Trade Compliance Specialist
Arrow Electronics
Trade Compliance Specialist
Arrow Electronics
Distributes electronic parts and business IT
What You’ll Be Doing
● This position ensures compliance with applicable regional, local, and national export and import control laws and regulations concerning the movement of goods and services across borders, in order to protect Arrow from fines, penalties and publicity resulting from violations. The position acts as a liaison among several internal groups across Arrow businesses such as IT, legal, sales, logistics, asset management, operations and others in an effort to ensure proper adherence to trade management and trade control laws and regulations. The position provides import and export clearance support for inbound and outbound shipments and may direct external freight forwarders, brokers, and couriers and internal shipping/transportation staff on clearance instructions.
● Determine and assign local export/import country and all applicable license requirements to orders blocked within trade compliance software for trade control reasons, and to orders processed outside of compliance software or Arrow systems. When necessary, escalate orders to regional department Manager or Program Manager, or regional department leader for guidance.
● Process global supply chain partners review, including reviews of current government restricted / denied parties list matches to confirm decision for partner release or block within trade compliance software, Customer End Use And Export Compliance Certifications (EUC), End User Statements, etc. When necessary, escalate partners to regional department Manager or Program Manager, or regional department leader for guidance.
● Provide shipment clearance instructions on import and export transactions to internal and external contacts. When necessary, engage regional department Manager or Program Manager, or regional department leader for guidance, or shipping department representatives for support.
● Prepare low complexity government license applications when required for select export and import transactions. Process government licenses following local regulations (including reporting for import/export licenses, General Licenses, record keeping, etc.).
● Provide solutions on procedures and issues regarding import, export, reconciliation and/or duty drawback.
● Assist the team in finding and resolving discrepancies in reporting.
● Perform quality monitors and audits to detect opportunity areas.
Job Complexity
Professional:
● Has no discretion to vary from established procedures
● Has no related work experience or has work experience but requires formal training in theories/concepts in own function
● Works under general supervision
● Entry-level professional role
What We Are Looking For
Typically requires a 4-year degree and 3-5 years of experience.
What’s In It For You
At Arrow, we recognize that financial rewards and great benefits are important aspects of an ideal job. That’s why we offer competitive financial compensation, including various compensation plans, and a solid benefits package.
About Arrow
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), an award-winning Fortune 148 and one of Fortune Magazine’s Most Admired Companies. Arrow guides innovation forward for over 220,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers. With 2025 sales of USD $30.9 billion, Arrow develops technology solutions that improve business and daily life. Our broad portfolio that spans the entire technology landscape helps customers create, make and manage forward-thinking products that make the benefits of technology accessible to as many people as possible. Learn more at www.arrow.com.
Our strategic direction of guiding innovation forward is expressed as Five Years Out, a way of thinking about the tangible future to bridge the gap between what's possible and the practical technologies to make it happen. Learn more at https://www.fiveyearsout.com/.
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Distributes electronic parts and business IT
Arrow Electronics distributes electronic components and enterprise computing products, linking technology makers with the manufacturers, resellers and service providers that build and sell finished systems. Its larger business buys semiconductors, connectors, passive parts and other components from chipmakers and supplies them to factories, along with inventory and supply chain services. Its enterprise computing arm sells data center hardware, software, security and cloud services to IT resellers and managed service providers. Arrow earns money mainly on the gap between what it pays suppliers and what customers pay, plus fees for logistics and other services. Arrow was founded in 1935 in New York and is based in Centennial, Colorado.
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