UK Customs & Excise Compliance Lead

Bacardi-Martini; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay Package

Flexible work arrangements

E-learning Platforms

Job summary

Bacardi is seeking a UK Customs & Excise Manager to lead compliance across UK operations, collaborating with distilleries, supply chain, and finance. You will guide policy development, manage HMRC interactions, and implement regulatory changes to protect the business and improve efficiency.

The role emphasizes data literacy, systems use, and cross-functional leadership, with some remote work options and a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge or experience in Customs & Excise (essential) with strong knowledge of UK customs and excise legislation, regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing customs and excise processes within a manufacturing, logistics, FMCG, or regulated environment.
• Experience working with HMRC authorisations, audits, compliance reviews, and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the UK Customs & Excise function, ensuring compliance with all relevant customs, excise, and trade regulations across UK operations.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to operational teams, ensuring customs and excise requirements are understood, embedded, and consistently applied.
• Develop, implement, and maintain Customs & Excise policies, procedures, and controls to support regulatory compliance and business objectives.
• Act as the primary point of contact for HMRC and other regulatory authorities, managing enquiries, audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes, assessing business impact and implementing necessary process, system, and procedural updates.
• Collaborate closely with distillery, supply chain, logistics, finance, legal, and planning teams to ensure customs and excise considerations are incorporated into business activities and strategic initiatives.
• Identify and mitigate customs and excise risks, driving a culture of compliance and continuous improvement across all UK operations.
• Oversee customs authorisations, excise approvals, duty relief programmes, and regulatory obligations, ensuring all records and documentation are maintained to the required standard.
• Lead internal audits, compliance reviews, and corrective action plans, ensuring any identified issues are resolved effectively and sustainably.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders, including customs brokers, industry bodies, consultants, and government authorities.
• Provide training, coaching, and knowledge-sharing across the business to improve Customs & Excise awareness and compliance capability.
• Support customs and excise aspects of business transformation projects, system implementations, and process improvement initiatives.
• Responsible for determining the correct: Customs classification of goods produced in the UK; Non‑preferential origin of UK‑produced goods; Preferential origin eligibility under UK Free Trade Agreements; Excise duty classification for goods produced or imported into the UK.

Skills

Customs & Excise knowledge

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

IT literacy

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Bacardi is seeking a UK Customs & Excise Manager to lead compliance across UK operations, collaborating with distilleries, supply chain, and finance. You will guide policy development, manage HMRC interactions, and implement regulatory changes to protect the business and improve efficiency.

The role emphasizes data literacy, systems use, and cross-functional leadership, with some remote work options and a fast-paced environment.