Customs & Logistics Manager

Barclay Meade; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence aerospace business is seeking a Customs & Logistics Manager responsible for ensuring compliance with import/export regulations. This role involves overseeing logistics operations, managing customs activities, and collaborating with 3PL partners to optimize processes within a tightly regulated industry.

Qualifications

• Customs specialist experienced in customs compliance and procedures.
• Experience in regulated industries such as aerospace or defence.
• Knowledge of inventory and internal logistics processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead customs compliance activities and manage customs declarations.
• Oversee logistics operations and manage 3PL relationships.
• Implement process improvements across customs and logistics.

Skills

Customs compliance

Logistics management

Inventory management

Relationship management

Job description

Leading defence aerospace business require a Customs & Logistics Manager. Applicants need expertise in customs compliance (procedures, IPR, customs warehousing), and ideally some affinity with stores of warehousing processes.

The Customs & Logistics Manager will be responsible for ensuring the business moves aerospace products in compliance with import/export regulations, overseeing bonded and controlled stores while keeping an insight on inventory via a Team Leader. The Customs & Logistics Manager will also be responsible for managing relationships with 3PL partners.

Specific duties of the Customs & Logistics Manager:

• Lead all customs compliance activities for the business in collaboration with trade compliance colleagues
• Manage customs declarations, regimes (IPR, customs warehousing) and audits
• Oversee logistics and stores operations
• Management of 3PL relationships
• Implementation of process improvement activities across; customs, logistics, inventory/stock

Customs & Logistics Manager applicants should meet the following criteria:

• A customs specialist well-versed in customs compliance and customs procedures (IPR, customs warehousing, bonded warehousing, VAT/duties)
• Customs experience gained within; aerospace, defence, engineering, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals or another regulated industry would work well
• Knowledge/understanding around stores, inventory and internal logistics processes is advantageous
• Prior experience with dangerous goods would be advantageous
• Knowledge/interest in the aerospace sector is advantageous