Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer

Responsibilities

Lead the development and implementation of policies and procedures compliant with import, export and supply chain security
Drive process improvements supporting ITC activities
Develop and prepare detailed project plans from concept to completion and effectively communicate progress to management
Lead projects on regulatory compliance, system enhancements and suggest potential solutions
Lead teams on planning and executing projects with little to no direction from management
Drive regular and periodic compliance reviews and assessments (internal & external) of corporate import, export and supply chain security activities
Lead ITC initiatives globally
Lead the development, documentation, and implementation of import, export controls and supply chain security, training globally
Drive the design of tools and performance reports to provide awareness and measure and the ensure the effectiveness of import, export controls and supply chain security compliance
Effectively utilize tools and performance reports to provide reports on the effectiveness of import, export controls and supply chain security compliance programs
Provide oversight on the global DPL screening and tier 2 and 3 denied party list resolutions
Provide oversight on the import and export classifications, ensuring compliance
Represent the ITC department in cross functional initiatives
Lead, organize, and carry out process improvement initiatives / projects
Lead and organize the ITC team’s day to day activity
Mentor and train associates
Attend seminars, meetings and read journals and other industry publication to maintain knowledge of specialized information and identify any regulation or industry changes affecting the company’s business