Procurement Category Lead

FIS; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

FIS in Dublin, Ireland seeks a Procurement Category Lead to manage end-to-end procurement for Business Process Outsourcing services, developing global/regional category strategies and delivering cost reductions while mitigating risk. The role may lead a 3–5 person team across the procurement lifecycle.

The candidate will collaborate with executives and stakeholders, including Finance and Legal, to drive optimal sourcing decisions and supplier performance, with a focus on strategic category

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree preferred.
• 3–5 years of strategic sourcing, contract negotiation and supplier management experience.
• Strong negotiation and contracting concepts understanding.
• Good commercial negotiation strategy formulation and execution.
• Strong organizational and project management skills; process-driven with analytical problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Analyze key supply markets and build relationships with leading partners.
• Lead and develop procurement professionals in sourcing, negotiation, and contract development.
• Partner with business customers to drive third-party labor buying decisions aligned to strategy.
• Manage negotiations with third parties to secure favorable terms for FIS.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders including business leaders, Finance, and Legal.
• Identify category risks and ensure compliance with requirements; plan expense reviews.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Team leadership

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

About the role

The Procurement Category Lead is responsible for managing the end-to-end procurement process including category management, sourcing, negotiation, contracting and supplier performance management primarily for Business Process Outsourcing services. This position is responsible for the development of global/regional Business Process Outsourcing category strategies that are aligned with local strategies, as well as ensuring that key cost reduction initiatives are delivered to meet savings targets, while managing risk and performance. This role is accountable for leading business activities related to category management. This will include dispute resolution, preparation of negotiation strategies, and negotiation across multiple agreements. Strong business partner relationships are critical to the success of this role, and this individual is expected to work collaboratively with executives and stakeholders across the FIS portfolio.

About the team

The Procurement Category Lead may, if needed, lead a team of 3 to 5 category, sourcing, procurement and/ supply management professionals to ensure optimal spend management solutions and a stable, efficient supply chain across the U.S., Europe, and/or India. This leader may be expected to attract, develop, and lead a team across all aspects of the procurement lifecycle.

What you will be doing

The primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Analyze key supply markets and establish relationships with leading partners
• Lead and develop team of procurement professionals in analyzing, sourcing, negotiation, contract development, and the award of contracts across spend categories
• Partner with Business customers & stakeholders to drive optimal third party labor buying decisions that align to strategies
• Manage negotiations with third parties and ensure benefit for FIS
• Interface and build strategic relationships with key stakeholders locally, including business leaders, Finance leads and Legal
• Proactively identify and mitigate category risks; partner with internal risk teams to ensure all deals are compliant with relevant requirements
• Identify and drive team direction, prioritizing workload and project assignments for team
• Gain a thorough understanding of stakeholder’s business strategy, and requirements, to develop category and supplier approach
• Periodically plan and execute expense category reviews
• Build and maintain awareness of external marketplace and industry trends related to category and third parties
• Deliver a superior customer experience to internal and external clients worldwide

This leader will be a “player coach” with demonstrated ability to deliver through others or as an individual contributor.

What you will need

Bachelor’s degree required, graduate degree preferred; business, economics, finance, supply chain, or related studies preferred 3-5 years of strategic sourcing, contract negotiation and management, supplier performance and relationship management, and category management or relevant experience with experience in accountable category areas Demonstrated success developing and leading high performing teams that deliver quantifiable results, including cost reductions Understanding of key contracting concepts and legal terms Working knowledge of accounting principles, financial modeling, and business case development, evaluation, and presentation Good commercial negotiation skills Strong third-party negotiation strategy formulation and execution Supplier / third-party management and development Strong organizational and project management skills Process driven with good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred licensures / Certifications

Certified Purchasing Manager, Certified Professional in Supply Management, or similar distinction preferred; Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt equivalent or greater preferred.

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 Privacy Statement FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients.

Sourcing Model Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company. #pridepass