Customs & Environmental Compliance Coordinator - fixed-term contract

The Role

As The Customs & Environmental Compliance Coordinator  you will ensure the continuity and efficiency of customs processes in alignment with environmental requirements—particularly in the areas of import and export. This integrated approach is essential to maintaining compliance, minimizing operational disruptions, and supporting IMB’s broader sustainability and trade objectives.

The Customs & Environmental Compliance Coordinator is responsible for driving new ways of working across both domains, in line with IMB’s evolving business activities and regulatory frameworks. This includes leading the implementation of customs and environmental changes, stabilizing processes through digital tools and IT solutions, and embedding long-term compliance and sustainability practices across the organization.

Join an inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees.

Principle Accountabilities

• Environmental Process Optimization: Analyze, improve, and automate compliance processes (e.g., emissions, waste, CBAM) aligned with sustainability goals.
• Project Management: Lead environmental transformation projects, coordinate cross-functional teams, and manage timelines, risks, and budgets.
• Regulatory Compliance: Monitor and implement changes in EU, UK, and global environmental regulations, ensuring full organizational compliance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Train teams, foster environmental ownership, and communicate sustainability initiatives across departments and stakeholders.
• Data & Reporting: Develop environmental impact reports and analyses to support strategic decision-making.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with authorities, customs, and external advisors to maintain compliance and drive environmental initiatives.

Skills and Experience Required

• Obligatory experience in customs compliance, sustainability, or regulatory affairs.
• Knowledge of EU and UK customs procedures and platforms (e.g., TRACES, CBAM Registry).
• Preferrable experience within Supply Chain, FMCG Manufacturing or Distribution functions. 
• Ability to work in international, cross-functional and cultural teams, based on strong interpersonal skills and awareness of intercultural relationships
• Excellent communication skills with Proficiency in English (written and spoken) as well and stakeholder engagement abilities
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management skills and strong analytical and data management skills (Excel, SAP, ESG platforms).

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.

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.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.

Everyone Belongs