Trade & Customs Compliance Specialist

Job Title - Trade & Customs Compliance Specialist

Job Location - Tewkesbury, UK

Job ID - 9283

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defence technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defence and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 48,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 12 UK sites, our team of over 1,400 people deliver unique capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber for military, security and commercial customers, worldwide.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury are part of our ICI division, we work closely with UK Government and Security Agencies primarily in the areas of crypto/cyber security, electronic warfare, counter drone capabilities and situation awareness projects.

A few of our employee benefits

• Hybrid working available where possible
• 12pm finish every Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• You will be the subject matter expert for the division; you will be responsible for ensuring business activities are compliant with UK and Australian customs regulations.
• You will work with both UK and Australian business stakeholders to develop, implement and manage divisional customs compliance procedures and regional duty/tax mitigation strategies that minimise landed costs to the business.
• You will be required to provide strategic export controls support to certain assigned programs, primarily focused on the customer support and repairs area of the business where temporary import/export activity is high.
• Raise relevant Customs/Import/Export authorisation documentation as required for exhibitions, demonstrations, trials, supplier returns and hand carriages to ensure smooth entry/exit in 3rd countries.
• Prepare, submit and manage UK Government export licences (SIELs) and approvals (F680) to ensure continued coverage for Customer Support business activities. Maintain tracking registers, company ERP system and engage stakeholders accordingly.
• Support US authorization management, as they relate to Customer Support programs.
• Prepare Technology Control Plans to ensure program compliance with the ITAR.

What you’ll bring

The role of Trade & Customs Compliance Specialist requires the following experience and skills:

• 5+ years’ experience in a Customs Compliance role
• Expert in customs valuation, rules of origin and tariff classification
• Proven experience managing Inward Processing
• Proven experience of UK/EU Strategic Export Controls
• Computer literate, with good experience of MS Office tools such as: Excel; Word; PowerPoint; Visio; SharePoint, SPIRE

We know there is no such thing as perfection, and we don’t want you to be put off from applying, so if you are excited about the role and have some of the experience w are looking for then we would still love to hear from you!

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.