Trade Compliance Manager; Global Division

Career Area:
Legal and Compliance

Trade Compliance Manager (Global Divisional Responsibilities)

Starting from £88,251 (range depends on experience)

Peterborough, UK.

• 25 days annual leave
• Up to 31% Bonus
• Employee Medical
• Monthly Car Cash Allowance £675
• Contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 10%
• Contributory share scheme – Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
• Optional flexible benefits including access to family health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase

Caterpillar's Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat® and Perkins engines that power over 5,000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged in preparing green energy solutions for the future.

An exciting opportunity to lead a global trade compliance function within a complex international manufacturing and distribution business. Responsible for developing and executing a strategic import and export compliance programme across multiple regions, you will ensure regulatory compliance while enabling business growth and operational excellence.

The role partners with senior stakeholders across Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales, Operations and Legal, driving best practices, strengthening compliance frameworks, managing risk, and leveraging process, data and technology solutions to support global trade activities.

This role requires a commercially focused leader who can influence at all levels, build high‑performing teams, and navigate an evolving regulatory and geopolitical landscape with confidence.

This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on a global organisation, shaping trade compliance strategy, developing capability, and ensuring the business operates compliantly and competitively across international markets.

• Lead and manage the development, implementation and maintenance of import and export compliance policies and procedures.
• Promote best practices across global sites, establishing regional and functional councils.
• Develop and deliver a strategic program to build capability, across business process, data and technology solutions to ensure IPSD trade continues to operate effectively and compliantly.
• Oversee all import and export activities to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, consulting with legal and subject‑matter experts to resolve issues or concerns.
• Develop and execute risk assessments of import and export compliance programmes to ensure all sites follow established policies and procedures.
• Conduct training on government laws, rules and regulations as they pertain to organisational products, services and technologies.
• Partner with the business on the operational execution of various global trade requirements to functional areas of the business, working with subject‑matter experts to understand implications of new or revised trade policies.
• Support global sites in managing outsourced operations with brokers/transport providers and duty‑management solutions to ensure the end‑to‑end process is compliant.
• Support division with robust and proactive talent development and succession planning relating to trade‑based roles.
• Engage proactively with internal business partners (Sales, Procurement, Supply Chain & Aftermarket) to ensure clarity and direction on trade compliance as it impinges on functional operations.

• Trade Reporting:
  Knowledge and ability to implement trade reporting practices, processes, technologies, and controls.
• Import/Export – MFG:
  Knowledge of issues, procedures, tools and practices of importing and exporting; ability to import and export goods to and from international locations.
• International Trade:
  Knowledge of markets, issues, regulations, practices and operations of international trade; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately in diverse situations.
• Operational Functions:
  Knowledge of major functional processes and associated operating…