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    Category Manager - United Kingdom - Thoucentric Inc.

    Thoucentric Inc.
    Thoucentric Inc. United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Practice Name Supply Chain Execution_Procurement
    Work Mode Hybrid
    Corporate Office Thoucentric Ltd.- Hygeia Building Rear Ground Floor, 66-68 College Road, Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom, HA1 1BE
    Thoucentric is the Consulting arm of Xoriant , aprominent digital engineering services company with 5000+ employees.

    As the Consulting business of Xoriant , We helpclients with Business Consulting, Program & Project Management, DigitalTransformation, Product Management, Process & Technology Solutioning andExecution including Analytics & Emerging Tech areas cutting acrossfunctional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance & HR, Sales &Distribution across US, UK, Singapore and Australia.

    Xoriant (Parent entity)started in 1990 and is a Sunnyvale, CA headquartered digital engineering firmwith offices in the USA, Europe, and Asia.

    Xoriant is backed by ChrysCapital, aleading private equity firm. Our strengths are now combined with Xoriant'scapabilities in AI & Data, cloud, security and operations services provenfor 30 years.

    We have been certified as " Great Place to Work" by AIM andhave been ranked as "50 Best Firms for Data Scientists to Work For".

    Thoucentric is theConsulting arm of Xoriant, a prominent digital engineering services companywith 5000+ employees.

    As the Consulting businessof Xoriant, We help clients with Business Consulting, Program & ProjectManagement, Digital Transformation, Product Management, Process &Technology Solutioning and Execution including Analytics & Emerging Techareas cutting across functional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance & HR,Sales & Distribution across US, UK, Singapore and Australia.

    Xoriant is backedby ChrysCapital, a leading private equity firm. Our strengths are now combinedwith Xoriant's capabilities in AI & Data, cloud, security and operationsservices proven for 30 years.

    We have been certified as"Great Place to Work" by AIM and have been ranked as "50 BestFirms for Data Scientists to Work For".

    The Category Manager is to embracethe Procurement vision, supporting the day-to-day business activities for allprocurement aspects of CLS's vendor engagements, across all divisions globally- ensuring appropriate levels of risk control, appreciation of businessdrivers, optimisation of costs, and strong negotiation of contractual terms,whilst maintaining exemplary standards of quality and collaboration both withvendors and stakeholders alike.

    The Category Manager defines andimplements the strategy of the relevant category, whilst driving sourcinginitiatives as required, whether it is for operational, or project related workas required.

    Conductstrategic sourcing initiatives including fact-based negotiations (vendor andindustry analysis, benchmarks and cost structure analysis)


    • Negotiatecommercials and contract terms with support of legal and Risk Domains.
    • Mitigatecontractual risks as identified in the service segmentation and work with theinternal stakeholders to ensure they understand and ultimately own the risksnot mitigated.
    • Ensureeach treatment strategy of the vendor, used for on-going monitoring, isadequately contracted and communicated to the relevant service owner and vendorrelationship owner.
    • Reportand track benefits and performance of implemented category plans
    • Leadand support the business to utilise the P2P (Purchase to Pay) system to ensurecompliance with financial standards.
    • Takepersonal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics,including regulatory and business conduct, across CLS
    • Abilityto use strong interpersonal and leadership skills, to effective coach, assistothers with personal development, while being emotionally resilient and able tomaintain high performance.
    Experienceworking for an FMI ( Financial Market Infrastructure) is preferable.


    • Knowledge, skills and abilities / competenciesrequired for successful job performance
    • Contract Law and legal knowledge relevant toProcurement activities
    • Project management preferable
    • Opportunity to define your career path and notas enforced by a manager
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