Senior Trade Compliance Manager

Position:

Senior Trade Compliance Manager


Job Description:



Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow Electronics guides innovation forward for over 220,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers. With 2025 sales of $30.9 billion, Arrow develops technology solutions that improve business and daily life. The company maintains 228 locations worldwide with over 85 countries served.

A Fortune 154 company with 21,500 employees worldwide, Arrow brings technology solutions to a breadth of markets, including telecommunications, information systems, transportation, medical, industrial, and consumer electronics. Arrow provides specialized services and expertise across the entire product lifecycle. Arrow does this by connecting customers to the right technology at the right place, time, and price. Arrow provides extraordinary value to customers and suppliers - the best technology companies in the world - and connects them through the company's industry-leading services.

Summary

The Trade Operations Manager will serve as a key leader within Arrow's Global Logistics organization, responsible for the execution and governance of trade compliance programs, tariff mitigation strategies, duty optimization initiatives, and transportation operations. This role bridges regulatory expertise with operational execution, ensuring that Arrow's cross-border activities remain compliant, cost-effective, and aligned with enterprise objectives.

Reporting to the VP of Global Transportation and Trade, this position partners closely with Assets, Sales, Finance, Legal Trade Compliance, IT, Supply Chain, and regional and Global Operations teams to drive consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement across Arrow's global trade portfolio.

The Impact You'll Make

You will enable Arrow's Global Trade Operations organization to operate with clarity, discipline, and consistency by driving execution of complex trade programs and initiatives - from tariff mitigation and duty drawback recovery to freight optimization and broker performance management. Through strong program leadership and cross-functional coordination, you will help ensure compliance with global trade regulations while translating regulatory priorities into actionable plans that protect margin, reduce risk, and support business growth.

What You Will Be Doing:

Trade Program Management & Execution

• Lead and coordinate global trade programs ensuring compliance with import, export, customs, and trade regulations while supporting Arrow's business objectives
• Own and manage the Global Trade Operations - aligning priorities, sequencing initiatives, and managing interdependencies across compliance, automation, and regional and global activities
• Establish and maintain a disciplined operating cadence including regular status reviews, action tracking, dependency management, and risk escalation
• Translate regulatory strategy, policy changes, and leadership direction into actionable program plans with clear milestones and sustained follow-through

Tariff Mitigation & Duty Optimization

• Develop and execute strategies to mitigate tariff exposure, including utilization of free trade agreements (FTAs), HTS reclassification opportunities, and first sale valuation analysis
• Lead and coordinate IEEPA and Section 301/232 tariff recovery efforts, including CBP protest filings, entry audits via ACE, and liquidation monitoring within statutory windows
• Oversee and expand Arrow's Duty Drawback program - including manufacturing, unused merchandise, and rejected merchandise drawback claims - and build in-house expertise to scale the program as a potential value-added service for customers
• Familiarity with FTZ operations, IMMEX/maquiladora programs, and reconciliation mechanisms used to optimize duty liability in complex supply chains
• Support IMMEX program compliance and cross-border Mexico operations, including regularization of open pedimentos, SAT audit readiness, and coordination with maquiladora partners

Transportation & Logistics Collaboration

• Collaborate with the Transportation team to align trade compliance requirements with inbound and outbound freight strategy across parcel, LTL, FTL, air freight, and ocean modes - ensuring cost, speed, and service-level considerations are reflected in trade program planning
• Manage customs broker performance governance, including joint KPI reviews, corrective action plans, and RFP processes where trade compliance requirements intersect with carrier and broker selection
• Work closely with Transportation and Supply Chain teams to ensure trade compliance requirements are embedded in inbound and outbound routing guides, vendor compliance programs, and freight payment and audit processes
• Serve as the trade compliance resource for Transportation on Incoterms application - advising on risk allocation for cross-border shipments and ensuring terms are…