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About the role
FIS is seeking a Senior Manager, Labor Category Management to provide strategic leadership and enterprise governance across ThirdParty Labor, with a strong emphasis on Management Consulting and Professional Services spend as well as supporting Corporate Function Labor. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, influences enterprisewide decisions, and partners closely with senior business, Finance, and Procurement leaders. The Senior Manager is accountable for longterm category strategy, value delivery, and disciplined demand management, ensuring external labor is deployed intentionally and competitively in support of business outcomes.
About the team
You will be part of a global procurement and category management team responsible for aligning external labor strategies with enterprise priorities. The team works closely with crossfunctional stakeholders to balance cost, risk, and access to critical skills. Collaboration, datadriven decision making, and strong executive partnerships are core to how the team operates.
What you will be doing
- Own and execute the global ThirdParty Labor category strategy, including management consulting and professional services.
- Translate enterprise objectives into multiyear strategies that balance cost efficiency, risk management, and business agility.
- Establish and enforce enterprise guidelines governing the use of consulting and thirdparty labor.
- Shape and influence demand by challenging nonstrategic requests and aligning work to appropriate delivery models.
- Lead complex sourcing initiatives, commercial negotiations, and supplier decisioning.
- Oversee supplier performance, including executivelevel reviews and issue escalation.
- Partner with Finance on forecasting, planning, savings delivery, and executive reporting.
- Provide leadership with clear, datadriven insights on spend trends, risks, and optimization opportunities.
What you will need
- Experience in category management, strategic sourcing, or procurement, ideally within labor, consulting, or professional services.
- Proven ability to operate at a senior management level within a complex, matrixed organization.
- Strong commercial judgment, analytical skills, and executive communication capability.
- Experience managing complex, ambiguous issues requiring enterpriselevel evaluation and discretion.
Added bonus if you have
- Experience supporting corporate functions or enterprisewide operating models.
- Exposure to largescale consulting engagements and professional services governance.
- Strong background in spend analytics, demand management, or financial planning.
What we offer you
At FIS, you can learn, grow and make an impact in your career. Our benefits include:
- Flexible and creative work environment
- Diverse and collaborative atmosphere
- Professional and personal development resources
- Opportunities to volunteer and support charities
- Competitive salary and benefits
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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.
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