Trade Operations Specialist

Primary Purpose:

• Will work with internal and external contacts.
• Internally will deal with all levels of the organization including senior levels.
• Externally will deal with customers, suppliers, etc.
• Information exchanged will be technical / legal in nature and can be highly confidential.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for classifying Western Digital s products, components and technology with:
  • Assignment of Harmonized Tariff Schedules (HTS) in accordance with the importing and exporting country tables. Knowledge of GRI s, understanding of referring Chapter Notes, Section notes & Cross Rulings.
  • Assignment of Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) according to the Bureau of Industry and Securitys, Commerce Control List (CCL)

• Support implementation of approved internal trade projects related to classification and other import and export area, submit binding rulings when necessary and applicable Support denied party screening & Country of Origin
• Communicate with relevant vendors, engineering design /Product Management/Sales/Procurement team to determine and validate product classification.
• Respond and maintain classification data in the Oracle-GTM, and complete classifications assigned within the defined turnaround time.
• Ensure data integrity related to classification and value information declared to Customs authorities. Responsible for ensuring legal compliance within government rules and regulations pertaining to classification
• Participate and Contribute to the development of Trade operations team by identifying opportunities for process automation and simplification.
• Provide support and details to the supervisor on the monthly KPI.
• Responsible for any other task that is assigned by the management from time to time.