Trade Compliance Specialist

Undisclosed Company; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis is seeking a Trade Compliance Specialist in Coventry. The role involves managing and maintaining the site's customs procedures, records, and reporting to ensure HMRC, UK and international compliance. Hybrid work with 4 days in the office and 1 day remote, on a 12-month contract of 39 hours per week.

The successful candidate will lead export/import activities, support audits, and provide accurate reporting to protect site authorisations and enable efficient shipping operations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of UK and international import/export legislation, HMRC requirements and customs procedures.
• Experience in customs, trade compliance, shipping, logistics or similar regulated environments.
• Ability to maintain accurate records, trackers, reports and regulatory documentation with attention to detail.
• Good organisational skills to prioritise daily queries and reporting deadlines.
• Confident communication 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 Excel and business management systems for trackers and compliance records.
• Experience using SAP or comparable ERP system to manage product master data and import/export compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialised expertise for Trade Compliance export and import activities; may lead activities.
• Maintain knowledge of export/import regulations and provide updates to management; ensure reports with government agencies are up to date.
• Assist with internal or external audits and assessments.
• Contribute to creation of reports or records.
• Provide advice to ensure compliance with Export Control regulations and internal policies.

Skills

UK trade law

Export/import regulations

Customs procedures

Regulatory reporting

Communication skills

SAP

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

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.