Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

Key accountabilities & results expected from the role:

• Compliance: support compliance with all relevant external laws and regulations e.g., International Trade Sanctions and internal bp requirements and processes e.g., HSSE (Health, Safety, Security and Environment), counter party due diligence etc.
• Contracting: Support procurement managers with contracting templates and preparing for negotiations on contracting.
• Value: Support procurement managers to identify and drive value for the business including savings entries into Compass system and assurance; detailed analysis of potential savings ideas etc.
• Analytics: Complete complex yet accurate analysis in support of sourcing strategy work, supply& demand, costings including formulation and business cases.
• Negotiation Preparation: support the regional / global buyers in their preparations for negotiations including detailed analysis and scenario planning, supply & demand metrics etc.
• Stakeholder Management: Support the engagement of stakeholders with presentation material at the request of procurement managers and director.
• Market Insights: Proactively bring market insights and competitive intelligence on all lubricant and fuel additives into the wider procurement team to keep them informed and up to date on the wider market.
• Regional / Global Support: Act as a key linkage between the Direct Additive Procurement for ALL sectors with the regional Procurement hub and the regional business as required. This will include working to fix safety, supply, and quality issues where there is a supplier touch point.
• Support the ideation and driving of projects which will yield value and efficiencies.

Job Holder Requirements :

• Some work experience in a relevant commercial discipline is required including experience at manipulating disperse data and subsequent creation of insights and summaries.
• Experience of contracting, risk management, wider supply chain is preferred
• Proactively builds mutually effective working relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders and with engages them to obtain input and feedback.
• Concurrently manages several projects within the organization to meet the agreed objectives and timescales. Develops and monitors project execution plans that include risk mitigation, quality control and assurance planning, contracting strategy, resource planning, etc.
• Applies problem-solving methodologies and tools to diagnose and solve complex and/or sensitive problems. Generates and analyses risks and benefits for a range of realistic and practical solutions to a problem.
• Adapts existing processes, methods, and ways of working to drive efficiency. Uses digital technologies to develop innovative ideas, projects, and opportunities.
• Adapts existing processes, methods, and ways of working to drive efficiency. Uses digital technologies to develop innovative ideas, projects, and opportunities.
• Acts as a digital champion for the business by adopting and advocating the deployment of new devices, applications, software tools and services. Uses digital technologies to develop innovative ideas, innovations, projects, practices, and opportunities. Designs and develops complex digital assets using recognized digital tools and production processes.
• Streamlines data storage, tracking, maintenance, and retrieval process while maintaining data security.
• Systematically breaks down a complex problem or process into component parts using logical analysis techniques to reach a solution. Logically assesses relationships, grasps interdependencies, and reviews trends within a complex problem or situation. Challenges assumptions and reliability of acquired information.

Why join us?

At bp, 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 fostering 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, paid parental leave policy among others!

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

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is fully remote

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.