Willis Global
Trade Compliance Specialist EMEA
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About the Company
Our client, a global biotechnology company that researches, develops, manufactures, and markets biotherapies and vaccines to treat serious medical conditions, is looking for a Trade Compliance Specialist EMEA to join their team and offices in the Maidenhead, Berkshire area.
Main Purpose of the Role
As the Trade Compliance Specialist EMEA within the Global Trade Compliance Team, you will play a pivotal role in driving the execution and continuous enhancement of the company's world-class import and export compliance program across the EMEA region.
On Offer
- Specialist role offering real ownership: focused on Export Control
- Standalone positions with direct visibility and influence, reporting straight to the Head of Department
- WFH flexibility
- Strong salary potential: £60K–£68K DOE, with the upper range reserved for high-calibre specialists
- Immediate start for candidates ready to step into a pivotal compliance function
- Opportunity to shape processes in a growing, compliance-focused environment
Duties and Responsibilities of the Trade Compliance Specialist
- Implementing company Global Trade Compliance policies, guidelines, developing and deploying regional and local procedures.
- Overseeing day-to-day EMEA import and export operations to ensure compliance with customs regulations, export controls, free trade agreements, and pharmaceutical-specific government requirements.
- Monitoring regional key industry developments, legislative and regulatory changes affecting company businesses, assessing impact, and translating into processes and controls.
- Developing and managing import/export data, duty spend and savings metric monthly reports.
- Managing customs brokers and other outsourcing vendors in the region, including KPIs, broker SOPs, adherence to contract obligations, performance, reporting of export and import data as per company requirements, POAs.
- Leading transition and implementation to new selected brokers.
- Supporting origin and preference determination, including LTSD process, customs value, duties, and VAT for imports and duty program utilization as per company Policies.
- Supporting non-commercial shipments import and export process, including HS classification, customs valuations determination, and license/permit determination/application.
- Supporting government audits and Customs certifications, Internal Corporate audits.
- Identifying duty and VAT cross-border mitigation opportunities, analyzing cost benefits, and leading the implementation of duty savings initiatives.
- Managing SAP GTS and master data activities including denied party screening, trade embargo blocks, and other GTS-related upgrades and projects.
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- Proven trade compliance / export control experience
- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry or other highly regulated, multi-location environments such as Aerospace, Healthcare, FMCG
- Proven experience in managing complex trade operations
- Strong knowledge of Export controls regulations
- Excellent skills in organization, prioritization, and negotiation; able to perform under pressure
- Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to work independently in delivering results
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage data to drive decisions and priorities
- Excellent communication skills and able to influence and challenge senior leaders and peer groups
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