FOREIGN TRADE AND IMPORTS SUPERVISOR

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Job Summary: Supervise foreign trade, import, and export operations, ensuring regulatory compliance and international logistics management, while providing support to procurement and export functions. Key Highlights: 1. Plan and coordinate foreign trade and import operations. 2. Ensure compliance with customs, tax, and commercial regulations. 3. Optimize logistics costs and ensure operational efficiency. Position: Foreign Trade and Imports Supervisor An industrial company located at the Port of Altamira, Tamaulipas, is offering the position of Foreign Trade and Imports Supervisor. Job Objective: Plan, coordinate, and supervise the company’s foreign trade operations—including imports, exports, and control of raw materials\-spare parts—ensuring compliance with current customs, tax, and commercial regulations, as well as proper international logistics management. The role will also support the procurement department in specialized import acquisitions and the export department, guaranteeing operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and logistics cost optimization. Main Responsibilities: * Supervise maritime, land, and rail import and export operations. * Review and track import and export customs declarations (pedimentos). * Validate tariff classification and customs valuation of goods. * Control and administer the Customs Law, Annex 24, and Annex 30\. * Validate commercial documentation: invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, transport documents, and customs declarations (pedimentos). * Track customs clearance procedures with customs brokers. * Manage non-tariff permits, regulations, and restrictions. * Ensure compliance with the Customs Law, General Foreign Trade Rules, and international treaties (USMCA or others). * Support the procurement department in acquiring imported raw materials and supplies. * Track international purchase orders linked to imports. * Support the export department in documentation and logistics for international shipments. * Maintain communication with freight forwarders, carriers, shipping lines, and customs brokers. * Analyze international logistics costs (freight, insurance, warehousing, delays). * Propose improvements to reduce transit times and operating costs. * Prepare internal audits and respond to authority reviews. * Monitor foreign trade department performance indicators (KPIs). Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): * Timely customs clearance compliance. * Logistics cost reduction. * Zero customs fines or penalties. * Documentation accuracy in operations. * Service level in import and export operations. Requirements: Gender: Unspecified Marital status: Unspecified Education: Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Trade, International Business, Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related field. Experience: Minimum 2–3 years in roles such as Foreign Trade Analyst, Import Executive, Export Executive, IMMEX Analyst, or International Logistics Coordinator. Technical Knowledge: * Customs Law * Import and export operations * Annex 24 * Annex 30 * Tariff classification * Customs valuation * Non-tariff regulations and restrictions * Incoterms * International traffic and logistics * Procurement processes and purchase orders * Handling of customs declarations (pedimentos) and customs documentation Languages: Basic English (reading and comprehension of commercial documents). Tools: Office 365 (Intermediate\-Advanced Excel) and administrative or foreign trade management systems. Competencies: * Document organization and control * Working under pressure * Effective communication * Negotiation skills * High level of commitment * Professional ethics * Teamwork * Adaptability We Offer: * Monthly salary: MXN $18,000–$20,000, based on qualifications * Statutory benefits * Professional development * Job stability * Integration into an industrial company located at the Port of Altamira Job Conditions: Location: Industrial Port of Altamira, Tamaulipas Position Type: Full-time Initial Period: 6-month probationary period Salary: MXN $18,000\.00 \- $20,000\.00 per month Benefits: * Discounts and preferential pricing * Company parking * Free parking * Option for indefinite-term contract Workplace: On-site employment