Export Control Manager in Fife

Based in Harlow, Glenrothes or Gloucester with hybrid working (3 days a week).

Responsibilities

• Support Global Trade (GT) activity associated with all business areas.
• Disseminate and brief all Raytheon UK domestic and international Policies and Procedures to deliver world-class export controls compliantly.
• Support export classification of contract deliverables.
• Manage the implementation, creation, maintenance, and authorisation of Agreement Export / Import Compliance Plans (AEICPs) by the business area.
• Commercially manage and prepare all necessary licences and documentation to ensure deliveries are made in a timely, cost-effective and compliant manner, including technology transfer requests, F680’s, or F1686’s.
• Manage complex agreements (MLA’s, TAA’s, CA’s etc.), including sub-licensee and NDA reviews, approval of DN/TCN activity, and ensuring all activities undertaken are authorised under the relevant agreement.
• Support the implementation of mandatory group export-control training at awareness, enhanced and advanced levels, devising, creating, implementing, delivering and continually improving in line with requirements.
• Work with the business on new and existing opportunities and effectively manage all GT obligations relating to the business area.
• Provide awareness training to external customers, suppliers, sub-licensees and sub-tier sub-licensees, as required.
• Provide support to the business area management leadership team.
• Attend and support gate reviews for all key business areas as requested.
• Provide expert guidance across the business area to ensure compliance with UK Export and Import regulations, and US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
• Provide guidance and advice to other members of staff as well as functional and programme offices.
• Undertake internal audits and, where issues are found, liaise with the appropriate business area and assist with corrective action plans to ensure company compliance.
• Track and monitor corrective actions resulting from self-assessments and audits.
• Support investigations relating to potential compliance breaches and assist in the preparation of any resulting incident reports to GT and RUK Legal Department.
• Manage and generate reports and performance metrics.
• Support the Head of GT Operations on specific projects as requested.
• Support trade compliance goals and objectives.
• Support the development of improved processes using Six Sigma and other lean tools.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of U.K. Export Licensing Regulations, U.S. ITAR/EAR Regulations, and shipping procedures.
• Knowledge in corporate compliance investigations, EXIM licensing, customs and border enforcement, global trade operations, and relevant regulatory regimes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of industry best practices on EXIM processes.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills, and the ability to learn quickly, work independently with minimal supervision, manage and prioritise multiple complex tasks, and lead intermediate projects and investigations in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to engage RUK business leaders to drive cross-functional implementation of new procedural solutions and work instructions in a timely and efficient manner.
• Proactive, well-organised with ability to effectively manage volume and prioritise accordingly.
• Sound judgement and meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent leadership skills and the ability to provide effective advice and counsel on EXIM matters.
• Computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office, EXIM and Global Trade tools and programmes.
• All-round business commercial awareness.
• Strong team player.
• Awareness and understanding of Business Agreements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate equivalent qualification (e.g., Cranfield University Level 4 MSc accredited module in Political, Legal and Ethical frameworks of Defence with a focus on Strategic Export Controls, or Graduate Member of Institute of Export or similar).

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution).
• Six times salary life assurance with pension.
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) plus statutory public holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days (37 hr).
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
• Flexible benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice options, including Health Cashplan, dental, and Cycle to Work.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.

Work Culture

• 37 hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1:30 pm finish on Friday.
• Remote, hybrid and site-based working opportunities, dependent on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role).

Equal Opportunity Statement

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.