Senior Trade Compliance Officer

Job Description

Senior Trade Compliance Officer

Salary range: Up to £45,000 DOE
Hybrid working: 3 days per week in the office
Location: Ideally based at Miskin in South Wales, but can also be the New Mills or Woodchester sites in Gloucestershire.

Renishaw is a FTSE 250 engineering company with a proud history of delivering measurement, calibration and precision manufacturing solutions to some of the most complex engineering processes in the world. Since our inception over half a century ago we have grown a global presence with over 70 offices in 39 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas and employ a workforce of over 5000 people.

As our Senior Trade Compliance Officer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that Renishaw's manufacturing division complies with all customs and trade regulations, navigating international trade laws with sound ethical judgment and pragmatism.

Responsibilities

1. Focus on export declarations and their accuracy. This includes carrying out export declaration checks and continuous audits.
2. Provide accurate Tariff Classification guidelines to the business to ensure accuracy.
3. Assist in customs valuation in line with global rules and liaising with the Group Finance Team.
4. Develop a close working relationship with the Miskin warehouse team to establish trade compliance improvement areas.
5. Assist with the IP operational process in terms of ensuring adherence to HMRC requirements - this will involve close liaison with the UK Import, Export, and Repair functions as well as Group Export Control, Group Finance, and Subsidiaries as appropriate.
6. Create, maintain and develop processes to capture, record and report on Trade Compliance topics.
7. Maintain relevant import and export operating procedures in line with HMRC legislative requirements.
8. Undertake various areas of project work related to Trade Compliance activities.

Key requirements

1. Extensive knowledge of HMRC trade legislation and laws related to import/export processes.
2. Experience/knowledge of the following: CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight), CFSP (Customs Freight Simplified Procedures), CDS (Customs Declaration Service), NES (National Export System), HMRC import/export commercial documentation requirements, HMRC commodity codes & classifications.
3. A high level of computer literacy, including Microsoft Excel.

Desirable

1. Formal recognised qualifications gained in import/export processes.
2. Experience in the use of ERP systems.
3. Working knowledge of Sage, SyteLine, and/or Microsoft Dynamics365 ERP software packages (although appropriate training will be provided).

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, self-motivated and possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact within a diverse multi-level organisation. The individual must possess excellent organisational skills, be able to prioritise, and work under pressure to meet deadlines. An effective problem solver with a meticulous attention to detail and the ability to work effectively in a team environment and on their own initiative are paramount in this role.

Benefits

When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, subsidised onsite restaurants and coffee shops, free parking, car sharing scheme and 24 hour fitness centres.

We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.

At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.

If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don't meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 524600 or recruitment@renishaw.com.

Employment Type:
Permanent
Time Type:
Full time
Requisition Number:
R8045 Senior Trade Compliance Officer (Open)