Job Description

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.
Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Finance​

Our Finance team is not just another department; we're strategic partners and catalysts for change, who use our expertise to drive sustainable growth and create and protect value for Reckitt.
With a strong emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and partnership, our inclusive, diverse and energised team breaks down traditional barriers, enabling you to thrive in a dynamic environment where you and your ideas matter.
From leveraging insights and analysis to make data-driven decisions - to spearheading sustainable business practices that contribute to consistent and reliable business growth - we are unwaveringly passionate about making a meaningful impact, and always doing the right thing.

About the role

The Customs & Trade Manager at Reckitt plays a pivotal role in ensuring the company’s EU operations remain fully compliant with all customs regulations while driving efficiency and strategic value across trade processes. This role demands a deep understanding of EU customs laws, the Union Customs Code (UCC), international trade protocols, and regulatory frameworks. The manager will lead initiatives to streamline import and export procedures, optimize duty management, and ensure accurate classification, valuation, and origin determination of goods.

Your responsibilities

• Oversee Customs Compliance across EU operations
• Manage Commodity Classification under EU TARIC codes, including BTIs and rulings
• Ensure accurate Valuation and application of Incoterms for intra-EU and extra-EU trade
• Determine Origin and Preferential Origin under EU trade agreements (e.g., EU-UK TCA, EU FTAs)
• Supervise Import/Export Documentation and clearance instructions for EU customs authorities
• Define Clearance Instructions for customs agents and brokers across EU jurisdictions
• Coordinate Authorisations and Licences, including AEO status and special procedures (e.g., inward processing)
• (Note: Export Controls are minimally applicable at Reckitt)

The experience we're looking for

• University degree in International Trade, Business, Finance, or a related field
• Experience in customs and trade compliance, preferably within a multinational environment
• Strong knowledge of EU customs regulations, including the Union Customs Code (UCC), valuation, classification, and origin rules
• Familiarity with global trade frameworks, including Incoterms and EU preferential trade agreements
• Proven experience managing audits, disclosures, and complex customs advisory matters
• Deep technical expertise in customs compliance, including BTIs, Incoterms, and clearance procedures
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage and influence cross-functional stakeholders
• Project management and continuous process improvement mindset
• Experience managing third-party vendors, customs brokers, and trade partners
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities with a proactive approach
• Fluent professional English language required

The skills for success

Tax law, Tax compliance, Business accumen, Improve business processes, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Accounting Principles.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.