Trade Compliance Coordinator

We have a new opportunity to join our Head Office Team at Pavers as a Trade Compliance Coordinator. This is a part-time role (24 hours per week) and will be based at our York Head Office, Northminster Business Park.

This role sits within our newly formed Trade Compliance Department, established due to growth in international trade. You will be responsible for providing clearance instructions to appointed UK brokers and couriers, and in some cases completing customs entries directly using in-house software. You’ll ensure we remain compliant with HMRC regulations by completing and reviewing customs documentation, maintaining accurate records on our tracking systems, and keeping everything organised.

You’ll also liaise regularly with internal teams including, but not limited to, Supply Chain, Logistics, Buying, and Quality, to ensure all relevant information is gathered, validated, and processed correctly and on time.

**Let’s see what’s in it for you**:

- A competitive salary of up to **£28,000 per annum**, **(£16,800 pro rata)** dependent on experience.
- Discretionary annual bonus scheme

**And that’s not all - working for Pavers comes with so much more to enjoy**:

- Generous colleague discount scheme - some of which can be shared with your family and friends
- Holiday entitlement that increases with service
- Company contribution pension
- Free on-site parking at Head Office
- Pavers Academy - enter a world of training at your fingertips
- Pavers Foundation - nominate a cause close to your heart to receive a donation
- Wellbeing and financial support through RetailTRUST

**Want to see a snapshot of your duties?**
- Providing clearance instructions to appointed UK brokers and couriers
- Completing customs entries in an accurate manner using internal software
- Checking the accuracy of suppliers' and freight forwarders’ documentation
- Uploading the Supplier Invoice, Packing List and Bill of Lading (B/L) on CargoES Flow
- Maintaining a clear and complete documentation repository
- Triaging queries regarding incoming cargo in a timely manner to the appropriate internal teams such as Supply Chain, Suppliers or the Buying team
- Finding and checking footwear product samples, from the sample room, with the Quality Team to ensure correct classification and that duties and VAT are applied at the correct levels
- Supporting ad hoc projects such as new software testing, process improvements, and internal reporting

**Here’s what we are looking for in a Trade Compliance Coordinator**

**Essential**:

- Strong administration skills
- Intermediate Excel skills (sorting, filtering, basic formulas, VLookUps etc.)
- Strong communication skills
- High attention to detail
- Willingness to learn and an interest in international trade
- Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
- Exposure to international logistics, supply chain, or customs documentation processes

**Desirable**:

- Interest in footwear or fashion
- Fluent in a second language - Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish
- Experience working within international trade, supply chain, logistics or freight forwarding
- Understanding of Incoterms and goods classification
- Experience classifying goods for import duties and VAT

The Pavers story began in York in 1971 when Catherine Paver took out a £200 bank loan (for a sofa she told them) to fund her new business. She had big dreams of changing the world of footwear and a passion to provide comfortable and stylish shoes for all.

Starting small, she sold shoes at village halls and homeware parties before opening the first Pavers shop in Scarborough in 1981, when Catherine’s three sons joined the business. One of her sons, Stuart, ran the business as Managing Director for over 40 years, joined by his son Jason in 2016. As of September 2023, Jason Paver is now the Managing Director of Pavers Ltd, with Stuart Paver moving to Chairman, taking the company into the 3rd generation of family run leadership.

From these modest beginnings, Pavers Shoes has grown to be a UK leader in today’s footwear industry, with over 180 stores nationwide encompassing our more recently acquired brands including Jones Bootmaker, Herring Shoes, Padders & Van Dal.

We remain acquisitive, highly profitable, and are an ever-growing, independent family-run business, employing over 1,900 people.

We were delighted to receive recognition as a 3* Employer with **‘World Class’** levels of workplace engagement and the **‘2nd Best Retailer to Work For’** by Best Companies in November 2024. At Pavers, we attribute the talents, passion, and dedication of our colleagues as the reasons for our success.

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