Program Manager, Procurement Category Strategy & Performance Management

Work Schedule

Standard Office Hours (40/wk)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Enterprise Program Leadership

Category Strategy Enablement

Governance & Performance Management

Stakeholder Leadership & Influence

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

Success in this role is measured by:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, Operations, or related discipline (MBA preferred)
• Experience working in regulated industries (life sciences, pharmaceutical, medical device preferred)
• 10+ years of experience leading enterprise programs and transformation initiatives within Procurement, Supply Chain, Procurement Excellence, or transformation environments
• • 3+ years people management experience leading procurement teams, including coaching and development
• • Strong strategic sourcing and category management process knowledge, including AQSCIR methodology
• Strong practitioner experience in Category Management, Procurement Operations, Procurement Excellence, or enterprise PMO environments preferred
• Experience driving procurement governance, performance management, taxonomy standardization, or operating model transformation initiatives strongly preferred
• Experience operating within global, regulated, and highly matrixed organizations preferred
• Experience leading organizational change management and enterprise process standardization initiatives preferred
• Strong program leadership and strategic execution capabilities
• Deep understanding of Category Management, procurement operating models, and procurement transformation principles
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment without direct authority
• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect procurement performance to operational and financial outcomes
• Experience developing governance frameworks, KPI structures, and executive reporting models
• Knowledge of procurement taxonomy, master data governance, and enterprise reporting practices preferred
• Continuous improvement experience (Lean Six Sigma, PPI, or equivalent) preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, procurement systems, reporting platforms, and program management tools
• Willingness to travel 15–30% annually

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do meaningful work, that makes a positive impact on a global scale! Join 130,000 colleagues who bring our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. You’ll find the resources here to achieve your career goals and help take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges. This includes protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe, and helping find cures for cancer.

How will you make an impact?

The Senior Program Manager, Procurement Category Strategy & Performance Management serves as a core leader within the Procurement Enablement function, responsible for building scalable processes, governance, planning capabilities, and performance management disciplines across the Procurement organization. Leading a team of program managers, you will implement enterprise-wide initiatives that strengthen category planning, standardize procurement governance, improve data and taxonomy consistency, and enhance performance visibility. Working across a highly matrixed global environment, you will partner with Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, Digital, and Business leaders to deliver scalable capabilities that improve decision-making, execution, and business outcomes.

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.