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LATAM Trade Operations Lead
Johnson & Johnson. Provide regional trade leadership for Latin America and ensure customs, import/export, and trade-regulation compliance .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in international trade compliance, logistics management, and transportation optimization within Latin America, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and cost savings.
Highest-signal resume keywords
International Trade ComplianceTransportation ManagementCustoms RegulationsLogistics Provider ManagementAnalytical Skills
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Hard Skills
Supply Chain ManagementImport/Export OperationsTransportation PlanningCost-Saving AnalysisOrder-To-Cash ProcessProcess StandardizationCustoms Audit ManagementTrade Automation ToolsControl Tower Operating ModelsLean Methodologies
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationStakeholder ManagementPresentation SkillsCross-Cultural CollaborationProblem-Solving
Tools & Technologies
Transportation Management SystemsERP PlatformsGlobal Trade Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
Lean CertificationTrade Compliance CertificationCustoms Certification
Industry Keywords
Medical DevicesPharmaceuticalsHighly Regulated IndustriesGood Distribution PracticeCustoms Audits
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide regional trade leadership for Latin America and ensure customs, import/export, and trade-regulation compliance
- Serve as the primary LATAM contact for global trade operations
- Oversee and standardize trade processes, controls, and documentation for consistent execution and audit readiness
- Monitor trade performance metrics, identify risks or gaps, and lead corrective and preventive actions
- Engage customs brokers, freight forwarders, and government authorities
- Optimize inbound and outbound regional transportation flows
- Manage third-party and fourth-party logistics providers, including regional Control Tower partners
- Lead transport reliability measurement and provide input into 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 transportation setup for manufacturing-network changes and new product launches
- 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 planning and service commitments
- Assess and manage transportation and trade impacts of product launches, network changes, and supply-chain transformations
- Deliver transportation cost savings and continuous improvement
- Ensure logistics-provider performance against service levels
- Maintain trade-compliance audit readiness and prevent critical customs-audit findings
- Improve customs-clearance timeliness and reduce border-related 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 opportunities
- Understanding of the order-to-cash process and end-to-end supply chain
- 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
- Portuguese and/or Spanish strongly preferred
- Willingness to travel up to 25–30% regionally and internationally
- Master's degree or MBA 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
- Experience leading regional or global process standardization initiatives preferred
- Prior 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
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Inclusive interview process and disability accommodation support
- Up to 25–30% regional and international travel (job-related compensation/perk)