Program Manager, Supplier Resiliency
Thermo Fisher Scientific
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Lagunilla • Costa Rica
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About the role
- Own end-to-end delivery of enterprise supplier resiliency programs from initiation through sustainment
- Define program structure, governance models, operating cadence, and success metrics
- Lead integrated program planning across multiple workstreams, managing scope, dependencies, risks, and trade-offs
- Drive execution rigor, decision discipline, and timely escalation when outcomes are at risk
- Lead execution of resiliency initiatives prioritized based on revenue exposure and operational criticality
- Partner with Procurement and Business leaders to sequence and deliver mitigation actions that materially reduce business risk
- Maintain clear visibility to execution progress, realized outcomes, and residual exposure
- Provide leadership with concise, fact-based insight into how programs are reducing risk to supply continuity and revenue
- Lead cross-functional collaboration across Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Trade Compliance, Legal, Finance, and Sustainability
- Influence priorities, commitments, and outcomes without direct authority in a highly matrixed environment
- Facilitate decision-making where functional objectives, timelines, or constraints conflict
- Act as an integrator between strategy owners and execution teams to ensure alignment and momentum
- Establish and maintain enterprise-level program tracking, reporting, and executive communication
- Drive transparency on delivery health, risks, and outcomes to enable proactive leadership decisions
- Own enablement and change management approaches to embed resiliency programs into standard operating rhythms
- Capture and institutionalize lessons learned to continuously strengthen execution maturity
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or Science (MBA preferred)
- 7+ years of experience leading global or enterprise programs in Procurement or Supply Chain environments
- Demonstrated success delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives with senior-level visibility
- Hands-on practitioner experience in sourcing, supplier management, or operations strongly preferred
- Experience in regulated, global, or highly complex operating environments preferred
- Strong enterprise program leadership and governance capabilities
- Proven ability to execute in ambiguity and drive outcomes
- PPI / Lean Six Sigma experience (certification preferred)
- Exceptional influencing, stakeholder management, and communication skills
- Ability to connect execution detail to enterprise business outcomes
- Comfortable operating independently with high accountability and visibility
- Proficiency with MS Office and program tracking tools
- Willingness to travel 10–30% annually
Benefits
- We offer competitive remuneration
- annual incentive plan bonus scheme
- healthcare
- company pension
- range of employee benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
program managementsourcingsupplier managementoperationsPPILean Six Sigma
Soft Skills
leadershipinfluencingstakeholder managementcommunicationdecision-makingcross-functional collaborationexecution in ambiguity
Certifications
Lean Six Sigma certification