Global Supply Chain Resilience Lead

Thornton Tomasetti; United States; On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for employees

Strong retirement plan

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Global Supply Chain Risk Manager to lead enterprise-wide risk management and resilience initiatives across a complex, global network. You will design governance, metrics, and tools, leveraging AI and predictive analytics to anticipate disruptions and guide mitigation actions with stakeholders across procurement, operations, quality, finance, and leadership.

You will drive supplier risk assessment, scenario planning, and continuous improvement, partnering with teams worldwide

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in supply chain, operations, procurement, logistics, or related disciplines.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating supply chain and supplier-related risks in a global environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong project management, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience utilizing data to drive business decisions.
• Ability to work effectively across all levels of an organization, including executive leadership.
• Experience working across global teams and diverse cultures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously enhance Abbott's enterprise-wide supply chain and supplier risk management strategy and resilience roadmap.
• Design, implement, and manage the Supply Chain Resilience (SCR) program, including governance, metrics, reporting, supply chain mapping, and associated tools.
• Leverage AI, predictive analytics, and risk intelligence capabilities to proactively identify potential supply chain disruptions and improve risk visibility.
• Monitor and assess supplier and third-party risks, including financial, operational, geopolitical, sustainability, logistics, business continuity, and single-source risks.
• Develop and drive mitigation strategies, including alternate sourcing, dual qualification, inventory optimization, and contractual risk controls.
• Partner with internal stakeholders across Procurement, Operations, Quality, Finance, ESG, Global Security, Government Affairs, Customs & Trade, and Logistics to embed risk management into business processes and sourcing decisions.
• Establish and facilitate governance through the Supply Chain Resilience Community of Practice to drive accountability and execution of mitigation actions.
• Collaborate with business teams to develop resilience metrics and scorecards that measure and improve supply chain resilience performance.
• Provide executive-level reporting, insights, and recommendations on emerging risks, trends, and mitigation progress.
• Support business leaders during supply disruptions by delivering data-driven analysis and strategic recommendations.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced Excel

Data-driven decision making

Executive communication

Leadership without authority

Risk assessment & mitigation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

MBA or related master’s degree

Tools

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

Abbott is seeking a Global Supply Chain Risk Manager to lead enterprise-wide risk management and resilience initiatives across a complex, global network. You will design governance, metrics, and tools, leveraging AI and predictive analytics to anticipate disruptions and guide mitigation actions with stakeholders across procurement, operations, quality, finance, and leadership.

You will drive supplier risk assessment, scenario planning, and continuous improvement, partnering with teams worldwide