Trade Compliance Manager at Avient

Knowsley, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Trade Compliance, Customs Compliance, Tariff Classification, Broker Management, Free Trade Agreements, Import/Export Regulations, Team Leadership, Analytical Capability, Advanced Excel, ERP Systems, SAP, Incoterms, Global Trade Practices, Regulatory Execution, Cross-functional Leadership, Government Engagement

Industry

Plastics Manufacturing

Description

The Trade Compliance Manager serves as the operational leader for EU and UK customs compliance across all Avient business segments, translating regional strategy into consistent, controlled, and audit-ready execution. Reporting to the Senior EU Trade & Compliance Manager, this role oversees the end-to-end import/export compliance lifecycle—including classification governance, broker management, government engagement, and free trade agreement programs—while leading and developing a team of analysts. The position plays a critical role in managing compliance risk and ensuring Avient’s European operations remain agile and resilient in a complex regulatory environment. Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient. Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough! We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business. By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals. At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.

Responsibilities

The Trade Compliance Manager leads EU and UK customs compliance, overseeing the end-to-end import/export lifecycle and classification governance. The role involves managing customs brokers, government engagement, and leading a team of analysts to mitigate compliance risk.