Title International Trade and Compliance Manager

Location: Flintshire, GB, CH5 2NS

Business Unit: Systems and Support

Function: Legal

Position Summary

Lead International Trade Compliance across UK/EU operations, ensuring adherence to export controls, sanctions, and customs requirements, including EU level regulations, national German and French controls, UK and IOM requirements, and extraterritorial US ITAR/EAR rules. Serve as the regional subject matter expert, embedding effective controls, supporting business operations, and managing trade compliance risk, with direct management of a trade compliance Analyst in the UK and indirect oversight over designated trade compliance leads at the EU sites.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Act as the UK/EU subject matter expert and escalation authority for complex and high-risk trade compliance matters.
• Act as the primary trade compliance contact for UK/IOM, with functional responsibility across France and Germany.
• Own and deliver day-to-day trade compliance activities while defining and embedding scalable processes and controls across UK/EU sites.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across Legal, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to ensure trade compliance is integrated into business processes and decision making.
• Drive alignment of trade compliance practices across sites, balancing regulatory requirements with operational practicality and varying levels of site capability.
• Maintain and update Trade Compliance policies, procedures and resources.
• Ensure compliance with UK export controls, EU regulations (including German and French national controls), and extraterritorial US ITAR/EAR requirements.
• Own and execute export licensing activities for UK/IOM (OGEL, SIEL, F680, ITAR, EAR), while providing oversight and support for licensing in Germany and France.
• Own export control classification for goods, technology and software, and maintain robust classification processes across supported sites.
• Oversee cross-border shipments, transfers and access to controlled technology, ensuring compliant movement and handling.
• Provide expert guidance on sanctions, embargoes and trade restrictions, supporting business decision-making.
• Lead tariff classification and customs compliance for UK/IOM, providing guidance and operational support to EU sites on valuation, origin and simplified procedures.
• Oversee courier approvals, logistics processes, customs spend reviews and continuous improvement initiatives for UK/IOM sites.
• Identify, assess and mitigate trade compliance risks, supporting investigations, corrective actions and voluntary disclosures where required.
• Conduct monitoring activities, internal compliance checks and support internal/external audits, ensuring timely closure of corrective actions.
• Conduct third-party screening and approvals in line with site requirements.
• Manage business travel and visitor approval processes in line with UK and US regulatory requirements.
• Deliver training, guidance and day-to-day support to engineering, operations, supply chain and commercial teams.
• Manage and develop the UK Import/Export Administrator and provide operational cover where required.

Job Requirements

• Knowledge of Trade Compliance laws, regulations and ISO requirements with demonstrable experience and knowledge of export and customs compliance.
• Experience in a similar role with a medium/large-scale Defence/Aerospace business.
• Proactive, results-focused and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
• A ‘hands‑on, can‑do approach’, coupled with excellent attention to detail, organisational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Broad understanding of business processes and methods (e.g., Supplier/Manufacturing/Quality means and methods, capabilities and constraints).
• Excellent communication and written skills; ability to influence and resolve conflict as required.
• Able to communicate and work effectively with all levels of management/non‑management including within the company, external customer organisations and authorities.
• Previous experience in design and delivery of staff training is desirable.
• Excellent IT and system skills – including MS Office, SharePoint, database and ERP systems.

Position Details

• Reports to the Triumph Group Senior Manager of International Trade Compliance with matrix to UK Managing Director.
• Member of Group/COE structure with regional responsibility across UK/EU sites.
• Hybrid role with primary UK base and EU site engagement.
• 37 Hours Per Week, Full time onsite at Triumph’s UK – Deeside location.
• Travel required within UK, IOM and EU as required.

Triumph is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. US applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.