Job Description
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