Trade Compliance Specialist
Coventry (4 days per week in the office, 1 day remote)
12 months / 39 hours per week
The pay rate on offer is £21.57 per hour (via PAYE)

This role will be responsible for managing and maintaining the site's customs procedures, records, and reporting requirements to ensure compliance with HMRC, UK, and international trade legislation. The role supports the organisation by coordinating import/export activities, resolving compliance queries, supporting customs relief processes and providing accurate reporting to protect site authorisations and support efficient shipping operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide specialised expertise for Trade Compliance export and import activities, may act as a lead in export / import activities, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
• Maintains working knowledge of all applicable export/import regulations, providing updates to management regarding current and pending compliance regulation initiatives and legislation that may affect company business, ensuring various reports with government agencies are kept up to date as required by regulations.
• Assists with internal or external audits and assessments as directed by Trade Compliance Management.
• Participates in the creation of reports or records.
• Provide advice and guidance to the business to ensure compliance with Export Control regulations, as well as conforming with internal policies and procedures.
• UK Export Licensing submission and management of Export Licence applications to the UK Export Control Joint Unit ("ECJU") via SPIRE / LITE to ensure UK export licenses meet company requirements.
• Ensure compliance with UK Export Control regulations, EU export control requirements and US ITAR/EAR regulations.

Key Experience & Competencies:

• Knowledge of UK and international import/export legislation, HMRC requirements, and customs procedures.
• Experience in customs, trade compliance, shipping, logistics, import/export administration, or a similar regulated environment.
• Ability to maintain accurate records, trackers, reports, and regulatory documentation with strong attention to detail.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise daily queries, reporting deadlines, and compliance activities.
• Confident communication skills to coordinate with Customer Experience, Shipping, Trade Compliance, and management teams.
• Ability to identify and resolve routine customs queries, transaction errors, and documentation issues.
• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and business management systems, for maintaining trackers, reports, and compliance records.
• Understanding of audit requirements, process controls, and the importance of compliance with company procedures and regulator standards.
• Experience using SAP or a comparable ERP system to maintain product master data, support commodity-code and country-of-origin management, review transactional data, and enable accurate import/export compliance processes.

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