Specialist II Import/Export

Nordson Corporation•East Providence, RI

About The Position

This role provides day-to-day support and guidance on import, export, and export controls related issues to internal customers. It involves responding to inquiries regarding ECCN classifications, documentation requirements, and other export regulations, as well as monitoring compliance with import and export policies and procedures. The Specialist will determine export control classification jurisdiction, licensing, and end-use requirements based on EAR, ITAR, and U.S. Customs Regulations, and support the business with AES resolutions. Additionally, the role includes monitoring the denied party screening process, delivering compliance training, updating policy manuals, designing performance reports, conducting compliance reviews and audits, identifying compliance synergies, overseeing third-party providers, maintaining compliance records, ensuring timely filing of post-entry reconciliations and responses to Customs requests, supporting Product Compliance data gathering, and staying current with industry regulations.

Requirements

Knowledge of Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
Knowledge of International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
Knowledge of U.S. Customs Regulations (CBP)
Experience with Automated Export System (AES)
Experience with denied party screening
Experience in developing and delivering compliance training
Experience in updating and distributing policy and procedure manuals
Experience in designing performance reports
Experience in conducting compliance reviews and audits
Experience in identifying and implementing compliance synergies
Experience in overseeing third party providers (freight forwarders, customs brokers)
Experience in maintaining compliance records
Experience in filing post entry reconciliations
Experience in responding to Customs requests for information
Ability to gather data for Product Compliance
Ability to attend seminars, training, and meetings
Ability to read industry publications
Administrator of AES site

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day support and guidance on import, export, and export controls related issues to internal customers.
Respond to inquiries regarding Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) classifications, documentation requirements, or other export regulations.
Monitor compliance to import and export policies and procedures.
Determine export control classification (ECCN) jurisdiction, licensing end use and licensing requirements (if applicable) based upon the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and U.S. Customers Regulations (CBP).
Support the business with Automated Export System (AES) resolutions.
Monitor the denied party screening process.
Deliver customized import, export, and export controls compliance training programs for internal customers.
Communicate formal guidance regarding the requirements and interpretation of import and export regulations and implement such requirements.
Work with GTC to regularly update and distribute import and export policy and procedure manuals.
Design tools and performance reports to provide awareness and measure effectiveness of compliance programs.
Lead regular and periodic compliance reviews and assessments (internal and external) of corporate import and export activities and audits.
Identify, recommend, and implement import and export compliance synergies to reduce costs and regulatory risk.
Provide oversight of third party providers, focusing on compliance with meeting agreed to service and compliance levels. (E.g. freight forwarders, customs brokers, etc.).
Develop, create or obtain all necessary performance metric reports.
Oversee maintenance of import, export, and export controls compliance records in accordance with governmental regulations.
Ensure the proper and timely filing of all post entry reconciliations, and responses to Customs requests for information.
Support Product Compliance for data gathering.
Attend seminars, training, and meetings and read industry publications to maintain knowledge of specialized information and identify any regulation or industry changes affecting Nordson’s business.
Administrator of AES site and provide training as needed.