Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

• Execute commercial deals safely and compliantly work alongside the MPO team and Coastal Lead Operator.

• Ensure all administrative activities for Coastal fuels are completed timely, accurately and compliantly to advise decisions, protect bp value and maintain product security.

• Work alongside the MPO team and respective Lead Operator to implement a strategy to meet product supply security, including shipping, tankage, pipelines & terminals requirements, inventory management and end-to-end compliance of all movements related to Fuel along the coast

About bp

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.

Job Requirements

• Enter timely and accurate trade data into the system of record, Operations Workbench (OWB) and ISP. Accurately performing Distillates and Lights for movements in and out of Coastal region (Cape Town, East London, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth).

• Understand commerciality of contractual agreements to ensure alignment of execution and end-to-end value creation.

• Appoint Cargo Assurance and/or independent inspectors including optimising costs, demurrage, wharfage and inspector costs

• Adhere to HSSE and bp policies.

• Recognise and understand concepts of pre-finance and work with the Trade Finance to administer letters of credit, where appropriate.

• Nominate oil movements and prepare all documentation instructions, including raising concerns of abnormal movement reconciliations

• Support Coastal Lead Operator in complex operational scenarios, encouraging people to speak up when necessary, and sharing findings with the wider operations community for future learning.

• Monitor OWB Dashboard and any daily reports such as Settlement, non-zero Out deal, Das and DWL and make prompt amendments as required.

• File all essential documents in the relevant sharepoint sites

• Work closely with the Demurrage Negotiator & Berth Operator to ensure deals are implemented per contract

Education

• Tertiary qualification in supply chain or logistics or equivelent

Experience

2 – 3 years experience in a Supply or Logistics environment, preferably with exposure to Supply Operations

Skills & Competencies

• Proven team player who displays proactiveness and assertiveness together with strong commercial acumen, negotiating and influencing skills

• Ability to manage time well, work under pressure and quickly find solutions to operational problems

• Ability to build and maintain networks both internally as well as in the industry

• Ability to find innovative solutions to complex problems and think independently

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits! We operate a hybrid model with 60% from the office and 40% from home with flexibility as agreed with line management.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Cost Management, Creativity and Innovation, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Inventory Management, Negotiation planning and preparation, Resilience, Risk Management, Sourcing strategy, Supplier Performance Management, Supply Chain Development, Supply chain management, Sustainability awareness and action

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.