Senior Import​/Export Administrator - Food

Import / Export Administrator

Location:

Crewe, Cheshire
Salary: £34,000 - £37,000 (depending on experience)
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Import / Export Administrator based in Crewe, Cheshire.

This role is focused specifically on import/export compliance, documentation accuracy, and audit-ready record keeping for EU trade.

Please note:

This is not a logistics or shipping coordination role. Haulier booking and warehouse arrangements are managed separately.

The successful candidate will have strong experience in EU import/export administration, particularly in preferential origin, supplier declarations, Incoterms® 2020, and post-Brexit trade compliance. You must be confident working alongside external customs agents.

• Maintain and control import/export compliance files, ensuring adherence to regulations and legal standards
• Ensure correct application and evidence of preferential and non-preferential origin
• Manage, review, and refresh supplier declarations and origin documentation
• Review import/export documentation provided to and by external customs agents, ensuring accurate declarations, classifications, valuation and origin compliance
• Apply and advise internally on Incoterms® 2020 from a compliance and risk perspective
• Ensure records remain accurate, compliant, and audit-ready for HMRC and customs authorities
• Maintain clear document retention, version control, and evidence trails
• Review SPS-related documentation where applicable
• Identify, document and escalation compliance risks
• Monitor changes in import/export legislation and assess business impact
• Keep up to date with evolving customs legislation and trade procedures

• Proven experience as an Import / Export Administrator, Senior Import / Export Administrator, or Trade Compliance Administrator
• Strong working knowledge of:
  • EU-UK import and export regulations and procedures
  • Preferential origin and Rules of Origin
  • Supplier declarations and statements on origin
  • Tariff classification, special procedures and duty reliefs
  • Incoterms® 2020
  • Tariffs and duties
• Experience working with customs agents or freight forwarders (CDS entries completed externally)
• Excellent attention to detail with a methodical, compliance-focused approach
• Confidence to challenge incorrect or incomplete trade information
• Ability to work on-site in Crewe, Cheshire

• Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) Level 3 qualification in International Trade (or equivalent professional experience in import/export compliance)

• £34,000 - £37,000 depending on experience
• Full-time, permanent, on-site role
• Clear separation between trade compliance and logistics operations
• High-trust position with ownership of documentation and compliance files
• Supportive and stable working environment