Trade Compliance Specialist

For over 140 years our products have helped ensure the safe, reliable operations of key industries. With a passion for precision and partnership, Celeros Flow Technology continues this heritage of high performance and dependability, providing mission critical, sustainable flow control solutions for our customers around the globe. Celeros Flow Technology is looking for individuals with a voice and a vision. We embrace change, diversity and promote new ways of looking at old ideas. We seek talented professionals to join our world-class team of innovators in a global, collaborative & multi-cultural environment, where you will be challenged, supported, and inspired to be extraordinary.

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Trade Compliance Specialist will report directly to the Global Trade Compliance Manager and will perform a variety of duties necessary to support the company’s global trade compliance program. The position functions as a professional expert authority with regard to export and import laws and regulations and is responsible for ensuring that operations are carried out in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations. Responsibilities also include training business personnel and executing operational audits to validate compliance with governing trade laws, internal policies and procedures. The successful candidate will also contribute to developing and maintaining a sustained and long-term continuous improvement culture and an efficient organization that consistently produces improved results while motivating and retaining its employees with high performance standards. The Trade Compliance Specialist will work closely with operational and commercial business teams to advise them of applicability of and changes in relevant export/import laws and regulations.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide all round global export/import compliance advice to the business.
• Develop, review, and update company export and import compliance policies, manuals and operating procedures.
• Conduct periodic training of company personnel with regard to export and import laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Assist the Global Trade Compliance Manager to develop and implement auditing methodology and conduct periodic audits to test company compliance with export and import regulations and Company procedures.
• Identify and classify Export (ECCN) and Import (HTS, HS) classifications for the company’s products.
• Ensure compliance with UK, U.S. and other applicable Export Control regulations, as well as conformance with internal corporate policies and procedures.
• Export controls and license determination for all exports and re-exports of tangible and intangible goods.
• UK Export Licensing: Submission and management of export license applications to the UK Department for International Trade Export Control Joint Unit via SPIRE.
• Monitor and maintain trade compliance data elements in the company’s systems.
• Support periodic internal assessments on the trade compliance program. Identify risk areas and recommend improvements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Proven track record of meeting commitments with the highest standards of ethics and integrity.
• Expertise with U.S., European and UK export and import regulations, including EAR, OFAC, ITAR and CBP.
• Ability to gain knowledge and understanding of other non-US/Europe/UK trade regulations.
• Working knowledge of laws and regulations impacting the company.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.
• Pro-active approach to work and an excellent team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum five years’ trade compliance experience.
• Thorough knowledge of UK, EU, and US import/export regulations, including ITAR, EAR, OFAC, HMRC, Export Control Joint Unit, and Department of International Trade.
• Must demonstrate excellent knowledge on Classification (ECCN and HTS).
• Must demonstrate an extensive understanding and application of export classification and licensing principles, practices, and concepts.

LOCATION

Glasgow, Scotland (Aberdeen will be considered).

YOU MUST HAVE VALID RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE.

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunities to develop.
• Bonus.
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Holiday buy and sell.
• Pension.
• Life Cover.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Digital Benefits; Health, Wealth & Lifestyle.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required daily to stand, sit, walk, talk, hear, and see (specific close vision abilities are required to perform computer work).
• Required occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.
• Required daily to use hands and fingers and arms to reach (to operate a computer and telephone).
• Required occasionally to lift and/or move objects that are light to moderate.
• Required occasionally to travel (usually by air or road so may be required to sit for extended periods).

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work with moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, etc.).
• Ability to work in an open planned office / individual office.
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for extended periods.
• Ability to sit in a car or on a plane for extended periods.

CELEROS FLOW TECHNOLOGY VALUES

All Celeros divisions are committed to the effective use of the Celeros Values. It is important that all employees understand and utilize these values when performing the duties of his/her position.

• INTEGRITY: We work safely and respect our employees, business partners & environment. We always lead by example.
• SPEED: In our mission to bring mission-critical flow control equipment to the world, energy in our actions & urgency.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: We stand behind our actions and deliver on our promises.
• PARTNERSHIP: We collaborate across our teams & our customers to win together. We rely on each other to deliver the best outcome & celebrate successes.
• EXCELLENCE: We are passionate about being the best at engineering, manufacturing & maintaining mission-critical equipment. We seek quality & community improvement in every interaction.

QUALITY

Quality encompasses all aspects of Celeros’ business, and every employee shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process and the quality system. All employees have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and through designed channels, initiate and recommend solutions.

CELEROS Flow Technology is an equal opportunity employer.