Director of Import Compliance, Airframe Segment

Position Overview
Precision Castparts Corp., a global market leader with over 120 operations and 20,000 employees, manufactures complex aerospace and industrial components. The Director of Import Compliance will oversee and manage import compliance programs across multiple PCC Airframes Segment sites. This role ensures adherence to Customs Regulations, ITAR, and other relevant regulatory requirem
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ents while supporting business development and maintaining the highest ethical standards.
Key Responsibilities
• Implement and manage an effective import compliance program covering risk areas such as valuation, classification, country of origin, documentation, and record keeping.
• Draft comprehensive procedures for all desk-level activities related to the import process.
• Collaborate with finance and purchasing to ensure proper valuation of imported goods and classify products under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and Schedule B.
• Evaluate eligibility for preferential treatment under Free Trade Agreements (e.g., USMCA) and manage supporting documentation requests.
• Monitor regulatory changes, analyze import regulations, and implement procedures to minimize import duties legally.
• Advise senior management on trade compliance risks and maintain proactive engagement with internal departments to prevent disruptions.
• Oversee relationships with freight forwarders and customs brokers and audit their effectiveness.
• Work with site-level and Regional Facility Compliance Officers to maintain robust trade compliance programs.
• Uphold the highest ethical standards and abide by the company’s ethics and business conduct policies.
Required Qualifications
• Proven experience in implementing or working within an effective customs compliance program, including product classification and related party valuation.
• Strong understanding of U.S. Customs Regulations, ITAR, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives Regulations.
• Demonstrated experience in managing relationships with brokers, forwarders, and carriers.
• Excellent computer skills with the ability to research transactions and prepare reports using ACE, ERP, or MRP systems.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills along with robust program management and project leadership abilities.
• Ability to work at both detail and strategic levels, managing multiple tasks under pressure.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, law, engineering or a related field.
• A minimum of 7-10 years’ experience in import regulatory compliance and familiarity with international business transactions and shipping documents.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience managing multi-site import compliance programs.
• Bilingual or multilingual capabilities, including English/Spanish.
• Possession of a Customs brokerage license.
Benefits & Perks
• Compensation: Annual base salary ranging from $183,000 to $215,000 USD.
• Executive Bonus Plan: Eligible for bonus payouts up to 30% based on company performance.
• Paid Time Off: 120 hours of PTO per year.
• Holidays: 10 paid holidays annually.
• Insurance: Participation in the company’s medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans.
• Retirement Benefits: Eligibility to enroll in the company’s 401(k) plan.

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