Juan Manuel García Velázquez
Traffic Manager @ Suspensión y Dirección
About
I am a professional in Foreign Trade, International Logistics, and Customs, with over 25 years of experience managing multimodal import and export operations (sea, air, and land) across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. I have led operations exceeding USD $90M annually, handling finished goods, raw materials, oversized machinery, and hazardous products. My focus is on achieving operational efficiency, cost reduction, and regulatory compliance, applying strategies such as: 🔹Negotiating with carriers, customs brokers, and shipping lines to secure competitive rates and extended free days for storage and demurrage. 🔹Implementing the “Non Resident Importer of Record” scheme in the U.S., enabling door-to-door DDP deliveries. 🔹Managing official tariff classification rulings, ensuring legal certainty and achieving multi-million reductions in duties. 🔹Applying Incoterms correctly to determine customs values, duties, and claims handling. 🔹Leading participation in programs and certifications: IMMEX, PROSEC, Drawback, Rule 8va, OEA, CTPAT, and IVA-IEPS. 🔹Overseeing internal and external customs and trade compliance audits. 🔹Leading and developing teams of up to 45 professionals, fostering growth and delivering sustainable results. I am also proficient in SAP (MM/FICO) and digital tools for customs and trade management. My leadership style is collaborative and people-centered, always oriented to continuous improvement, digital innovation in trade and logistics processes, and building high-performing teams that deliver measurable results. Currently, I am open to new opportunities as Director or Manager of Foreign Trade & International Logistics, where I can contribute my expertise in process optimization, logistics cost reduction, and international compliance to strengthen business growth in Mexico and Latin America.
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Wholesale
Gestión por objetivos, Intermediación de fletes, SAP ERP, Importaciones multimodales( Asia, Europa, America), Reduccion de costos de almacenaje, Implementacion de base de datos arancelarios, negociacion de tarifa de fletes, gestion documental y cumplimiento normativo, Freigth negotiation & Audit readiness, Customs Tariff Classification & compliance, Import & export operations (USD $90M annualy), Cost reduction & Demurrage avoidance, Multimodals Logistic (Sea, Air, land), Import & Export operations management, Tariff Classification & Duty Reduction, International trade & Customs compliance, Comercio exterior y logística internacional, Gestionar aduanera y clasificación arancelaria, Negociaciones con proveedores y agentes aduanales, Reducción de costos logísticos y optimizacion de procesos
Experience

Traffic Manager
mexico
Managed 1,000 annual imports from Asia, Europe, and the Americas, valued at USD $90M, ensuring compliance and cost optimization. Led the optimization of port clearance and dwell times, eliminating storage and demurrage costs of MX$4M annually. Obtained official tariff classification rulings, generating monthly savings of MX$1.5M. Implemented a database with over 12,000 tariff codes, ensuring accurate classification and avoiding penalties. Negotiated freight rates and optimized container space utilization, achieving additional annual savings of MX$4M. Ensured timely return of containers, significantly reducing demurrage and storage costs while improving supply chain efficiency. Coordinated exports to Central America, meeting international documentation and customs standards. Led a team of 4 direct reports, ensuring operational continuity and audit readiness.
Director de Comercio Exterior
Ciudad de México, México
1,500 operaciones de importación y exportación promedio mensual. Análisis de Inventarios y planeación. Compras nacionales y de importación. Reglas Incoterms, Leyes de Comercio Exterior y Fiscales. Cumplimiento de Normas Oficiales Mexicanas de seguridad y etiquetado, para herramientas manuales, productos eléctricos, electrónicos, textiles, de piel, peligrosos, aceros, maderas, plásticos entre otros. Clasificación arancelaria y regulaciones no arancelarias. Valoración aduanera y pago correcto de contribuciones. Tratados y acuerdos comerciales en importación y exportación. Regulaciones no arancelarias como NOM’s, SEMARNAT, PROFEPA, ECONOMIA. Programas de fomento como IMMEX, Prosec, Draw Back y Regla 8va. Documentar y entregar oportunamente embarques de exportación. Embarques de carga seca, DGR, sobre peso y sobre dimensiones, en envíos marítimos, terrestres y aéreos. Determinar el mejor modo de transporte al costo óptimo. Liberar embarques de aduana cubriendo el marco legal, generando certeza jurídica. Coordinar entregas de aduana a almacén con base en prioridades. Reducir tiempos y costos de despacho en aduanas. Minimizar gasto por almacenajes en puerto y ampliación de días libres con terminales y navieras. Establecer convenios con transportistas para resguardo de embarques con costos mínimos. Contratos con transportistas y Agentes Aduanales, asegurando las tarifas por periodos específicos. Desarrollar y establecer procedimiento para los proveedores garantizando el correcto llenado de documentos de embarque, evitando atrasos y costos. Bases de datos con fracciones arancelarias, aranceles y regulaciones no arancelarias para todos los productos a importar y exportar de México y a importar en Estados Unidos Participar en grupos interdisciplinarios para obtención y mantenimiento de certificaciones OEA y CTPAT y atención de auditorías. Pagos a proveedores de productos y servicios.

Jefe de trafico aduanal
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Compras importacion y trafico aduanal
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