
Country Lead Custom and Foreign Trade
- Stoneleigh, Warwickshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Monitor and enforce adherence to customs and foreign trade regulations across all national facilities, including plants and warehouses in GB and IE. Supervise import/export activities and ensure accurate tax documentation.
- Analyse, refine, and design customs processes in collaboration with the Foreign Trade Compliance Manager EME, aiming for Europe-wide standardization. Create, maintain and update procedural, organizational, and operational guidelines.
- Act as the primary contact for national authorities, service providers, and internal teams regarding customs and foreign trade matters. Represent the organization during audits and manage Intrastat reporting.
- Serve as SAP key user for ERP, TA e2open, and other customs-related applications. Oversee technical administration of software interfacing with authorities, maintain master data (e.g., customs tariff, dual-use items, origin data – supported by shared service center) and solve operational challenges.
- Lead internal training initiatives related to customs and foreign trade. Drive the development of the national customs organization and enhance monitoring systems in alignment with European standards.
- Experience in operational customs clearance, preferential and non-preferential origin, Customs valuation, prohibitions and restrictions
- Experience in customs administration (Application / maintenance of permits, simplifications, deferments)
- Knowledge of British regulations affecting international trade
- Process and IT affinity completed by Creativity and independent way of working
- Willingness to continue learning
- Hybrid working
- Competitive bonus scheme
- 26 days annual leave + additional privileged leave and ability to buy up to 5 days annual leave.
- Pension scheme, life assurance and Group Income Protection.
- AXA private healthcare is available.
- Retail discounts vouchers, EAP, and access to the Yu life Wellbeing App (free and unlimited 24/7 UK-based GPs + free will service).