Trade Compliance Manager

Steel Partners • Pleasant Prairie, WI

6h

About The Position

The
Compliance Manager provides overall technical direction for trade compliance
(import and export), ensuring that the organization complies with global
regulatory requirements. The Compliance Manager may also assist with supplier
non-disclosure agreements and customer or vendor contracts. This individual will
collaborate cross functionally to drive compliant business outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Legal or related field. Juris Doctorate Preferred.
• 5 -7 years of prior work experience managing U.S. export and import compliance, including proficiency in control laws and regulations (EAR/ITAR/OFAC), ideally in the manufacturing industry.
• 3 – 5 years of prior work experience drafting and submitting export licenses, Commodity Jurisdiction, and classification requests through SNAP-R and/or DECCS, and ensuring proper documentation and record-keeping, including tracking classifications within ERP system.
• 1 – 3 years of prior work experience classifying items such as ECCN, HTS, Schedule B, from top level assemblies through component levels.
• Superb data record management, organizational, and writing/proof-reading skills.
• Proficient use of industry standard material compliance software.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Candidate must be currently eligible to work on export-controlled projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage and continually improve the export and import compliance programs, including managing brokers/freight forwarders.
• Ensuring compliance with export and import regulations:
• Assist with implementation of policies and procedures to ensure company compliance with U.S. import and export control laws and regulations (EAR/ITAR).
• Draft and submit export licenses, Commodity Jurisdiction and Classification requests and ensure proper documentation and record-keeping.
• Assist with investigations, audits and Export Control Assessments, root cause analysis on deficiencies, and develop corrective action plans.
• Risk Assessments and Audits as needed.
• Export Classifications and Documentation review.
• Respond to customer compliance requests.
• Develop, manage and continually improve government regulation compliance, including but not limited to, ensuring compliance with government contract flow downs:
• Assist with investigations and audits of FAR/DFARS regulations applicable to MTI contracts.
• Manage cybersecurity compliance projects to bring MTI in line with CMMC regulations; and
• Develop strategy to ensure MTI remains compliant with, and anticipate changes to, applicable FAR/DFARS/CAS regulations.
• Establish and maintain any additional required compliance programs and policies, including Anti-corruption, Privacy and Confidential Data Management, etc.
• Perform supplier, customer and other required third-party screening to ensure MTI maintains lawful business relationships as per US regulations.
• Maintain MTI’s annual Department of Defense Trade Controls registration, and any other required registrations.
• Manage document retention and vendors in charge of document offsite storage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager