Import Export Intern
Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.
We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?
One of the pillars of our North America division is distributed across four different sites in Mexico, where a combination of manufacturing and fabrication takes place. In each location, we pride ourselves on having exemplary safety standards and prioritizing employees, as we are pioneers in high-quality production processes. Our focus on quality and growth is what makes us a preferred employer and helps us maintain our culture of excellence.
Job Description:
Support the Foreign Trade department in the management, control, and monitoring of import and export operations for materials, components, and finished products, contributing to compliance with internal procedures and the customs and foreign trade regulations applicable to the company's operations.
The intern will have the opportunity to develop practical knowledge related to IMMEX operations, customs documentation, pedimentos, tariff classification, material control, coordination with customs agents, and shipment tracking.
What you will do
Support the review and organization of documentation related to import and export operations.
Follow up on shipments of raw materials, components, spare parts, and finished products.
Support the review of commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, transport documents, and other documentation required for operations.
Maintain updated files and internal controls for foreign trade operations.
Support the review of information from import and export pedimentos.
Follow up with customs agents and suppliers regarding pending documentation.
Support in the identification and tracking of documentary discrepancies.
Collaborate in the collection of information necessary to determine or validate tariff fractions, NICO, description of goods, country of origin, and country of provenance.
Support the documentary control of materials imported under the IMMEX program.
Follow up on documentation related to notices, permits, regulations, and non-tariff restrictions, when applicable.
Support the integration of foreign trade files for internal audits or authority requirements.
Maintain communication with the Purchasing, Planning, Warehouse, Logistics, Finance, Production, and customs agents areas to obtain information necessary for operations.
Support the preparation of reports and analyses related to import and export operations.
Identify opportunities to improve controls and administrative processes of the area.
Comply with the company's procedures, internal policies, and safety and confidentiality requirements.
Who you are
Active student of:
International Trade and/or Foreign Trade.
Business Management.
Business Administration.
Logistics or a related degree.
Availability to perform professional internships.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Basic-intermediate English, preferably.
Knowledge of IMMEX and import/export operations, preferably.
What is in it for you
A corporate culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth.
Financial support.
Growth opportunities.
Mentorship and guidance.
Real practical experience.
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