Trade Compliance Manager

The Trade Compliance Manager responsible for oversight of the import/export compliance program for Teledyne Cable Solutions, Teledyne Geophysical Instruments, and certain other Teledyne Marine sites in the US. This position will have overall responsibility for the company’s import/export compliance program and provide day to day operational support and guidance for all Teledyne employees at these locations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage HTS, ECCN, Country of Origin, and preferential trade program determinations
• Work with internal and external customers, to ensure compliance.
• Develop and maintain trade compliance management systems, policies, procedures and work instructions, including EAR and ITAR jurisdiction and classification; licensing administration; restricted party screening; technology transfers; deemed exports; anti-boycott reporting; preferential trade program recordkeeping; and broker/freight forwarder compliance.
• Monitor and resolve import and export blocks.
• Audit facility compliance with Global Trade Compliance Management Systems.
• Ensure employee understanding of trade regulations through communications and training.
• Provide regular trade compliance communication to senior management, shipping, sales and marketing and other functions.
• Maintain awareness of changes in trade regulations.
• Coordinate non-regular trade compliance activities with Corporate International Trade Compliance and third parties.
• Coordinate non-routine audits and/or investigations.
• Prepare and manage export license applications and approvals
• Assure imports comply with applicable Customs Regulations.
• Attend internal and external third-party import/export training seminars as required
• Assist with information requests and implement directives by the Corporate International Trade Compliance Team
• Conduct periodic audits and self-assessments and implement corrective actions, as required.
• Assist with investigations of any potential non-compliance with import/export laws and regulations.

Education and Experience

• Working experience (5 to 7 years) in trade compliance including U.S. Customs Regulations, Export Administration Regulations, International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations; able to apply technical knowledge of regulations to business transactions.
• Bachelor’s Degree Required.
• Ability to read and understand complex legal regulations.
• Experience with automated trade compliance systems and U.S. Government automated environments.
• Experience providing training to all levels of management and employees
• U.S. Customs Broker License a plus
• U.S Person for access to ITAR- Controlled Technical Data. ITAR regulations dictate that information and material pertaining to defense and military related technologies (for items listed on the US Munitions List) may only be shared with US Persons unless authorization from the Department of State is received or a special exemption is used.
• Fluent in Spanish a plus