Trade Control Specialist - Import Administration (Mid-Level or Senior)

Trade Control Specialist - Import Administration (Mid-Level or Senior)

The Boeing Company has an exciting opportunity for a Trade Control Specialist-Import (Mid-Level or Senior) to join our dynamic team in Global Trade Controls' US Import Compliance & Operations organization. This team supports the enterprise in delivering a secure and compliant supply chain. This role is responsible for a variety of activities to ensure compliance with US importing requirements specifically for the recently acquired Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, KS.

You will be a key member of an experienced team that designs, implements, and executes trade compliance controls. You will contribute your exceptional analytical, communication, and time-management skills to a fast-paced collaborative team environment. You will use trade compliance knowledge to review import entries for accuracy of classification, valuation, country of origin, and free trade agreements. You will analyze trade data to identify compliance risks, develop appropriate controls, manage and mitigate emerging tariffs, and ensure integrity of HTS classification and Customs valuation. You will contribute solutions to complex challenges within a large global company.

Position Responsibilities:

• Review trade documentation to meet US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) import entry requirements
• Classify aerospace parts, components, tooling, assemblies and kits under the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)
• Identify and ensure compliance to Participating Government Agency (PGA) requirements for importing shipments
• Apply CBP's hierarchy of valuation methodologies to ensure proper valuation on importing shipments
• Work with our Customs Brokers to ensure import transactions are conducted in a compliant manner
• Research, interpret, and perform impact analysis on regulatory and legislative trade controls
• Identify, document, develop, and execute solutions to trade compliance risks
• Develop and deploy enterprise processes and procedures with regards to importing trade controls
• Interface and partner with key stakeholders in support of trade controls
• Monitor compliance activities, assist with self-assessments, and ensure potential noncompliance issues are reported and mitigated appropriately
• Collaborate with other Trade Control Specialists on a variety of teams and initiatives
• Be a highly motivated team player, a self-starter and results-oriented

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team's discretion and could potentially change in the future.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years of experience with United States export and/or import laws and regulations
• 3+ years of experience in a global trade compliance role, including but not limited to import and/or export compliance, program management, contracts, engineering, supply chain management, or logistics
• 3+ years of experience with the Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Level 4: 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree or greater
• Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) or Licensed Customs Broker (LCB)
• Working knowledge of 19 C.F.R. and CBP importing requirements
• Experience with Free Trade Agreements, Drawback, Reconciliation, import and export compliance assessments, duty recovery and minimization, and Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT)
• Experience interacting with functional stakeholders internal to the organization on routine global trade control matters
• Familiarity with importing requirements by government agencies in the US
• Familiarity with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
• Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills of moderate scope and complexity
• Strong analytical skills with ability to logically document and explain processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills