Auricoe
Global Customs & Indirect Tax Director
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Global Customs & Indirect Tax Director
Global Customs & Indirect Tax Director | FTSE 250 | £120k + Car + Bonus | London Hybrid
🌍 Global Customs & Indirect Tax Director
📍 London | Hybrid (3 days per week)
💰 £120,000 Basic + Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits (c.£150,000 Package)
Shape Global Customs Strategy. Influence International Supply Chains. Drive Commercial Value. Exceptional opportunities at this level rarely come to market.
Our client, a highly successful FTSE 250 global group, is seeking an experienced Customs & Indirect Tax leader to become the organisation's recognised global subject matter expert, shaping customs strategy across a complex international business.
This is a high-profile, strategic appointment offering genuine influence across tax, finance, supply chain, procurement and commercial leadership.
Rather than simply ensuring compliance, you'll play a critical role in protecting profitability, improving working capital and supporting international growth through commercially focused customs and indirect tax strategy.
Why this opportunity?
This role offers the opportunity to:
- Own and shape the global customs and indirect tax strategy for a multinational manufacturing organisation.
- Influence major business decisions including supply chain redesign, international expansion and new market entry.
- Partner directly with senior leadership on commercially significant projects.
- Identify duty optimisation opportunities delivering measurable financial value.
- Build and enhance global governance, controls and best practice.
- Become the recognised customs and indirect tax authority across the organisation.
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This is a genuine strategic leadership opportunity rather than a transactional compliance role.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Governance
- Develop and implement global customs and indirect tax policies, governance and control frameworks.
- Provide strategic oversight of customs brokers, tax advisers and external service providers globally.
- Monitor international regulatory developments and advise senior leadership on business impact, risk and opportunity.
Business Partnering
- Act as the trusted adviser to Supply Chain, Finance, Procurement and Commercial teams.
- Support the design of efficient international supply chain models incorporating customs duties, VAT/GST and excise considerations.
- Partner on major transformation programmes including ERP implementations, product launches and international expansion.
Risk, Compliance & Optimisation
- Lead global customs risk management activities and compliance reviews.
- Manage relationships with customs and tax authorities.
- Identify opportunities to optimise duty costs, improve cash flow and enhance operational efficiency through customs strategy, Free Trade Agreements and special customs regimes.
- Support technology-enabled customs solutions and trade compliance systems.
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Capability Building
- Develop customs awareness across the business through training, coaching and practical guidance.
- Embed best practice throughout the organisation.
About You
We're interested in speaking with experienced indirect tax and customs professionals who have developed their careers within multinational industry, the Big 4 or HMRC and are looking for a genuinely strategic global position.
You are likely to have experience in one or more of the following:
- Global Customs
- International Trade
- Trade Compliance
- Indirect Tax
- Customs Strategy
- Excise
- VAT/GST
- Global Supply Chain
- Customs Governance
You'll combine strong technical expertise with excellent commercial judgement and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across an international organisation.
Why Join?
- Rare standalone global leadership opportunity.
- Significant strategic influence across an international FTSE 250 group.
- High levels of autonomy and executive exposure.
- Hybrid working.
- Excellent long-term career prospects.
- £120,000 basic salary.
- Car allowance.
- Annual bonus.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious customs and indirect tax professional seeking a role where they can genuinely influence business strategy on a global scale.
📩 Interested or curious to learn more?
Apply directly via LinkedIn or message me (matt@auricoe.com) for a confidential conversation.
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