Vacancy NameCustom Compliance ManagerEmployment TypePermanentCountryUnited KingdomLocationLiverpoolBusiness AreaOperationsWorkplace TypeHybridAbout PrincesThe Princes Group has over 7, employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.Role Description
1. Sound understanding of customs legislation and legal requirements to facilitate smooth flow of trade
2. Provide advice and training to the Group on all matters relating to customs procedures, preference, origin, and restrictions regarding both imports and exports.
3. To represent Princes at meetings with Trade and Government bodies in relation to legislative changes to regulatory controls of international trade etc. To advise the business and implement required processes to maintain compliance.
4. To monitor and audit the controls necessary to prevent the importation of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fish.
5. To monitor and audit the Groups systems and processes to ensure compliance with customs and other regulators requirements.
6. Liaising with customers at a senior level to ensure that they have the correct information to adhere to the correct legislation to ensure smooth cross-border trade.
7. Negotiating contractual rates for the service provision of vets and associated paperwork for international trade.
8. Managing direct customer, factory, vet and supplier contacts through effective networking and strong communication skills in order facilitate effective trade both to and from GB.
Role Requirements Key Responsibilities:
9. Provide advice to the Group on tariff codes, duties, and regulatory requirements. Ensure the sales team is aware of potential restrictions, licensing requirements for specific countries. Dealing with ad hoc requests from the Group in relation to international trade as required.
10. To tariff classify goods for the Group as required and advise how to apply customs regime’s, which result in duty savings.
11. Ensure regular checks are carried out on documents from fish suppliers as part of our IUU due diligence process. Querying any discrepancies with buyers, fish sustainability team and suppliers. Making recommendations as appropriate, to enhance these controls.
12. Negotiation, set up and ongoing management for vets to allow POAO to be exported from GB including EHC sign off and GEFs attestations.
13. Provide technical and legislative expertise to ensure delivery paperwork is compliant.
14. Raising EHCs / CHED / STAMNI as required supporting sales of Product of Animal Original.
15. Legal compliance to ensure all customer standards are upheld. Producing and sharing preferential declarations as required.
16. Understanding IT systems to identity cost savings opportunities to remove non-value add activities across the technical paperwork provision for the entire supply chain.
17. Owning the process flow for technical paperwork provision to allow export to occur across several Incoterms and customers.
18. Ensuring NPD and recipe changes are captured in a timely to ensure all paperwork associated with export is compliant when dispatched
19. Close collaboration with customer technical teams so they are fully briefed on their requirements for paperwork when handling Princes products to ensure a smooth flow of goods including the impact of changes to product specifications
20. Managing and maintaining libraries of base data for each export route e.g., Manufacturers declarations, GEFS Schedules/attestations and private attestation data sheets
21. To develop good business relations with regulators including HMRC, Port Health Defra, Marine Management, RPA etc. Keep abreast of Government and EC policy regulations though various sources and passing on relevant information to key business personnel.
22. To maintain product Food Safety, Legality, Integrity, Authenticity, and Quality standards by ensuring all associated policies and procedures are adhered to.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
23. Educated to Degree level or equivalent in International Trade
24. Detailed, extensive understanding of legislation, procedures & regimes associated with export and import documentation requirement
25. Extensive experience with APHA and TRACES systems in generating EHC and supporting documentation.
26. The ability to operate internal and external systems to gather and communicate international trade relevant product information
27. Strong collaborating, influencing and team-work skills plus a level of mental resilience to support dealing with a dynamic changing environment.
28. Ability to communicate at all levels, with authority
29. Demonstrable ability to meet tight and demanding deadlines.
30. Demonstrable project management skills
31. Demonstrable people management skills
32. Working knowledge of SAP would be an advantage.
33. Extensive knowledge & experience in Customs/EU procedures, regimes, legislation and Regulatory compliance
Benefits:
34. Cash car allowance
35. 25 days annual leave plus your birthday off
36. 14.5% pension - 5% employee opt in / 9.5% employer
37. Hybrid & flexible working - 4 days / 1 day WFH
38. Flexible holiday option - buy 5 additional days
39. Enhanced family friendly & carers policies
40. Life assurance cover
41. Private medical insurance
42. Critical illness cover
43. Learning & development opportunities
44. Potential corporate incentive scheme (company performance based)
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