Supply Chain Compliance Officer (Trade & Customs) in London

Central London / Hybrid

Sector: Food, Feed & FMCG Ingredients

About the Business:

We are partnering with a premier global leader in the distribution and manufacturing of food, nutrition, and life science ingredients. With an extensive international footprint spanning the UK, Europe, the US, and Asia, this business is highly stable, fast-growing, and a critical partner to the world’s biggest food and consumer brands.

In essence this position is the "internal customs and trade expert" who ensures all imported and exported products are correctly labelled, taxed, and documented so the company has no border hold ups.

The Role:

In this role, you won't just be processing paperwork—you will act as the internal Subject Matter Expert and Trade Consultant. You will partner directly with global operations, commercial teams, and international sites to ensure a flawless import/export process.

The Day-to-Day:

• Product Gatekeeping: Manage the compliance framework for new product approvals within the ERP system, ensuring accurate allocation of HS/commodity codes, tariffs, and customs duties.
• Crisis Resolution: Act as the primary escalation point for any complex port health, customs clearance, or border delays, getting shipments back on track quickly.
• Regulatory Monitoring: Monitor changing UK/EU trade regulations, anti-dumping duties, licenses, and product quotas, actively advising Product Managers on financial and operational impacts.
• Process Improvement: Partner with Quality, Logistics, and Supply Chain teams to build and update robust Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Knowledge Sharing: Translate complex regulatory changes into "plain English" guidelines and deliver engaging internal training across the wider business.

Your Skills & Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a dedicated international trade compliance, customs, or supply chain compliance role.
• Prior experience within the Food, Feed, Chemical, or Personal Care/Cosmetics sectors is highly preferred due to the complex nature of Port Health and regulatory controls in these industries.
• Deep knowledge of global customs procedures, country-of-origin rules, commodity code classification (BTI/ATR), and tariff structures.
• In-depth knowledge of dangerous goods transport.
• Experience in training colleagues with exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to influence cross-functional teams and simplify complex legal jargon for non-expert colleagues.

Why Apply

Competitive salary with strong benefits package and genuine pathways for long-term career progression within a global corporate network. Hybrid working – 2 days a week on-site apart from the last Friday of every month you are also expected on-site.