Burberry Trade Compliance Specialist

BoF Careers; Piemonte; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Burberry Tecnica in Collegno (Turin) seeks a Trade Compliance Specialist to support international trade operations and ensure customs compliance across global supply chains. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to strengthen the trade compliance framework and drive duty optimisation.

The role focuses on commodity code classification, preferential origins, OPR processes, and maintaining controls and procedures to support smooth clearance and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Experience in Customs and Trade Compliance within an international business environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK/EU customs regulations, customs valuation, commodity classification, preferential origin and Incoterms.
• Practical experience managing Outward Processing Regimes and preferential origin programmes.
• Confident communicator with the ability to build effective relationships across business functions and external partners.
• Strong analytical skills with experience working with customs data and reporting.
• Fluent Italian and a good standard of English, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Manage commodity code classification for finished goods and raw materials, ensuring accuracy and data governance.
• Lead the day-to-day administration of preferential origin programmes and identify opportunities to maximise benefits of trade agreements.
• Establish and manage Outward Processing Regime (OPR) processes with full compliance and duty relief management.
• Develop, enhance and maintain customs compliance controls, policies and SOPs.
• Partner with Logistics, Product Development, Sourcing and external stakeholders to ensure accurate customs documentation and smooth clearance activities.
• Support supply chain and business transformation initiatives by embedding customs and trade compliance requirements into new operating models.

Skills

Customs and trade compliance

EU/UK regulations

OPR regulations

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Italian/English bilingual

Job description

Introduction

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

Job Purpose

The Trade Compliance Specialist will join Burberry Tecnica in Collegno (Turin). In this role you will play a key role in supporting international trade operations, ensuring customs compliance while enabling a seamless flow of products across global supply chains. Working closely with cross-functional teams and external partners, you will help shape and strengthen Burberry's trade compliance framework, driving operational excellence, mitigating risk and identifying opportunities for duty optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Manage commodity code classification for finished goods and raw materials, ensuring accuracy, consistency and strong data governance.
• Lead the day-to-day administration of preferential origin programmes and identify opportunities to maximise the benefits of trade agreements.
• Establish and manage Outward Processing Regime (OPR) processes, ensuring full compliance and effective duty relief management.
• Develop, enhance and maintain customs compliance controls, policies and standard operating procedures.
• Partner with Logistics, Product Development, Sourcing and external stakeholders to ensure accurate customs documentation and smooth clearance activities.
• Support supply chain and business transformation initiatives by embedding customs and trade compliance requirements into new operating models.

Personal Profile

• Experience in Customs and Trade Compliance within an international business environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK and EU customs regulations, customs valuation, commodity classification, preferential origin and Incoterms.
• Practical experience managing Outward Processing Regimes and preferential origin programmes.
• Confident communicator with the ability to build effective relationships across business functions and external partners.
• Strong analytical skills with experience working with customs data and reporting.
• Fluent Italian and a good standard of English, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.