DS NA Trade Ops Risk and Valuation Lead-Orthopaedics

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Job Function:

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:

Enterprise Compliance

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Depuy Synthes is recruiting for a DS NA Trade Ops Risk and Valuation Leadd, located in West Chester, PA or Raynham, MA! Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company for US based candidates.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

The US Trade Operations Risk and Valuation Lead will be responsible for leading import trade operations, compliance controls, post-entry activity, and customs response management. This role serves as a subject matter expert for U.S. import compliance processes, partnering with internal stakeholders, brokers, suppliers, finance, tax, and leadership to ensure accurate customs declarations, effective risk management, and audit-ready operations

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage government interactions related to liquidated damages, penalties, supplemental duty matters, CF28/CF29/CF4647 requests, and related agency inquiries.
• Lead reconciliation activities and support compliant financial reporting related to import values, duties, and entry corrections.
• Perform internal risk assessments and audits, including periodic entry reviews, and entry-level compliance testing.
• Maintain oversight of the Risk Register and Matter Tracker, ensuring timely updates, ownership, escalation, and closure of compliance issues.
• Oversee customs valuation matters, including ad hoc valuation reviews, customs inquiries, non-commercial export values, and related documentation.
• Obtain and provide price information to Bureau of Labor Statistics for the U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes.
• Support liability management for tax-related issues, audits, and import compliance matters in partnership with Tax, Finance, and Legal.
• Review post-entry review errors and approve related Post Summary Corrections, as applicable.
• Provide support for the Duty Drawback program as needed.
• Manage compliance for special regime entry types, including Foreign Trade Zone and in-bond activity as required.
• Oversee manifest suppression processes and related operational controls.
• Monitor Harmonized Tariff Schedule revisions and communicate required updates to analysts and impacted business partners.
• Support business stakeholders with Nairobi Protocol operations.

Qualifications

Education:

• BA/BS or equivalent experience in Supply Chain, Finance or other

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Extensive experience in U.S. import operations, customs compliance, trade operations, or customs brokerage.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. Customs and Border Protection requirements, import entry processes, HTS classification, valuation, post-entry activity, and customs documentation.
• Experience leading government inquiries, audits, penalties, liquidated damages, post-entry corrections, and compliance issue remediation.
• Experience with ACE reporting, broker platforms, or trade compliance management tools.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work across Trade Compliance, Finance, Tax, Legal, Supply Chain, and external brokers.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using reporting tools, trackers, dashboards, or data workflows to monitor operational performance and compliance risk.

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