Senior Director, Global Trade Operations

Johnson & Johnson HCS Inc. is recruiting for a Senior Director, Global Trade Operations to be located in New Jersey or Pennsylvania (preferred), Belgium, or Zug, Switzerland. Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

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The Senior Director, Global Trade Operations is accountable for providing strategic direction and operational oversight of Johnson & Johnson's Global Trade Operations. They are responsible for developing and implementing the long-term strategic roadmap to manage the existing business, grow functional capabilities, improve compliance controls, and design and run the optimal organization to support global trade operations for Johnson & Johnson.

The role will lead and manage a Global Operations team that engages in daily interactions with regulatory authorities, customs brokers, freight forwarders, port authorities, suppliers, vendors, carriers, and other external entities across the globe to ensure the flow of goods.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on thought leader responsible for devising strategies and programs to maximize output and minimize costs to meet company objectives. They will leverage their extensive expertise and knowledge of all relevant import/export regulations, business practices, and processes to facilitate a successful global trade compliance program.

This position will be part of Johnson & Johnson's Enterprise Technical Operations & Risk Management pillar, reporting into the Global Transportation & Trade Operations leader and partnering with the Global Trade Controls pillar.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for maintaining a best-in-class Global Trade Operations function, reshaping the operating model as required to increase capabilities and performance while ensuring stable operations of a global team of trade operations professionals and working across a matrix of trade operations partners located in all Regional and Sector teams.
• The role will guide enterprise-wide trade operational requirements and partner with Global Trade Compliance (GTC), Segment Trade Compliance, Health Care Compliance (HCC), and the Global Legal Organization (GLO) to create processes, trainings, governance, and regional agility and flexibility with the required global governance.
• Partner with the Trade Controls Process & Technology team to operationalize capabilities and projects that improve existing processes to support trade compliance activities and/or business objectives.
• Strategic Supplier Management of Brokers, freight forwarders, filers, etc. involved in cross border trade operations, including management of performance and adherence to regulations.
• Import and export licensing, including export due diligence practices. Cross Border Trade data, including licensing and due diligence, to ensure compliant Import and Export filings with cross border movements.
• Additional Operational processes and controls as required in the evolving global trade operations landscape. Provide trade operations expertise to ensure compliant alignment with the changing global trade landscape, including recommendations for improvements.
• Support customs and trade compliance education, training, and roll-out of global standards.
• Support the deployment of cross border global trade automation through various ERPs.
• Support optimization efforts across the globe that minimize costs and reduce risk.