Customs Coordinator

## What you’ll do:

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The primary function of the Customs Coordinator is to manage and coordinate import and export operations, ensuring timely deliveries, efficient customs clearance, and compliance with applicable customs regulations. The role maintains and updates trade compliance documentation to reflect current regulatory requirements and procedures, ensuring smooth and compliant international trade operations. Additionally, the Customs Coordinator manages relationships with customs brokers and logistics suppliers, ensuring they meet business needs while fostering strong partnerships. The position also supports the maintenance of OEA and C-TPAT certifications to strengthen supply chain security and compliance.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

A. Coordinates import and export operations across all customs under the IMMEX program, including compliance and oversight of both temporary and definitive customs regimes.

B. Documentation and Record Keeping: Ensure that all required documentation is accurate, complete, and properly maintained to support regulatory compliance requirements.

C. Compliance audits: Conducting audits and evaluations of internal and external business partners to ensure compliance with global trade regulations.

D. Cost reduction initiatives: Develop and implement cost-reduction initiatives while ensuring continued compliance with applicable regulations and business requirements.

E. Freight management: Oversee freight transportation activities to ensure cost-effective, timely and compliant delivery of goods. Manage international transportation operations, including freight cost control, shipment planning, performance monitoring, and on-time delivery.

F. Corporate RFQ´s: Provide support to Global Logistics Operations by supplying information for RFQ´s (Requests for Quotation) related to the sourcing and tendering processes of international freight forwarders and carriers.

G. Management of accounts and invoices for customs brokers, freight forwarders, carriers, and U.S.-based warehouses, as well as tracking and monitoring logistics expenses by import pedimento and commercial invoice for imported goods.

H. Customs Valuation Paper: Perform and maintain the reconciliation of the commercial value of imported goods and dutiable additions declared in import pedimentos against commercial invoices, freight invoices.

I. Regulatory Audits: Preparing for and participating in audits conducted by Mexican customs authorities to verify compliance with customs valuation and/or IMMEX program.

J. Training and Reporting: Participate in compliance training programs and prepare, maintain, and submit reports required to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

K. Coordinates and supervises the work of the Import and Export Analyst team, ensuring compliance with operational and regulatory requirements.

L. Submits monthly supplier statements and accrual reports to Finance.

M. Updates site-level GTM SOPs and corporate procedures for all customs, including customs valuation procedures.

N. Coordinate and provide support for site projects in collaboration with the Center of Excellence (COE).

O. Ensures compliance with the requirements necessary to maintain OEA and C-TPAT supply chain security programs.

• ability to drive cost reduction initiatives and transportation optimization projects.

## Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in International Trade, Business Administration, Engineer, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field
• Proven experience leading and developing teams in Import & Export operations.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Excel
• Strong knowledge of Freight Management and international logistics operations.
• Knowledge of the IMMEX Program and Mexican Customs regulations.Experience with Annex 24 management, customs regimes, and import/export documentation (pedimentos).
• Experience maintaining Foreign Trade Record Keeping files and supporting compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of trade compliance monitoring and regulatory controls
• Experience supporting and coordinating audits, including SAT, OEA, CTPAT, and external consulting firm audits.
• Strong understanding of customs valuation and international trade regulations.
• Experience working with customs brokers, freight forwarders, and government authorities.
• Knowledge of international transportation operations, including air and ground freight
• Experience managing relationships with carriers and logistics providers such as DHL, UPS, and freight intermediaries.Experience participating in transportation bids (RFQs/RFPs) and rate negotiations.
• Strong organizational, communication, leadership, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and compliance.

## Additional Information:

A. Improve the ergonomic conditions of workspaces by providing more suitable desks and increasing the availability of meeting rooms.

DIMENSIONS:

A. International freight expenses.

B. Customs broker expenses.

E. Local freight expenses from customs facilities to the plant.

F. U.S. Warehousing expenses.