Customs Team Manager

Job Description

Summary£66,000 up to £90,200 *per annum - This isn’t making a change today. This is making an impact tomorrow.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 complexand ever-changing challenges and we’re looking for a Customs Team 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 asbeing a specialist within customs compliance, you’ll also be managing a team of around 8 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 ouroperations, stores, and millions of customers.In Customs, no two days are the same, as a Customs Team 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 landscapepost-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.What youll do

• Managing a 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 software platform
• Checking, reviewing and analysing data
• Identifying areas of improvement and optimising processes
• Building relationships with the wider business and advising on customs related issues
• Supporting external stakeholder relationship including customs agents

What youll 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
• Previous experience working with Excise Goods (Wines & Spirits)
• Membership of customs associated bodies such as Institute of exports and relevant qualifications
• Familiarity with Custom Declaration Service (CDS) is desirable
• Strong leadership skills with the proven ability to manage and develop a team
• Analytical mind-set with the ability to analyse large data sets and build dashboards
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to use their own initiative
• Highly focused and accurate with an uncompromising eye for detail
• Hands-on approach and can-do attitude
• Ability to accommodate last minute requests with ease and efficiency
• Confident using Microsoft Office packages
• German Language is desirable

What youll receiveThis isnt getting by. This is getting what you deserve. Working at Lidl is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the extensive training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. Were proud to offer a competitivesalary starting from £66,000 with the potential to earn up to £90,200* (depending on experience) with 35days’ holiday per year (pro rata). We also recognise that different people value different benefits, based on different lifestyles and needs, whichis why we offer arrange of additional benefits including but not limited to:

• Barista Bar, restaurant and free onsite gym
• On-site Car Parking (including electric charging in each space)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• 10% in-store discount card

To find out a Lidl bit more visit our benefits page to see for yourself!*includes 10% non-contractual London Weighting allowancePlease note your employment is conditional upon the Companys receipt of satisfactory references and if requested by the Company, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancyhas cl