Global Customs Compliance & Trade Specialist

0223 Baker Hughes Energy Technology UK Ltd; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a detail-oriented Customs Specialist to support import/export activities and ensure compliance across international supply chains. You will collaborate with brokers, freight forwarders, manufacturing teams and project stakeholders to process declarations, data validation, and regulatory requirements.

Locations: Aberdeen, Newcastle upon Tyne or Nailsea. You will contribute to continuous process improvement, maintain records, and support various customs regimes.

Qualifications

• Experience in customs, international trade, freight forwarding, or logistics.
• Knowledge of import/export processes and documentation.
• Experience with brokers and freight forwarders.
• Understanding of tariff classifications and country-of-origin.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Excel; ERP systems like SAP or Oracle.

Responsibilities

• Support import and export customs activities across business units.
• Review customs documentation and liaise with brokers for clearance.
• Prepare and review declaration data including tariff classifications and origin.
• Maintain customs records and authorisations.
• Support special procedures and compliance activities.
• Provide customs support to project teams during bid and execution phases.
• Assist with temporary imports/exports and project cargo movements.
• Maintain metrics and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

Customs compliance

International trade

Logistics operations

Attention to detail

Excel

SAP

Oracle

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Excel

Job description

Baker Hughes is seeking a detail-oriented Customs Specialist to support import/export activities and ensure compliance across international supply chains. You will collaborate with brokers, freight forwarders, manufacturing teams and project stakeholders to process declarations, data validation, and regulatory requirements.

Locations: Aberdeen, Newcastle upon Tyne or Nailsea. You will contribute to continuous process improvement, maintain records, and support various customs regimes.