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This role will give you the chance to play a key role on ground-breaking and high-profile defence projects with values in the hundreds of millions. You will be part of an industry-leading team, working with Marshall and other major defence stakeholders and Primes.
Purpose of the position
The Trade Control Manager within the Marshall Global Governance function is accountable for developing, documenting and controlling the framework within which Marshall operates in order to meet its compliance requirements within the areas of export and trade control. This includes the development of policy and process to drive compliance with UK, EU and U.S. export control laws and regulations applicable to our engineering businesses operating in the aerospace, naval and land systems defence sectors. The role includes leadership of all trade control related activity within the Marshall businesses in the UK and liaison with Marshall businesses established outside the UK. It requires a Subject Matter Expert (SME) level of understanding of the export control restrictions applicable in the UK and a degree of understanding of similar restrictions applicable in Canada, United States, France, the Netherlands and other countries with whom we trade.
Responsibilities:
* Developing and maintaining the Group Trade Control policies
* Developing and maintaining an efficient export control compliance programme that addresses adequately the obligations placed upon Marshall while enabling the company to achieve its targeted results
* Providing SME advice, support and coaching to Business Lines and functions across the business from Corporate Governance, Security, Human Resources, Commercial, Procurement & Supply Chain to Shipping, QA and IT Departments
* Leading efforts to ensure that business systems and processes are developed and maintained to include compliance with regulations that control exports & transfers of, and access to, controlled goods and technical data
* Leading the Company's trade control compliance activity, keeping Marshall compliant and safe
* Proactively monitoring Marshall wide activity to identify and mitigate compliance risks
* Directing efforts to obtain the required UK and U.S. export and trade control licences for the UK businesses, including engagement with key overseas suppliers to support them obtaining their licences and authorisations to support Marshall
* Keeping up to date with market and governmental trends to ensure Marshall export control procedures and policies are aligned with all applicable regulatory requirements and offer the maximum benefit and protection to Marshall
Tasks:
* Directing and providing export and trade control support to day-to-day operations, bids, project delivery, and purchasing
* Developing a programme of internal audits
* Leading and driving compliance investigations
* Managing UK government compliance audits and reporting
* Analyse and summarise the licensing and regulatory compliance implications for complex business scenarios, involving multiple jurisdictions, and provide evidence-based explanations and guidance to all levels of the business, including Executives and Business Line Directors
* Creating strong relationships with trade control bodies, relevant customers and suppliers and internal departments and Business Lines
* Developing and providing specialist advice, training and professional services to Marshall staff
* Leading the development of training materials
* Identify, mitigate and communicate export and trade control risks to Marshall Senior Management and Executive Board
* Lead and motivate the Trade Control Team, partner with Business Lines to understand and support their objectives
* Deliver customer needs and anticipate requirements
* Communicate effectively in both written and verbal communication
* Influence others to heighten the understanding of the importance of compliance
* Nurture relationships and manage stakeholders, including the ability to work through others to achieve continuous improvement in trade control compliance
* Prioritise and solve problems
* Detailed knowledge of UK, US and EU export control regulations applicable to military and dual use items
* An understanding of the 'order of review' and its application in export classification assessment of goods and related technical data against the UK Export Control Orders, 'EU Retained' and related legislation, and the U.S. ITAR and EAR regulations.
* An understanding of the UK DBT/ECJU export licence regime and UK HMRC/UKBF Customs procedures relating to export and import of restricted goods
Experience:
* Active knowledge and experience of the latest thinking and approaches to Trade Controls in large cross-functional organisations
* Demonstrable ability to lead, manage and inspire a team of SME professionals to deliver best practice Trade Control support and governance across the businesses.
* Experience in a senior hands-on trade control practitioner role
* Strong stakeholder engagement, management and governance experience
* Direct experience of successfully working with UK, EU and US trade control regimes, including ITAR and EAR
* Recent and current knowledge of changes or amendments to trade control regimes that may influence the activities undertaken by Marshall
* In depth understanding of Export regulatory developments and experience of communicating this effectively to senior personnel
Additional local needs:
The role includes line management responsibilities for 2 Trade Control Officers
The benefits we offer you will include:
·27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)
·Pension contributions up to 9%
·Healthcare cash plan for you and your children
·Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work
·Life assurance at 4x basic salary
·Enhanced parental leave and pay.
·Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools
About Marshall
Marshall is an independent, family-owned UK company with a diverse portfolio of businesses and a shared commitment to keeping our customers moving forward.
Whether that is supporting global armed forces to deliver mission-critical activities, keeping the UK distribution industry on the road, creating new sustainable communities where people can live and thrive, or developing the next generations of industry talent - we are incredibly proud to have been building extraordinary futures since 1909.
Marshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace.
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