About Barbourne Brook

We are looking for an experienced Customs Consultant to join our specialist advisory team. Our work goes beyond routine compliance. We help international businesses reduce customs duty costs, recover overpaid duties, manage regulatory risk, and optimise their global trade operations.

You will work directly with client customs teams, finance leaders, and senior stakeholders, delivering technical reviews, duty optimisation projects, and compliance improvement programmes. This is a client-facing advisory role focused on solving complex international trade challenges and delivering measurable value for clients. The role does not involve routine customs declaration processing.

What You'll Do

Deliver customs consulting projects for international clients across multiple sectors, many of which are household names
Conduct customs health checks and technical reviews to identify risk and improvement opportunities
Identify and implement duty savings strategies and customs planning opportunities
Manage customs duty reclaim projects and support clients in recovering overpaid duties
Support clients with customs governance, compliance frameworks, and risk management
Provide ongoing advisory support to client customs teams
Collaborate with internal consulting, technology, and commercial teams
Deliver advisory work for clients without individual sales targets. Our business development team generates new client opportunities, allowing consultants to focus on delivery, client relationships, and identifying opportunities to support clients further

What We're Looking For

5+ years customs experience in consulting or industry
Strong technical knowledge of tariff classification, rules of origin, customs valuation, and Special Procedures, including experience implementing and operating Special Procedures regimes
Experience delivering customs improvement or change projects
Strong analytical capability, including advanced Excel
Ability to manage multiple projects and client relationships
Strong communication skills and the ability to translate complex customs issues into practical solutions
Training or workshop delivery experience is beneficial but not essential.

This Role Would Suit Someone Who

Has experience in customs consulting or an in-house customs/trade compliance role within an international business
Enjoys solving complex customs and international trade challenges rather than routine operational processing
Wants to apply technical customs knowledge to identify duty savings opportunities and improve compliance frameworks
Is comfortable working directly with client stakeholders and delivering advisory projects

Why Join Us

✔ Work on high-impact international customs projects

✔ Help businesses identify significant duty savings opportunities

✔ Join a specialist consulting firm focused on international trade

✔ Be involved in the development of analytics and technology-driven customs solutions

✔ No sales targets – our commercial team handles new business generation

✔ Collaborative consulting environment with experienced specialists

What's On Offer

Salary £50,000 – £60,000
Hybrid working - in the Worcester Office 2 days per week
Full-time position
Health benefit scheme
5 weeks annual leave, plus bank holidays
Career progression opportunities
Work on complex international trade challenges
No individual sales targets. Our business development team generates new client opportunities, allowing consultants to focus on delivering advisory work while managing client relationships

Barbourne Brook

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