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£66,000 up to £90,200 *per annum - This isn’t same old, same old. This is something new every day.

Working at the heart of Lidl’s Customs & Import team, you’ll find our busy and dynamic specialist team, continuously improving processes and finding ways to better service Lidl’s millions of customers. We thrive on creating the best solutions to complex and ever-changing challenges and we’re looking for a Customs & Imports Manager to join us!

The core purpose of this exciting new role is to ensure the high quality and compliance of Lidl’s customs activity. With your extensive customs knowledge, you’ll be contributing to compliance processes and protecting Lidl from compliance risk. As well as being a specialist within customs compliance, you’ll also be managing a team of around 11 people covering not only Compliance and Audit, but also our Classification team. Your input as a team player and customs professional, will have a direct impact on our operations, stores, and millions of customers.

In Customs, no two days are the same, as a Customs & Imports Manager, you will constantly be bringing clarity to new and interesting regulatory challenges. You’ll also be developing and coaching a great team to manage the continuously changing customs landscape post-Brexit.

This a fast paced, dynamic position where you’ll need to take a both an analytical and pragmatic approach to helping us solve problems to ensure our supply chain stays best in class.
We have moved to a hybrid working model with a recommended 2 days in the office per week for appropriate Head Office and Regional roles, empowering our teams to choose how and where they work best. We feel it is important that, where possible, we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible and trust our teams to determine the right environments that work most effectively for them.

What you'll do

• Managing a cross functional team of specialists day to day including delegation and workload management
• Training and coaching members of the Classification and Audit teams
• Overseeing the process of customs classification, audit and master data
• Building reports and dashboards
• Supporting on continue development SAP GTS and Customs Audit software platform
• Checking, reviewing and analysing data
• Ensuring all MSS auditing is carried out monthly
• Identifying areas of improvement and optimising processes ,Building relationships with the wider business and advising on customs related issues
• Supporting external stakeholder relationship including managing customs agents

What you'll need

• Knowledge of applying the General Rules of Interpretation (GIR)
• Experience working with the Customs Integrated Tariff and Explanatory Notes
• Experience working with customs data and the codification of customs declarations
• Up to date knowledge of customs legislation
• Experience of completing full MSS audits
• Previous experience working with Excise Goods (Wines & Spirits)
• Membership of customs associated bodies such as Institute of exports and relevant qualifications, MIeX Grad ,degree level education
• Familiarity with Custom Declaration Service (CDS) is desirable
• Strong working knowledge of SAP GTS
• Previous experience working with HMRC, Defra, border force ,port health authorities
• Previous experience managing large volume FMCG via customs brokers or self-filing environment
• AEO/ISO implementation and compliance driven skills and mindset
• Strong leadership skills with the proven ability to manage and develop a cross functional team
• Analytical mind-set with the ability to analyse large data sets and build dashboards
• Advanced user of Microsoft Packages
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to use their own initiative
• Highly focused and accurate with an uncompromising eye for detail
• Ability to accommodate last minute requests with ease and efficiency
• German Language is desirable
• An experienced customs background is essential for this role

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