Export Coordinator

Job Description:
Export Coordinator

Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2022 revenues of approximately $8 billion from our continuing operations. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 60 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 7,000 associates within our continuing operations. For more information about Huntsman, please visit the company's website at


Here, you can make an impact and make a difference. Come join us.

We are currently looking for a dynamic individual as an Export Coordinator for our San Jose office in Costa Rica. This position will report to the Logistics Manager.

Job Scope

As the Export Coordinator your duties and responsibilities will be:

- Execute Routine Task Accountabilities: Continuous use of SAP in Transportation Module to include delivery creation, shipment creation, booking request, updating SAP system as required to ensure correct information is maintained for booking details and documentation requirements.
- Track and Trace: In areas where record keeping is necessary for track and trace purposes, will be required to update and archive where appropriate, certain information regarding a shipment.
- Fulfill Responsibilities: Support the division’s requirements by ensuring orders are shipped in time to arrive by the customer’s requested delivery date, and ensure all copies of shipping documents are distributed by required deadlines.
- Problem Solve and Investigate: Problem solving in a deadline driven operation involving different countries, time zones and cultures.
- Exception Management Adaptability: Ability to resolve problems not encountered before with no clear instructions on how to resolve, but there is willingness to find solution and conclude.
- Meet Regulatory and Compliance Standards: Has a key role in ensuring that the company is compliant with international trade agreements and Customs legislation. When necessary, will raise any concerns to Huntsman Trade Compliance Management.
- Communication to Stakeholders: Ensuring that appropriate levels of communication are constantly meet by keeping the stakeholders informed of changes in schedules, delays, or issues
- Participates in High Performance Team Culture: Participates in team meetings and exchanges information with the team with respect and trust to promote unity. Backs up other team members and maintains an organized work space. Plans and coordinates vacation and time off with team and management to ensure work load is covered and team can operate efficiently.
- Communication to Stakeholders: Ensuring that appropriate levels of communication are constantly meet by keeping the stakeholders informed of changes in schedules, delays, or issues.

Required Qualifications:

- Demonstrated success in the above key accountabilities and responsibilities.
- Experience: In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, we will consider on a case-by-case basis significant supply chain-related (procurement, order fulfillment, planning, logistics) work experience (a minimum of 3 years) in supply chain that includes with direct hands-on SAP experience.
- Working knowledge of Freight Forwarder or Brokerage Operations including the following: IATA, NVOCC, basic import/export regulations (AES), FMC, Clearance procedures.
- Understanding the preparation of IMO forms and hazardous regulations and SDS Sheets.
- Understanding of Import and Export Cargo Shipping Instructions, Export Clearance Instructions, Certificates of Origin, Shipping Invoices, Bill of Lading and other relevant documentation is a requirement.
- Understanding of Duty Drawbacks.
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft office products especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- High ability to multitask and prioritize.
- SAP experience is a requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Knowledge of banking procedures for letters of credit and draft collections is a plus.
- Recent Hazardous Certification is a plus.
- US VISA preferred to facilitate the knowledge transfer / training process.

Huntsman offers unsurpassed opportunities to build a successful future. Our diverse portfolio creates a range of career fields including manufacturing, research and development, technical services, sales and marketing, customer service - and the list goes on.

Here, you can make an impact and make a difference. Come join us.

Huntsman is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation and/or expression or any other characteristic protected by law