Manager, Global Cross-Border Lead

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Beerse; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Manager, Global Cross-Border Process Lead to provide global process leadership for cross-border movement of clinical and development materials within the broader TDS network. You will establish standardized frameworks ensuring import/export, regulatory, quality, and customs requirements are embedded in network design and execution.

You will own governance for IOR/EOR models, Incoterms, tax/duty management, and trade documentation, translating changing requirements

Responsibilities

• Serve as Global Process Lead and Business Process Owner for R&D cross-border movements, establishing and governing standardized processes across the end-to-end distribution network.
• Establish and govern the lifecycle for identifying, assessing, documenting, approving, implementing, and periodically reviewing country-specific import, export, customs, regulatory, quality, EH&S, dangerous-goods, licensing, permitting, product, and shipment-release requirements in collaboration with cross functional Enterprise and IM business partners.
• Own and govern the global country-requirements database (DIAL and other knowledge base) and supporting tools, ensuring that requirements remain accurate, current, traceable, and accessible and are effectively translated into global logistics standards and distribution-network controls. Benchmark internal and external practices, including across J&J, industry peers, and the 3PL network, to identify and implement opportunities for harmonization, capability advancement, and continuous improvement.
• Translate local and changing requirements into global logistics standards, procedures, system requirements, routing guidance, lane strategies, and distribution-network controls.
• Define and maintain governance for IOR/EOR models, Incoterms, customs brokerage, tax and duty management, trade documentation, customs valuation, free trade agreements, preferential origin, duty-relief mechanisms, and special customs procedures in collaboration with cross functional Enterprise and IM business partners.
• Develop approved lane-specific pathways that integrate regulatory, operational, brokerage, fiscal, product, and supply-continuity considerations.

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s): Belgium R-109444, United States of America R-105215

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Job Function:

Supply Chain Deliver

Job Sub Function:

Deliver Excellence

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for Manager, Global Cross-Border Process Lead.

Candidates must already have authorization to work in the country of employment. Immigration sponsorship and relocation support are not available for this position. Candidates authorized to work pursuant to a short-term status (e.g., F-1) who require future immigration sponsorship are not eligible.

Purpose: Provides global process leadership and governance for the cross-border movement of clinical and development materials within the broader TDS network. Establishes and maintains standardized frameworks that ensure country-specific import, export, customs, regulatory, quality, environmental, health and safety, dangerous-goods, controlled substances, licensing, permitting, product, and shipment-release requirements are identified, current, and consistently embedded in network design and execution. Owns global logistics standards and governance for Importer/Exporter of Record (IOR/EOR), Incoterms, customs brokerage, tax and duty management, trade documentation, and approved movement pathways. Enables compliant, efficient, cost-effective, and uninterrupted supply across global development programs. Defines the strategy for TDS's global cross-border process framework.

You will be responsible for:

• Serve as Global Process Lead and Business Process Owner for R&D cross-border movements, establishing and governing standardized processes across the end-to-end distribution network.
• Establish and govern the lifecycle for identifying, assessing, documenting, approving, implementing, and periodically reviewing country-specific import, export, customs, regulatory, quality, EH&S, dangerous-goods, licensing, permitting, product, and shipment-release requirements in collaboration with cross functional Enterprise and IM business partners.
• Own and govern the global country-requirements database (DIAL and other knowledge base) and supporting tools, ensuring that requirements remain accurate, current, traceable, and accessible and are effectively translated into global logistics standards and distribution-network controls. Benchmark internal and external practices, including across J&J, industry peers, and the 3PL network, to identify and implement opportunities for harmonization, capability advancement, and continuous improvement.
• Translate local and changing requirements into global logistics standards, procedures, system requirements, routing guidance, lane strategies, and distribution-network controls.
• Define and maintain governance for IOR/EOR models, Incoterms, customs brokerage, tax and duty management, trade documentation, customs valuation, free trade agreements, preferential origin, duty-relief mechanisms, and special customs procedures in collaboration with cross functional Enterprise and IM business partners.
• Develop approved lane-specific pathways that integrate regulatory, operational, brokerage, fiscal, product, and supply-continuity considerations.
• Lead cross-functional governance with Tax, R&D Trade Compliance, Quality, Regulato