Ref.

004758

Location:

United Kingdom, England, Capability Green, Luton

Salary Range:

Competitive

Closing Date:

This vacancy may close at any time, if this role is of interest to you we recommend you apply as soon as possible.

The Opportunity

At Leonardo, we have a fantastic new opportunity for a Trade Compliance Specialist. Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK

Reporting to the Luton site Trade Compliance Manager, the Trade Compliance Specialist role involves working closely with members of the Leonardo Luton Trade Compliance function and the Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to provide support, including advice and guidance, to Leonardo UK Lines of Business (LoBs) and functions on International Trade matters in order to ensure compliance with UK, EU, US and other Export Control laws and regulations and to ensure that relevant Leonardo directives and related Leonardo policies and processes are followed.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

• Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
• Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
• Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to theirindividual
  lifestyle goals.
• Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for:
  
  • Carers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)
  • Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
  • Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
  • Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
  • We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).
• Training : Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses
• Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring
• Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
• Employee Assistance Programme : Providing free and confidential mental health support
• Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 12 flexi days

To find out about all of our Company benefits please visit:
https://uk.leonardocompany.com/en/people-careers/life-at-leonardo/company-benefits

What you will do

In your role as a Trade Compliance Specialist you will provide support to enable prompt customs clearance and delivery of goods to the customer.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure record keeping is in accordance with company procedures to comply with HMRC and DIT regulations.
• Processing of re-exports of imported goods under Customs control to ensure financial liabilities can be discharged.
• Work with Project Teams and functions to ensure that Export Control and Trade Compliance aspects of Equipment and Technology (including data) are properly managed by IPTs in compliance with UK and Foreign export authorisations.
• Support preparations for internal/external audits relating to Export Control and Trade Compliance matters.
• Provide advice and guidance to Project Teams to ensure compliance with UK Export Control regulations, as well as conforming with internal corporate policies and procedures. This will include advising the internal business of the most appropriate and valid UK export licences for their needs including any required authorisations, e.g. MOD Form 680s, End User Undertakings and other government permissions necessary for the export from the UK of tangibles and intangibles .
• UK Export Licensing: Submission and management of Export Licence applications to the UK Department for International Trade Export Control Joint Unit (“DIT-ECJU”) via SPIRE to ensure UK export licences meet company requirements.
• Submission, where required, of MoD Form 680 (“F680”) applications to UK MoD via SPIRE and liaison with UK MoD in order to secure approvals consistent with the company requirements.
• Work with Project Teams (“IPTs”) to ensure Commodity List Classification (CLC)/ Export Control Ratings are in place to support compliance with UK Export regulations.
• Import Control. Ensure the correct processing of imported goods in accordance with the relevant Customs Authorisations, including associated record keeping and periodic reporting to HMRC. Provide import clearance instructions to freight agents in an efficient and timely manner to enable prompt customs clearance and delivery of goods to the business. Process internal reports and ensure record keeping is completed to ensure compliance with HMRC regulations.
• Export Control and related customs procedures: Process export notifications and requests, providing the business with accurate export documentation in an efficient and timely manner, assigning appropriate Export licences and customs procedures within the company business systems (currently SAP). Provide export clearance documentation and instructions to the Delivery Team.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

You must be eligible for full security clearance. For more information and guidance please visit :
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unit

What we are looking for

Essential

• Experienced export control/trade compliance practitioner with - Detailed knowledge of UK Export Licencing, including Trade Controls - Good working knowledge of foreign import / export regulations, particularly EU Member States and the US ITAR and US EAR, including US ITAR Agreements and General Correspondence / Retransfer requests under US and other export control regulations - Good working knowledge of UK/EU Customs regulations
• Excellent written skills
• Strong interpersonal/influencing skills to support decision-making based on credible knowledge of International Trade.
• Presentation skills in order to deliver training
• Good all round computer literacy including Microsoft Office applications
• Meeting management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Awareness of, and general familiarity with, SAP ERP (ECC6 or S4/HANA)
• Good understanding of trade compliance considerations for international support programmes within the aerospace, defence and security sector.

We are relentless about inclusion. We understand an inclusive environment is one that welcomes everyone as they are. We see diversity as a strength. We still have some way to go to achieving diverse teams across our whole business. We would like you to be part of our journey to creating that better balance and welcome applications from all individuals from all walks of life as we build a stronger company together.