Coding & Tracking Junior Compliance Manager (m/f/d) (limited for 16 months)

The role

Coding and Tracking (C&T) in the tobacco industry involves assigning unique identifiers to tobacco products to ensure traceability along the supply chain and compliance with Track & Trace (T&T) legislations. It helps monitor product movement, prevent illicit trade, and maintain regulatory transparency. Your key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with all T&T regulations, defining and monitoring compliance KPIs, translating legal requirements into business processes, and managing integrations and payment processes with ID issuers. The role also covers risk analysis, 3rd-level support for monitoring tools, documentation, and leading or supporting C&T implementation projects to ensure a smooth transition to business-as-usual operations.

Duration: 16 month fixed term

Location: Hamburg, Germany

Key accountabilities

• Ensure Imperial’s compliance with all relevant Tobacco Track & Trace (T&T) legislations.
• Define, monitor, and control compliance KPIs and risk assessments.
• Translate legislations and specifications into actionable business requirements and work packages.
• Manage relationships, integration, and payment processes with ID issuers and other third-party providers.
• Provide 3rd-level support for compliance, monitoring tools, and Coding & Tracking implementations.
• Lead or support projects, ensuring proper documentation and smooth transition to BAU operations.

Skills & experience

• University degree in economics, engineering, IT, or a related field.
• Professional experience in tobacco, supply chain, or compliance environments.
• Strong project management skills with expertise in change, risk, and issue management.
• Ability to interpret and apply legislation and technical documentation.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and strategic planning abilities.
• Proficiency in English and MS Office tools; experience with SAP Signavio; willingness to travel.

What we offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Next steps

Interested applicants should apply with their CV and explain their suitability for the position in a few sentences.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.