Trade Compliance Specialist

at  Arrow Electronics Inc

This Trade Compliance position ensures compliance with applicable U.S. export and import control laws, including the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"), and the Office of Foreign Asset and Control ("OFAC") sanctions, and regional and local regulations concerning the movement of goods and services across borders. The position acts as a liaison among several internal groups across Arrow businesses, and may interface with government licensing offices, such as the Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS"), to ensure proper adherence to trade management and trade control laws and regulations.

• Collect, review and approve Customer End Use and Export Compliance Certifications (EUC).
• Determine and assign local export/import country and U.S. license requirements to orders placed on hold within trade compliance software for trade control reasons. When necessary, escalate orders to department leader for guidance. Engineering knowledge supports this process.
• Process global supply chain partner reviews, including reviews of current government restricted / denied parties list matches, to confirm decision for partner release or block within trade compliance software.
• Review and prepare red flag related exception reports.
• When necessary, conduct and document further due diligence for partners and or transactions to resolve potential red flags.
• Prepare and submit low- and high-complexity government license applications when required for select export and import transactions. Process government licenses following local regulations (including reporting for import/export licenses, General Licenses, record keeping, etc.).
• The position may be asked to provide import and export clearance support for inbound and outbound shipments.
• Other duties include preparing and reporting metrics and database administration.
• Supporting the business with export compliance related questions/projects