Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

The Sourcing Lead supports various BP businesses in Australia and New Zealand for Customer & Products with a range of medium/high complexity sourcing, contracting and supplier performance management activities for Retail Assets, Convenience Retail & Marketing. In addition to sourcing, this role is responsible for developing supplier relationships and proactively identifying value opportunities.

This includes demand management, definition of sourcing strategy based on a predefined category framework, source selection, contract negotiation, and contract creation & maintenance.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in sourcing of services and commodities, knowledge of contracts and legal terms, sourcing strategy preparation, coupled with a strong commercial orientation, communication and stakeholder management skills.

The Sourcing Lead will manage complex, end-to-end Sourcing projects as per business request, inclusive of the following activities:

• Demand Management

• Case Management

• Sourcing Strategy

• Supplier Selection

• Contracting

• Contract Operationalization

• Post Award Contract Management

• Supplier Management

Across activity sets, its paramount to ensure that all requests and Scopes of Work liaise with stakeholders to ensure all business requirements are considered/met.

• Drive and manage various sourcing and contracting projects of medium/high spend & complexity

• Ensure that the business requirements are well-understood and properly covered in the sourcing process. Influence business demand where required and possible.

• Identify value levers and opportunities to maximize value for BP in the marketplace

• Develop Sourcing strategy in accordance with the respective Category strategy

• Define approach to market and develop source selection criteria based on the business priorities and requirement

• Manage and coordinate the supplier selection process to ensure the most ideal option is chosen

• Independent in sourcing suppliers and getting supporting documents from Business & Stakeholders.

• Ensure supplier selection is justified, perform your own market research to check the awarded supplier for single/sole source cases.

• Manage all relevant stakeholder and supplier interactions incl. and relationship including senior levels throughout the sourcing project

• Negotiate and agree on relevant contract terms with suppliers

• Develop and modify contract content based on templates and manage the approval process

• Generate reports (status, summary etc.) and analyse data depending on the project requirements

• Take an innovative approach and lead continuous process improvement initiative

• Agile way of working with line manager and able to work on ad hoc assigned tasks

• Comply with BP’s Code of Conduct, taking a professional and disciplined approach to working with suppliers, to ensure transparency, consistency and fairness. Our procurement and supply chain management principles are always applied within that framework and in the context of relevant laws and regulations

Comply with all BP’s Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) policies and procedures

Professional Leadership

• Effectively represent the Team in the respective categories in conversations with our stakeholders and suppliers

• Represent the Team and support junior team members in communication and engagement with senior stakeholders

• Drive and coordinate issue resolution in complex scenarios propose improvement initiatives that result in long term solution

Essential Education:

• Bachelors’ degree or equivalent experience is required (preferably in business studies)

• Procurement related professional certification is an advantage

Essential Experience and Job Requirements:

• The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of practical and application experience in end-to-end sourcing of services and commodities, drafting and negotiating contracts and legal terms, sourcing strategy preparation, coupled with a strong commercial orientation and communication skills

• At least 3 years of category specific experience

• Previous experience in the Oil&Gas industry and/or industrical environment is an advantage

• Ability and proven record of providing professional leadership, coordinate and mentor junior team members

• Experience and in understanding of Supplier Performance Management activities

• Track record of successful Procurement delivery in complex, challenging international environments

• Proven experience with contract creation, negotiations and life-cycle management

• Experience working in a large and multicultural team

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills

• Analytical abilities including marketplace and financial analysis

• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external partners

• Fluent in English and in other language(s) based on the BP location(s) supported

• Strategic thinking and ability to propose sourcing strategies

• Global / international business experience

• Being able to work under pressure and stringent time constraints

• Strong working knowledge of MS Office products i.e. PowerPoint, Access & Excel.

• Experience working in an Ariba / Salesforce system environment is an advantage

• Ability to review and analyse complex data to identify issues and trends

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued

• Possibility to join our social communities and networks

• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path

• Life and health insurance, medical care package

• And many other benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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:

Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Building sustainability, Category spend profiling, Category Strategy, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Cost modelling, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Market Analysis, Negotiation planning and preparation, Sourcing strategy, Stakeholder Management, Supplier Selection, Sustainability awareness and action, Value creation and management

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.