Import Specialist (Special Operations - Temp 2 yrs)

1002 LEGO Operac. MX, SA de CV; Monterrey; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Insurance - life and disability

Wellbeing program

Colleague discount

Bonus

Job summary

LEGO Group in Monterrey is seeking an Import Export Virtual Trade Operations Specialist to ensure compliant, timely handling of imports, virtual exports, returns, and related IMMEX processes.

You will maintain records in Annex 24 and SAP, coordinate with customs brokers and suppliers, and drive improvements through KPI monitoring and SOP development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Foreign Trade and Customs or equivalent.
• Experience with Annex 24 software, SAP, SQL and Power BI or equivalents.
• Strong analytical skills to validate data and prevent errors.
• Advanced communication skills in English and Spanish, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to suppliers to ensure process compliance and operational efficiency.
• Lead regulatory changes and onboarding of new suppliers with timely compliance.
• Maintain foreign trade records in Annex 24 and SAP for various transactions.
• Coordinate and validate customs documentation ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with customs brokers, suppliers, and stakeholders for timely clearance.
• Monitor operations, reconcile system and customs records, and ensure timely completion.
• Support audits by maintaining traceable records and data consistency.
• Drive continuous improvement via KPI monitoring, SOPs, and automation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in Foreign Trade

Tools

Annex 24

SAP

SQL

Power BI

Job description

Job Description If you have experience working in Import Export virtual trade operations and you are looking to make your next career move, this might be the opportunity for bringing your skills and help your team to achieve the best results for a great organization within the LEGO Group! Play your part in our team success The Import Export Virtual Trade Operations Specialist ensures the correct, timely and compliance with current legislation of foreign trade operations (imports, virtual exports, returns, nationalizations and scrap), maintaining reliable records in systems such as Annex 24 and guaranteeing operational continuity through coordination with suppliers, customs agents and internal stakeholders.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and operational support to suppliers to ensure compliance with established processes, promote execution excellence, and maintain operational accuracy and efficiency.
• Lead the implementation of regulatory changes and the onboarding of new suppliers, ensuring timely compliance, effective communication, and alignment with company requirements and operational standards.
• Maintain accurate and compliant foreign trade records in Annex 24 and SAP for virtual imports/exports, nationalizations, returns, scrap transactions, and inventory control processes.
• Coordinate and validate customs documentation, including COVEs, pediments, invoices, packing lists, tariff classifications, valuation, and origin data, ensuring full regulatory compliance.
• Partner with customs brokers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely customs clearance, data accuracy, and adherence to foreign trade requirements.
• Monitor operational execution, reconcile discrepancies between systems and customs records, and ensure transactions are completed within legal and company-established timeframes.
• Support internal and external audits by maintaining traceable records, providing required documentation, and ensuring data consistency across foreign trade and ERP systems.
• Drive continuous improvement through KPI monitoring, process standardization, SOP development, automation initiatives, risk mitigation, and cross-functional operational support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Foreign Trade and Customs, International Commerce or equivalent strong experience working in Mexican Customs brokers agencies creating customs declarations and IMMEX companies in similar position.
• Use of Annex 24 software, SAP, SQL, Power BI or equivalent.
• Critical analysis to validate data, detect discrepancies, and prevent errors.
• Technical knowledge of foreign trade and customs regulations.
• Knowledge of Mexican customs legislation (Customs Law, IMMEX, general rules).
• Advanced communication skills both in English and Spanish, verbally and in writing and comfortable in presenting complex ideas.

Benefits

• Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances - All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing - We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based.
• Colleague Discount - We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Your workplace - You'll find this at the top of this advert and when you join the team, we'll confirm this with you.

Company Culture & Diversity

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are.

Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to "inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow".

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children's Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe.

Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children's Rights.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

Build your career brick by brick and play your part in continuing our mission to "inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow".