Trainee Customs & Trade
IFF Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia
Join IFF as our next Trainee in Colombia If your next step is working on cutting‑edge solutions in food, health, and sustainability, you’re in the right place.
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health & biosciences, delivering sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products around the world.
Food Ingredients at IFF: We develop solutions that help integral food and beverage manufacturers meet evolving consumer needs— including improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency.
This role is based in Colombia, operating under a hybrid working scheme.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Coordinate the full OEA maintenance and recertification process.
- Conduct periodic reviews to ensure adherence to OEA standards.
- Identify and correct deviations in customs procedures.
- Maintain up‑to‑date procedures through effective communication with cross‑functional teams.
- Prepare all documentation required by customs authorities together with the involved areas.
- Identify risks in the supply chain and propose mitigation actions based on process knowledge.
- Implement process adjustments to ensure ongoing compliance.
- Perform monthly audits of import declarations in alignment with OEA documentary requirements.
- Serve as the main liaison with customs brokers, carriers, customs agents, and regulatory entities.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Strong knowledge of customs regulations, foreign trade processes, and OEA requirements.
- Experience coordinating compliance programs or certification processes (preferably OEA).
- Analytical skills to review invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, B/Ls, and inspection checklists.
- Ability to prepare and validate reports, declarations, and official documentation in government platforms (e.g., Siglo XXI).
- Experience preparing tax payments through platforms such as PSE or Tidis.
- Strong risk
📌 Trainee Customs (Bogotá)
🏢 Iff
📍 Bogotá