Purpose:

Reporting to the Head of Compliance, the Trade Compliance Officer will be responsible for ensuring that a company's import and export activities comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies.

Key Responsibilities

Trade Compliance Programme & Governance

- Maintain the ACS UK trade compliance programme to ensure ongoing compliance with relevant trade laws and regulations.

- Review, update, and maintain internal trade compliance policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements and company standards.

- Monitor changes in UK and international trade regulations and ensure timely updates to the compliance programme.

- Identify, assess, and report potential trade compliance risks to senior management.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Sales, Supply Chain, IT, Legal, Finance) to develop and implement risk mitigation strategies.

- Communicate with government agencies and international customs authorities to support compliance and regulatory enquiries.

Sales Order & Export Control Activities

- Daily triage of sales order lines placed on hold due to trade compliance issues.

- Maintain and update trackers for order lines requiring further trade compliance research.

- Research missing trade data and update parts and order lines accordingly.

- Release order lines once compliance checks are completed and approvals obtained.

- Scrutinise, sign off, and progress the release of...