Manager Trade Compliance

McCain Foods; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

McCain Foods seeks a Manager of Trade Compliance to lead regional compliance across GB, Ireland, Europe, and the Middle East. You will oversee classification, valuation, origin determinations, and reporting to ensure adherence to global trade laws and company policies.

You will drive training, maintain audit readiness, and collaborate with Procurement, Logistics, Legal, and Regulatory teams to support growth and market expansion while traveling up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in global trade compliance.
• Experience with HS classification and Free Trade Agreements.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional trade compliance activities across Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, and the Middle East.
• Ensure adherence to international trade laws, customs regulations, export controls, sanctions, and internal policies.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess impact on operations.
• Oversee import/export classification, valuation, and origin determinations.
• Provide strategic direction on FTAs and duty optimization.

Skills

Global trade compliance

Regulatory interpretation

Stakeholder management

Audits & investigations

Trade documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in International Business, Supply Chain, Law, or related field

Professional certifications in trade compliance preferred

Tools

SAP GTS

Oracle GTM

ERP systems

Job description

Position Title: Manager Trade Compliance

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About The Role.

Reporting to the Director, Global Trade Compliance, the Global Trade Compliance Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing trade compliance activities across Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, and the Middle East. This role plays a critical part in ensuring McCain’s compliance with international trade laws, customs regulations, export controls, and sanctions requirements while supporting strategic business growth and the efficient movement of products across global markets.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, driving compliance excellence, mitigating trade risks, and ensuring regulatory requirements are embedded into day-to-day operations across the region.

What You’ll Be Doing.

• Lead regional trade compliance activities across Great Britain, Ireland, Europe, and the Middle East.
• Ensure adherence to international trade laws, customs regulations, export controls, sanctions programs, and internal compliance policies.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess their impact on McCain’s business operations.
• Oversee import and export classification, valuation, and origin determinations.
• Provide strategic direction on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) utilization and duty optimization opportunities.
• Maintain audit readiness and support trade compliance audits, assessments, and corrective action plans.
• Manage and maintain Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) and equivalent trusted trader program certifications where applicable.
• Develop and deliver trade compliance training and awareness programs for internal stakeholders.
• Ensure accurate trade documentation, regulatory filings, and compliance reporting, including evolving EU requirements such as CBAM reporting.
• Partner with Procurement, Logistics, Legal, Public Relations, and Food Regulatory teams to support new products, market expansion activities, and strategic business initiatives.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful.

• Bachelor’s degree in International Business, Supply Chain, Law, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in global trade compliance, preferably within the food, agriculture, manufacturing, or consumer goods industries.
• Strong knowledge of international trade regulations, customs compliance, export controls, sanctions, HS classification, and Free Trade Agreements.
• Experience managing compliance audits, investigations, risk assessments, and remediation activities.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into practical business solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to work effectively across functions and levels of the organization.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience developing and facilitating training programs and compliance communications.
• Familiarity with trade compliance platforms and ERP systems such as SAP GTS, Oracle GTM, or similar technologies.
• Professional certifications such as the IOE&IT Diploma in World Customs Compliance & Regulations, EU Diploma in International Trade Compliance, or equivalent are preferred.
• Experience with AEO programs is highly desirable.
• Ability to travel up to 25% within Great Britain and Europe.

About The Team.

The Global Trade Compliance team is responsible for ensuring McCain's adherence to international trade regulations while enabling compliant, efficient global supply chain operations. This role reports to the Director, Global Trade Compliance and works closely with Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Legal, Public Relations, Food Regulatory, and external trade experts across multiple regions. The position serves as a key link between business operations and regulatory requirements, helping McCain manage risk while supporting growth and expansion initiatives.

About McCain.

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Leadership principles.

At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

AI & Digital Capabilities.

At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.

The McCain Experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person—it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remote two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here.

Job Family: Supply Chain & Logistics

Location(s): NL - Netherlands : North Holland : Amsterdam

Company: McCain Foods Holland B.V.