Trade Compliance Specialist

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Glasgow, Scotland (Aberdeen may be considered).

• 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

• 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).

• Ability to work with moderate noise (i.e.,…