Job title: (CEN) TRADING & SHIPPING INTERN
San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo Leon, 66256
Name of the Project: Trading & Shipping Data Quality and Operations Support
Vice Presidency: Sustainability and Operations Development
Region: Central
Intern’s Location (Office): Margain Offices
Eligible Semester(s): 5th - 8th semester
Careers of Interest: Business Intelligence, Finance, Global Business, Accounting, Industrial Engineer, Logistics, Supply Chain or related
Schedule Availability: Between 25 and 30 hours per week
Period of Stay at CEMEX: 6 months, with the option of renewal
Tentative Start Date: June 2026
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Detailed Description of the Project
The intern will support Trading & Shipping Americas by maintaining Document Center information, monitoring shipping documentation, and performing first-level data validations in internal information tools. The role also includes daily follow-up of vessel ETAs and agents’ reports, supervised support for contract/document management (current and historical), and training to conduct preliminary laytime reviews to flag inconsistencies before final analyst validation.
Project Objective
Challenges for the Students
- Learning and understanding Trading & Shipping processes, systems (Trade Monitor, SharePoint), and documentation standards.
- Developing attention to detail to identify data inconsistencies, missing information, and discrepancies in operational records.
- Gaining familiarity with shipping concepts such as laytime calculations, ETAs, freight components, and contract terms under supervision.
- Managing ad-hoc tasks that may vary in complexity, especially during month-end closing periods.
Main Responsibilities and Activities to Be Carried Out
- Organization, maintenance, and monitoring of the Document Center (SharePoint), ensuring documentation is complete and properly filed (estimated 1 hour per day).
- Monitoring and tracking of shipping documents and agent reports.
- Preliminary review of vessel ETAs and shipping status, including follow-up on agent reports (estimated 1–2 hours per day).
- Support in laytime reviews as a first-level filter to identify discrepancies, under supervision (training-intensive initially; later ~30 minutes to 1 hour per review, with some cases requiring more time).
- Preliminary review of Trade Monitor prices and adjustments in case of discrepancies, especially during month-end close (ad-hoc, ~1 hour).
- Support in managing Trading and Shipping contracts (current and historical), under supervision and final review by the analyst (ad-hoc, ~1 hour per shipment).
- Review of mandatory fields in Trade Monitor tool to ensure completeness (USD, Incoterm, insurance, price, freight, product type, etc.), mainly during month-end close (ad-hoc, ~1 hour).
Specific Requirements / Qualifications
- Availability to support daily operational tasks with flexibility for ad-hoc activities.
- Interest in Trading, Shipping, and supply chain operations.
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
- Basic understanding of logistics, shipping, or international trade concepts (preferred, not mandatory).
- Ability to work with data, documents, and operational systems.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SharePoint (basic to intermediate).
- Good organizational skills and willingness to learn.
- Ability to work under supervision and follow structured processes.
- Intermediate English (written and verbal) to support documentation and reporting.