**Trade & Transportation Specialist**:
**At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing integral challenges.
Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions.
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**This position reports to**:
Operations Manager
**Your role and responsibilities**:
In this role, you will have the opportunity to be responsible for local import/export operations.
Each day, you will supervise performance of customs brokers.
You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring smooth execution of operational trade and customs activities within a local unit, including relevant documentation and compliance with regulations.
The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid This role is contributing to the Process Automation division in Merida, Yucatán.
You will be mainly accountable for: - Acting as point of contact for customs brokers in case of clarification needs (e.g., regarding valuation or classification of products).
- Auditing customs brokers regarding the correctness of customs entries, invoicing, and archiving.
- Managing the necessary documentation and online forms for the efficient, cost-effective, and lawful execution of all import/export activities.
- Maintaining and sharing with colleagues, as appropriate, personal knowledge of all relevant import/export laws and procedures, tariffs, duties, licenses, and restrictions.
**Qualifications for the role**:
- Bachelor's degree in International Trade, International Business, Business Administration, or related
- 7-8 years of experience in international trade and logistics coordination environment
- Customs experience with a strong logistics background (land, air and sea transportation)
- Fluent English
- Intermediate French desirable
- Experience dealing with customs agents and fright forwarders
- Clasification experience (HS clasification experience)
- Export controls clasification
**Benefits**:
- Paid Parental leave (gender neutral)
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Healthcare plan
- Wellbeing program- Dental insurance
- Flex days
- Employee Assistance Program (PAE)
- Development platforms: Spark, Harvard Manager Mentor and English Learning EF English Live School (EF)
**More about us**:
📌 Trade & Transportation Specialist (Mérida)
🏢 ABB
📍 Mérida