Customs and Foreign Trade Analyst (m/f/d) in Coventry

As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.

Your Tasks

• Ensure full compliance with UK customs regulations, international trade laws, and export control requirements.
• Implement and maintain UK commodity codes (tariff classifications) and coordinate their integration into global systems.
• Manage preferential trade agreements (e.g. rules of origin under UK and international trade agreements) in collaboration with OEMs and suppliers.
• Oversee export control processes in line with UK and international regulations.
• Assess customs and trade implications for imports, serial production, and relocation projects, identifying risks and cost-saving opportunities.
• Obtain Long-Term Supplier Declarations (LTSDs) from suppliers and issue origin declarations to customers.
• Prepare and manage all import and export processes using internal customs and trade compliance systems.
• Work closely with central logistics, external brokers, and relevant authorities such as HM Revenue & Customs.
• Support duty optimisation and ensure efficient customs procedures to minimise costs and delays.
• Act as a key contact for customs and international trade matters across internal and external stakeholders.

Your Profile

• Relevant qualification or training in customs, international trade, or logistics (e.g. Customs Practitioner, Freight Forwarding, or equivalent).
• 3–5 years of experience in customs operations, international trade, or export control within the UK or a comparable environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK customs legislation, tariff classification (commodity codes), rules of origin, and export control regulations.
• Familiarity with customs software solutions (preferably MIC – Customs Filing, Classification, Origin Calculation, Export Control).
• Experience in the automotive industry is advantageous.
• Strong analytical skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Structured, proactive, and solution-oriented working approach.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across functions and with external partners.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders, including logistics teams, suppliers, customers, and government authorities.

We offer you a modern working environment with our Brose working world. We are on a journey to make Brose Coventry "a better place to work". Underpinned by our FIRST principles of Family, Innovation, Return, Speed & Team, which are fundamental qualities that we seek for all our employees and Leaders. We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential. Are you ready to take the next step in your career, and take on new tasks? Then we are looking forward to receiving your application. If you have any questions, your HR contact person is happy to answer them. Please be aware that the position availability is determined by the ability of a prospective candidate having the right to work in the UK. Please apply directly via the online application form.