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About the Role
The Trade Compliance Manager – UK & International (UKI) is the senior regional leader for trade compliance across CDW’s UK and international operations. This role is accountable for translating global trade compliance strategy into effective regional execution, protecting CDW’s reputation, enabling international growth, and strengthening scalable trade compliance capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Implement and interpret global trade compliance policies across UK and international entities.
- Act as the regional authority on export controls, sanctions and customs compliance.
- Lead, coach and develop regional trade analysts.
- Monitor regional adherence to global trade policies.
- Ensure the compliant movement of goods, software and technology under UK, EU and international regimes.
- Oversee classification, licence management, restricted party screening and customs compliance.
- Provide expert guidance on HS/HTS classification, ECCN/CLC determination, country of origin, valuation and Incoterms.
- Monitor regulatory developments and assess impacts on CDW products, technology, customers and supply chains.
- Maintain effective working relationships with regulatory authorities, customs brokers, freight forwarders and logistics partners.
- Serve as the primary trade compliance adviser to UKI Sales, Procurement, Supplier Management, Logistics, Finance and Operations.
- Manage and coordinate regulatory enquiries, audits and investigations.
- Own regional trade compliance processes and SOPs.
- Drive regional standardisation and harmonisation of trade compliance processes and controls.
- Partner with global and regional teams to embed scalable, technology‑enabled trade compliance solutions.
- Identify and deliver continuous improvement initiatives.
- Deliver regional trade compliance training aligned to global programmes.
- Ensure training materials for regional procedures and controls are developed, maintained and kept current.
- Identify capability gaps within the regional team and support targeted development plans.
- Track and report regional compliance KPIs.
- Contribute data‑driven insights to global trade reporting, assurance and audit activity.
- Support internal and external audits.
Requirements
- 7+ years’ experience in international trade compliance, including export controls, sanctions and customs.
- Demonstrated experience leading or managing trade compliance teams.
- Strong working knowledge of UK export controls and sanctions frameworks.
- Exposure to EU dual‑use regulation and U.S. EAR/ITAR in re‑export scenarios.
- Proven experience managing regulatory relationships and supporting audits or investigations.
- High level of judgement, integrity and commercial awareness.
- Willingness to travel occasionally (expected to be limited).
Skills
- HS/HTS classification
- ECCN/CLC determination
- Country of origin
- Valuation
- Incoterms
- Licence applications (including SPIRE/LITE)
- Trade compliance systems (screening tools, ERP, case management platforms)
- Technology literacy
- Comfort working with digital and automated compliance solutions
- Exposure to additional international regimes (e.g. UAE or wider Commonwealth markets)
- Duty optimisation
- Free trade agreements
Location
- UK
- International
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Professional trade compliance certification
About the Company
- CDW is a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider that helps businesses, government, education, and healthcare organizations achieve what’s possible through technology.
- At CDW we act as one—building trust, speaking candidly, and working together to achieve more.
- We play to win—focusing on what matters most and delivering for our customers.
- We think forward—staying curious, moving fast, and continuously learning.
- We believe meaningful work happens when people feel supported, heard, and empowered to contribute.
- As a full‑stack, full‑lifecycle technology partner, CDW brings deep expertise, strong relationships, and broad industry knowledge to help turn ideas into outcomes.
- When you join CDW, you become part of a collaborative environment where your work matters, your growth is supported, and your contributions help shape what’s next.
- Together, we deliver the full promise of what technology can do.
- Together, we Make Amazing Happen.
Equal Opportunity
- CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.