Trade Operations Specialist III

Arrow•Phoenix, AZ

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow Electronics guides innovation forward for over 220,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers. With 2025 sales of $30.9 billion, Arrow develops technology solutions that improve business and daily life. The company maintains 228 locations worldwide with over 85 countries served. A Fortune 154 company with 21,500 employees worldwide, Arrow brings technology solutions to a breadth of markets, including telecommunications, information systems, transportation, medical, industrial, and consumer electronics. Arrow provides specialized services and expertise across the entire product lifecycle. Arrow does this by connecting customers to the right technology at the right place, time, and price. Arrow provides extraordinary value to customers and suppliers - the best technology companies in the world - and connects them through the company's industry-leading services.

Requirements

Typically requires a 4-year degree and 2–4 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.
Strong excel skills and experience working with VLOOKUPs and pivot tables required
Experience with ACE preferred
Ability to thrive in a high volume, fast paced environment.
Ability to explain the imports/exports process in detail to customers

Responsibilities

Ensures compliance with applicable regional, local, and U.S. export and import control laws and regulations concerning the movement of goods and services across borders, in order to protect Arrow from fines, penalties and publicity resulting from violations.
Acts as a liaison among several internal groups across Arrow businesses such as IT, legal, sales, logistics, asset management, operations and others in an effort to ensure proper adherence to trade management and trade control laws and regulations.
Provides import and export clearance support for inbound and outbound shipments and may direct external freight forwarders, brokers, and couriers and internal shipping/transportation staff on clearance instructions.
Provides analysis & regulatory guidance on preferential warehousing and trade agreement programs, and country specific regulations.
Conducts and reports on internal business assessments regarding trade control procedures, including monitor of resulting action items.
Provides shipment clearance instructions on import and export transactions to internal and external contacts.
Designs and implements solutions for business projects, including customer & supplier supply chain support, and for internal compliance matters.
Supports integration of Arrow trade management & compliance processes with new businesses post-acquisition.
Supports system migrations and software integrations for trade management & compliance requirements.
Manages metrics reporting process, including analysis of data and recommendations to management.
Independently identifies root causes and resolves issues pertaining to compliance impacts.
Creates written procedures and policies to comply with internal and external customer requirements and service providers pertaining to processes.
Maintains operational processes to ensure an efficient and productive workflow.
Provides cross-functional support among teams within the organization.
Performs support functions to provide the highest level of service and customer satisfaction while maintaining efficiencies in operational compliance processes and procedure.