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LATAM Trade Operations Lead
Johnson & Johnson. Provide regional trade leadership across Latin America, ensuring customs, import/export, and trade-regulation compliance .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in international trade compliance, customs regulations, and supply chain operations, with a strong focus on transportation management and logistics optimization across Latin America. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage complex operational issues, and drive cost-saving initiatives while ensuring compliance and quality standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
International Trade ComplianceCustoms RegulationsTransportation ManagementSupply Chain OperationsLogistics Optimization
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Hard Skills
Customs ComplianceImport/Export OperationsTransportation PlanningCarrier ManagementFinancial ReconciliationOrder-To-Cash ProcessTrade Automation ToolsGlobal Trade SystemsLean MethodologiesContinuous Improvement
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationStakeholder ManagementAnalytical SkillsPresentation SkillsCross-Cultural Collaboration
Tools & Technologies
Transportation Management SystemsERP PlatformsTrade Automation ToolsControl Tower ModelsGlobal Trade Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
Lean CertificationTrade Compliance CertificationCustoms Certification
Industry Keywords
Supply ChainLogisticsMedical DevicesPharmaceuticalsHighly Regulated Industries
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide regional trade leadership across Latin America, ensuring customs, import/export, and trade-regulation compliance
- Serve as the primary LATAM contact for global trade operations and supply-chain initiatives
- Oversee and standardize trade processes, controls, and documentation for consistent execution and audit readiness
- Monitor trade metrics, identify risks or gaps, and lead corrective and preventive actions
- Manage relationships with customs brokers, freight forwarders, and government authorities
- Optimize inbound and outbound transportation flows across LATAM
- Manage third-party and fourth-party logistics providers, including regional Control Tower partners
- Lead transportation performance measurement and contribute to executive performance reviews
- Deliver annual cost-improvement and productivity targets while protecting service, quality, reliability, and compliance
- Translate inventory strategy and business requirements into transportation solutions
- Support manufacturing-network changes, product launches, and supply-chain transformations
- Partner with supply chain, quality, finance, and legal teams to enable compliant product movement and resolve issues
- Represent transportation and trade in supply-chain forums, projects, and sales and operations planning discussions
- Collaborate with Deliver, distribution operations, and demand and supply planning teams on capacity, reliability, and service commitments
- Drive transportation cost savings, reliability, logistics-provider service-level performance, customs audit readiness, on-time clearance, and reduced border disruptions
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree required in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, International Trade, or related field
- 6–8 years of progressive experience in supply chain, transportation, trade compliance, logistics, or related operational roles
- Strong working knowledge of international trade, customs regulations, and import/export operations within Latin America
- Expertise in transportation, planning, and carrier/logistics-provider management, including control-tower operating models
- Analytical skills supporting budgeting, financial reconciliation, and transportation cost-saving identification
- Understanding of the order-to-cash process and end-to-end supply chain operations
- Experience partnering with global stakeholders in a matrixed, multinational organization
- Ability to manage complex operational issues, assess risk, and drive compliant outcomes
- Effective communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills across cultures and geographies
- English required
- Up to 25–30% regional and international travel
- Portuguese and/or Spanish strongly preferred
- Experience in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or other highly regulated industries preferred
- Familiarity with global trade systems, transportation management systems, ERP platforms, and trade automation tools preferred
- Regional or global process standardization experience preferred
- Exposure to customs audits, investigations, or regulatory inspections preferred
- Understanding of good distribution practice and a quality-first approach preferred
- Lean or continuous improvement certification is a plus
- Awareness of artificial intelligence concepts and responsible/ethical use, with experience generating effective prompts preferred
- Trade compliance or customs certifications preferred but not required
Benefits
Comp & perks- Inclusive work environment
- Interview process accommodations for applicants with disabilities
- Employment and benefit plans expected to transition to DePuy Synthes following the planned separation, subject to applicable processes and consultations