Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

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!

bp’s North Sea business has a mission to be the most competitive oil and gas business in the region by driving year on year improvements in safety, sustainability, profitability, and efficiency. We will use the cash we generate to improve our North Sea business, and at the same time, transform and help bp, our community and our planet get to net zero. We operate 5 material assets, and we employ >800 people. The Maintenance, Turnarounds and Inspection (MTI) Services Procurement Senior Advisor in the North Sea business is responsible for the management of MTI categories in support of the Production organization, driving the execution end-to-end category management process to handle supply chain risk and enhance value delivery.

Job Synopsis:

The Maintenance, Turnarounds and Inspection (MTI) Services Procurement Senior Advisor is responsible for the management of the portfolio of MTI activity for the North Sea business and the procurement single point of accountability for turnarounds.

They undertake category management and supplier management, driving end-to-end spend management to handle supply chain risk and improve value delivery, including sustainability, within their category.

They know their categories intimately and support development of innovative approaches which deliver business objectives, and strong category guidance which ensures efficient end to end category execution. They work with regional and FBT (Finance Business and Technology) team resources for efficient, compliant, and competitive procurement outcomes.

Problem solvers, who build solutions to category challenges, they cultivate senior partner relationships and work with businesses to understand their evolving needs alongside deep insights into supply markets, disruptors and technological advances. They build value through orchestrating development of transformational strategies in support of bp’s strategy, collaborating cross-functionally to realize identified value and working with delivery teams to ensure that their global strategies are implemented locally.

Perform demand planning, working with S&C for sourcing and leading supplier management as appropriate.
They will be a key point of contact for all TAR activities, working closely with the business to ensure all procurement activities are delivered seamlessly and cost efficient.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Innovative Strategies & commercial models: Forge groundbreaking strategies and innovative commercial models. Look beyond traditional pricing structures to derive value. Collaborate to develop creative strategies that address business needs and address supply chain risk and sustainability. Analyze market factors to advise strategy excellence.

• Category excellence: Run end-to-end category performance by working with the organization to understand demand and ensure uninterrupted supply and strategies that can be implemented effectively across teams. Consider regional factors like laws, taxes, and market conditions in category management planning.

• Transformational leadership and change management: Seamlessly lead and implement transformation initiatives, ensuring supplier performance in a dynamic business environment, and implementing change across diverse partner landscapes. Leverage digital solutions and partnerships to drive innovation in your category, improving efficiency, effectiveness and value creation. Partner with internal subject area teams to drive category excellence. Use influencing, storytelling and strong communication to encourage adoption.

• Category expertise and market insights: Work within a team of category managers, embracing culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement. Act as SME and evangelist for their categories, sharing category knowledge across teams to ensure business needs are met. Remain attuned to market dynamics, balancing harmonization of legacy needs with proactive transformational strategies. Provide deep region specific and operational input into global category strategies and major contracts being negotiated by Category managers.

• Strategic Engagement & Partnership: Foster agile and innovative supply market strategies, while encouraging purposeful partnerships and robust supplier relationships to navigate business challenges and unlock triple bottom line (people, profit & planet) value.

• Holistic Supplier & Stakeholder Management: Communicates impactfully with partners, respectfully challenging to achieve the right outcomes or decisions, resolving conflict and focusing on priorities. Prioritizes innovation in supplier relationships and unites diverse partners, ensuring both advantageous supply avenues and collaborative solutions to business challenges. Prepares documentation and relevant partner communication to enable key decision forums.

Job Functional Knowledge:

Procurement and category management expertise: should have a solid understanding of category management principles, procurement processes, and strategy development.

North Sea business specific knowledge and deep understanding of the MTI supply market landscape in the region is a must.

Business Expertise:

Distinctive demonstration of bp's core values and behaviours, “Who We Are” framework & consistently aligning actions and decisions with bp's overarching aims and ambitions.

Leadership:

The nature of leadership in this role is as SME in the relevant category, sharing that knowledge with the wider team and leading execution of the strategy, focusing on creating and implementing category strategies in the region and collaborating with the team to achieve goals. Provide deep region specific and operational input into major contracts being negotiated by Category team.

In addition, analyzing data-driven trends & insights, and employing Agile/flexible approaches is highly beneficial.

Problem Solving:

The role requires analytical thinking to develop and evaluate solutions, as well as judgement to translate business requirements into actionable plans. Ability to embrace industry challenges and technological disruption, pioneer innovative solutions and foster strong supplier relationships, bringing multiple parties together to collaboratively address sophisticated business problems is also required.

Nature and Area of Impact:

The Senior category delivery advisor directly impacts the financial plans of the supported organisations and overall value delivery of Finance – procurement, ensuring a safe, sustainable and competitive supply chain.

Interpersonal skills:

Strong interpersonal skills are critical for collaborating with the category team, engaging with regional, diverse partners, communicating impactfully across organizational levels and handling change effectively.

Essential Education

University degree or equivalent experience in Procurement, Business, Law, or Engineering

Essential Experience

• Strong experience in end to end Procurement and supply chain management for large infrastructure, or energy projects
• Understanding of the complexities of Production & Operation business
• Solid understanding of category management principles, procurement processes & systems, and contract management fundamentals, and standard processes
• North Sea business specific knowledge and deep understanding of the MTI categories supply market landscape and trends is a must, with consistent record to understand and drive insights from market competitive analysis
• Understanding of cost drivers on MTI contracts and ability to demonstrate transparency and drive value through effective collaboration with CAMs and suppliers. Strong commercial bias and analytical skills, and driving strategic as well as operational solutions with all levels of collaborators Strong influencing skills being able to drive business delivery and value focused outcomes Capable of working in an agile way and being part of multi-disciplinary global teams.

Preferred Education

MCIPS or equivalent

Additional Information

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. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations.

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be 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, Agility core practices, Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Analytical Work, Building sustainability, Business Acumen, Business Requirements Analysis, Category spend profiling, Category Strategy, Commercial Acumen, Commercial Procurement, Communication, Contract Management, Contract Negotiations, Cost Modeling, Cost modelling, Decision Making, Developing Sourcing Strategies, Digital Fluency, Digital Literacy, External Stakeholder Management, Financial Decision Making, Group Decision Making, Independent Decision-Making {+ 26 more}

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.

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