Job OverviewTitle: Trade Compliance & Lead AuditorReports to: QualityLocation: Kent, WA - onsiteType: Exempt, Full-TimeSchedule Type: Monday - Friday Day ShiftPosition SummaryThe Trade Compliance & Lead Auditor will oversee and ensure the company's compliance with all international laws and regulations regarding global trade requirements including but not limited to: EAR and ITAR classification, licensing of products and technical data, transaction due diligence, foreign national and denied party screening, export clearance of company's goods and technology, training and procedure writing, and recordkeeping.The ideal Candidate will be:Intellectually curious about the business and the world around them.Possess a bias for action, moves with a sense of urgency.Coachable, open to learn, grow and develop through feedback channels.Interested in future upward mobility and potentially taking a larger role within the business.Emotionally intelligent and able to build strong trust with leaders and employees of diverse backgrounds and situations at all levels.Collaborative, marked by transparency and flexibility, with a commitment to foster teamwork.An exceptional communicator in both written and verbal interactions; clear and concise.Comfortable with ambiguity and constant change, nimble and responsive in the short-term while driving progress on longer-term initiatives.ResponsibilitiesDevelop, implement, enhance, and maintain procedures, directives, policies, and work instructions with a focus for process improvement and productivity.Perform internal audits on business processes and quality management systems.Perform external audits on approved suppliers.Transact records in trade compliance information systems.Analyze transactions for which due diligence indicates potential risk.Manage government authorizations throughout their life cycle.Provide Technical Data support.Serve as Subject Matter Expert on trade issues including, but not limited to, country of origin determination and marking, valuation, denied parties, embargoed countries, anti-boycott compliance and reporting, and red flag issues.Lead internal investigations and reviews of deviations from policies and procedures and any possible resulting export/import compliance violations.Responsible for the daily management of Jurisdiction and Classifications and liaison with Customers to identify OEM platform.Analyze contracts and identify trade compliance issues.Ability to prepare and review international shipping documents such as commercial invoice, packing list, air waybill, and export license, including consignee information, INCOTERMS, harmonized tariff code and nomenclature, country of origin, customs value, export classification, and license data.Coordinate shipments with freight forwarders and customs brokers, and with customers or suppliers.Work pro-actively with departments to prevent trade disruptions. Coordinate with affected internal departments including Sales, Contracts, Purchasing, Shipping, and Production.On rare occasions may prepare moderately complex license or permit applications, ATA Carnets, and other international business documents.Develop and deliver Trade Compliance training program and materials.Monitor and manage trade compliance recordkeeping.Analyze export and import regulations and track changes.QualificationsFamiliarity with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR) including anti-boycott regulations, sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Customs Regulations (CR), and the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR).Familiarity with the OCR EASE or other trade compliance