International Trade Compliance Manager​/Lead

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The Trade Compliance Manager – UK & International (UKI) is the senior regional leader for trade compliance across CDW’s UK and international operations. The role is accountable for translating global trade compliance strategy into effective regional execution. This is a visible, trusted leadership role at the intersection of regulation, technology and global commerce. The Trade Compliance Manager plays a critical role in protecting CDW’s reputation, enabling international growth, and strengthening scalable, modern trade compliance capabilities across multiple jurisdictions.

Reporting into the Global Trade Lead, the Trade Compliance Manager acts as the primary regional authority for export controls, sanctions and customs compliance. The role leads regional Trade Analysts, oversees regional processes and controls, manages regional risks and serves as the escalation point for complex, novel or high‑risk trade matters across EMEA/APAC regions.

Implement and interpret global trade compliance policies across UK and international entities, ensuring alignment with local regulatory requirements. Act as the regional authority on export controls, sanctions and customs compliance, escalating novel, complex or high‑risk issues to the Global Trade Lead with clear options and recommendations. Lead, coach and develop regional trade analysts, driving performance, capability growth and consistent execution. Monitor regional adherence to global trade policies, addressing non‑compliance promptly and proportionately.

Ensure the compliant movement of goods, software and technology under UK, EU and relevant international export control, sanctions and customs regimes. Oversee classification, licence management, restricted party screening and customs compliance, ensuring accuracy, consistency and audit readiness. 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 (including ECJU, OFSI, OTSI and HMRC), 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, working closely with the Global Trade Lead and CDW Legal.

Own regional trade compliance processes and SOPs, ensuring they are documented, embedded and consistently followed. 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 across ERP, screening and case management platforms. Identify and deliver continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen controls, efficiency and scalability.

Deliver regional trade compliance training aligned to global programmes. Ensure training materials for regional procedures and…