Become part of the worlds leading general aviation company and embrace the opportunity to inspire the journey of flight with us. For more than 90 years, we are empowering our collective talent across the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands. Enjoy working in our one team - winning together culture, in a best equipped OEM owned service center and benefit from the network relationships within Europe and globally.
- Benefit from company paid development opportunities or use company support funds for your personal development plan,
- Structured performance management program with performance based annual pay increases and annual bonus opportunities,
- Utilize a wide range of employee benefits (including company supported pension plan, eBike leasing, employee discount programs, etc.).
This position will be located at Textron Aviation’s Cessna Düsseldorf Citation Service Center GmbH (CDCSC) and will partner with key stakeholders across Textron Aviation’s European sites to provide guidance on export/import regulations to ensure compliance with European Union, German, French, Swiss, Spanish, Czech, UK, and U.S. regulations while enabling successful international business activities. This cross-functional position reports to Textron Aviation’s Director of Trade Compliance and interfaces with Parts & Distribution, Trade Compliance, Finance and the European Service Network.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Act as a central point of contact for trade and customs issues within Textron Aviation’s European Service Center network.
- Assist in creating a European centric Import/Export Control framework for Textron Aviation by documentation and implementation of CDCSC export and customs (import) processes.
- Oversee export/import authorization applications, including approval of export and/or import transactions with ongoing review of company materials and products for same.
- Represent Textron Aviation as required in interaction with federal agencies, including audits by Customs authorities.
- Design, implement and manage a robust EU and Germany customs compliance program for CDCSC including completion of internal audits and self-assessment programs. Assist in the development of policies and procedures for compliance with export/import laws and regulations.
- Review EU and National Export Control laws to determine the appropriate Export Control jurisdiction, classification, and licensing authorities (determinations) for product transferred and exported within and outside the EU by CDCSC.
- Manage interactions between Textron Aviation and Textron Aviation’s Customs brokers to ensure Customs compliance on imports, including tariff classification and accuracy of Customs valuation.
- Validation and maintenance of master data and tariff codes used for customs declarations.
- Review and approve CDCSC international travel and visitors.
- Design and presentation of an ongoing training and communication program on import/export awareness for CDCSC staff, focusing on product and non-product issues and the regulations around common commodities (e.g. export control (EU)).
- Help prioritize resolution of risks and opportunities to minimize risk to company.
- Document determinations in accordance with company policy, and compile data for upload to various compliance databases, as required.
- Assist with internal assessments of EU export/import transactions of various shipping points to ensure compliance with company and regulatory requirements.