Program Specialist, Procurement Enablement

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Why This Role Matters

Procurement Enablement ensures that strategy translates into consistent, scalable execution across a complex global enterprise. This role strengthens operational discipline, drives process rigor, and enhances visibility across procurement programs that directly impact cost, risk, compliance, and supplier performance.

As a Program Specialist, you will bring hands-on procurement experience into a structured program environment—helping standardize how we execute, measure, and continuously improve procurement initiatives at scale.

How Will You Make an Impact?

As part of the Procurement Enablement team, you will help amplify the impact of our global Procurement organization by strengthening execution discipline, improving savings transparency, and embedding Lean and continuous improvement principles into how we operate.

This role is designed for a procurement practitioner with sourcing or supplier management experience who is passionate about process excellence. You will apply Lean thinking, structured problem-solving, and Thermo Fisher’s Practical Process Improvement (PPI) methodology to enhance governance, streamline reporting, and increase the reliability and repeatability of procurement program delivery.

Your practitioner background ensures that improvements are grounded in real procurement execution—enabling scalable, sustainable value creation across the enterprise.

What Will You Do?

Program Execution & Operational Rigor

• Support end-to-end delivery of procurement programs from initiation through sustainment
• Develop and maintain structured project plans, milestones, governance cadences, and documentation
• Track scope, dependencies, risks, and plan-versus-actual performance across workstreams
• Identify execution gaps and proactively escalate risks with mitigation recommendations
• Maintain program documentation repositories, program governance materials, and version control discipline
• Support definition of program metrics, success criteria, and performance dashboards

Procurement & Continuous Improvement Focus

• Leverage hands-on procurement experience (sourcing, supplier management, category support, or P2P) to strengthen program design and execution
• Apply PPI and Lean principles to improve process efficiency, reduce waste, and increase execution velocity
• Identify standardization opportunities across sourcing governance, supplier onboarding, reporting, and compliance processes
• Contribute to process mapping, root cause analysis, and structured problem-solving initiatives
• Support development of scalable reporting frameworks that enhance transparency and operational line-of-sight

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Coordinate across Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, Trade Compliance, and Sustainability teams
• Facilitate working sessions to align stakeholders on priorities, timelines, and deliverables
• Consolidate inputs from internal teams and suppliers to support reporting and decision-making
• Support resolution of cross-functional constraints through structured analysis and collaboration

Reporting & Communication

• Prepare executive-ready presentations and program updates highlighting progress, risks, and outcomes
• Maintain dashboards and performance reports to enable proactive leadership decision-making
• Support change management efforts to embed programs into standard operating rhythms
• Capture lessons learned and help institutionalize best practices across procurement operations.

How Will You Get Here?

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Operations roles
• Demonstrated hands-on experience in sourcing, supplier management, category management, or procure-to-pay processes strongly preferred
• Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, structured problem-solving, or continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience supporting or coordinating cross-functional projects or programs
• Experience in global, regulated, or matrixed environments preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Solid understanding of core procurement processes and supplier lifecycle management.
• Strong organizational and structured project coordination capabilities.
• Working knowledge of PPI / Lean principles; certification or formal training preferred.
• Ability to translate operational detail into measurable business outcomes.
• Analytical mindset with experience working with data and reporting tools.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and program tracking tools.
• Willingness to travel up to 10–20% annually.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension, and a range of employee benefits!

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.”

EEO/Reasonable Accommodation

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.