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Trade Compliance Operations Specialist

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Job ID 317663 Date posted 11/07/2025 Location : Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | York, United Kingdom

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

Job Purpose and Impact

LOCATION: York, UK (YO41 1LZ) or Manchester, UK (M17 1PA)

The Trade Compliance Operations Specialistjob performs routine clerical and administrative tasks related to trade compliance operations activities to support larger trade compliance operations projects. Working independently under limited supervision for routine situations, this job assists with administrative issues to ensure the organization's trade operations are compliant through various documentation procedures.

We offer competitive salary plus comprehensive benefits package including contributory pension, private healthcare, performance related bonus and employee assistance program.

This position is on a full-time contract with hybrid working options. 

Key Accountabilities

  • OPERATIONAL EXECUTION: Performs routine clerical and administrative tasks, including cross border clearance execution, filing import and export declarations with customs and other government agencies and supporting validation and coordination of import and export transactional requirements applying to all documents and data, according to defined procedures and controls to preserve value and mitigate risk.
  • TRANSACTION AUDITING: Assists with regular audits and assessments of trade transactions to ensure compliance with related regulations, customs requirements and trade agreements.
  • DOCUMENTATION REVIEW: Prepares and reviews trade documents, including invoices, preferential trade documentation, shipping documents, export licenses and other cross border documents to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance with legal and fiscal requirements.
  • RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: Collaborates with internal and external partners to implement new trade compliance operations solutions.
  • METRICS ANALYSIS: Collects, processes, prioritizes, analyzes and reports on global trade and compliance data to facilitate cross border execution and analysis.
  • DATA ENTRY & MANAGEMENT: Maintains customs master files and records to support compliance with information management policies.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Fluency in English – written and spoken 
  • Secondary or higher education 
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications  

Preferred Qualifications

  • Customs Administration  
  • Special customs regimes are useful, but no relevant experience is required  
  • Knowledge of Excise management is useful, but no relevant experience is required  
  • Knowledge of Incoterms  
  • Experience in Supply Chain is useful but no relevant experience is required  
  • Experience in SAP and GTS or similar  
  • Experience in systems such as Open Text is useful, but no relevant experience is required  
  • Interfacing with Customs Brokers is useful, but no relevant experience is required  
  • Ability to develop business acumen incorporating trade compliance solutions  

Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.


Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today:  
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