Export & Trade Compliance Manager

Overview

Export & Trade Compliance Manager –

Location:

Lincolnshire.

Hours:

Full-time, Monday-Friday. Competitive salary + 10% bonus + Healthcare + 6% Pension.

This is a rare opportunity to join a highly respected UK advanced materials manufacturer at a pivotal moment in its growth. Now part of a larger, well-established US group, the business is benefiting from significant investment, international expansion and long-term commitment to growth. For an experienced Export & Trade Compliance professional, this is an exceptional time to join and make a real impact within a technically advanced, fast-moving and quality-driven environment.

As Export & Trade Compliance Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring full compliance with UK, European and US export control and trade regulations across a multi-site international manufacturing group. Reporting at senior level, you will be the go-to expert for export compliance, advising leadership and working cross-functionally to protect the business while enabling continued growth. This role will suit someone with exceptional attention to detail, strong regulatory knowledge and the confidence to operate with authority in a dynamic, customer-focused organisation.

• Act as the lead officer for export control and trade compliance across the group
• Ensure compliance with UK Dual-Use controls, EU regulations, and US EAR / ITAR requirements
• Manage export control licensing, monitoring, auditing and reporting
• Provide clear guidance and advice to Directors on compliance policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance with supplier-imposed export requirements
• Support supplier due diligence, audit and ethical sourcing requirements

You will be highly organised, detail-oriented and comfortable working in a regulated technical environment. You will enjoy problem-solving, researching complex regulations and working collaboratively across teams and borders.

• Strong knowledge of UK, EU and US trade compliance and export control regulations
• Experience with Dual-Use controls, EAR and/or ITAR
• Experience with in composites, carbon fibre or similar advanced materials would be highly advantageous
• Outstanding attention to detail and the ability to work accurately under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A proactive, self-motivated and pragmatic approach

• Be part of a specialist UK manufacturer with a global footprint
• Backed by a larger US parent company investing for long-term growth
• Influence and visibility at senior leadership level
• Technically interesting products and markets
• Agile, fast-paced and collaborative culture

Apply Now to find out more! At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions. We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries:
Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:
Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as a DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

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