Senior Category Manager – Business Products & Services

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Job Description

We are FIS. Our technology powers the world’s economy and our teams bring innovation to life. We champion diversity to deliver the best products and solutions for our colleagues, clients, and communities. If you’re ready to start learning, growing, and making an impact with a career in fintech, we’d like to know: Are you FIS?
 

About the Team

Our Business Products & Services category team partners with internal stakeholders across banking, capital markets, and fintech platforms to develop global category strategies.  We ensure that key cost reduction initiatives are delivered to meet savings targets and enable revenue, while managing risk.

What You Will Be Doing

As Senior Category Manager, you will be responsible for managing end-to-end procurement for business line products and services, such as card and print production, equipment, maintenance, business process outsourcing (BPO), call center, and product resell. 

• Gain a thorough understanding of stakeholder’s business strategy and requirements to develop category and supplier approach in delivering a superior customer experience worldwide.
• Interface and build strategic relationships with key stakeholders, including business leaders, finance leads, and Legal.
• Analyze key supply markets, establish relationships with leading partners, and manage negotiations with third parties to ensure benefit for FIS.
• Proactively identify and mitigate category risks, as well as partner with internal risk teams to ensure all deals are compliant with relevant requirements.
• As a “player coach”, provide demonstrated ability to deliver through others and as an individual contributor.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, finance, related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.
• Typically, at least 8 years of strategic sourcing experience with concentration in product and operations categories, such as card, print, equipment, call center, and BPO.
• Strong project management skills resulting in successful track records of procurement implementations, savings targets, and process improvement initiatives.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, with the ability to identify and assess key drivers of success, implications of alternatives, and recommendations for execution.
• Direct experience leading negotiations, including an understanding of tradeoffs between business and financial drivers, third-party negotiations, complex deals, and contractual protections.

Added Bonus If You Have

• Certified Purchasing Manager, Certified Professional in Supply Management, or similar distinction.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification or greater.
• Master’s degree in supply chain, business, finance, or related field.

What We Offer You

A career at FIS is more than just a job. It’s the change to shape the future of fintech. At FIS, we offer you:

• A voice in the future of fintech
• Always-on learning and development
• Collaborative work environment
• Opportunities to give back
• Competitive salary and benefits

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EEOC Statement

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For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.