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.
As part of the transition to EV, bp has a significant focus on EV charging infrastructure and support services to meet growth our plans. This role will be providing a range of support to the EV category management team and wider EV pulse business in an area of high strategic importance, including but not limited to:
developing and implementing sub-category strategies for EV charging hardware and services
establishing and leading supplier relationships
liaising with business leaders and their teams across cultures and geographies
Key Accountabilities
Manage the interface between Procurement category strategy development and implementation, working in partnership with the pulse business, regional interfaces and central support functions
Communicate effectively through various channels using different styles and approaches to gain dedication and support from diverse partners internally and externally to help achieve business outcomes, create acceptance for decisions, build consensus or resolve conflict
Generate communication content to ensure that category specific messages (such as status, plans, compliance and market insights) are effectively disseminated across the Procurement organization and the pulse business
Support the objective of no compromise on safe and compliant operations
Develop a strong working relationship with the key business teams
Support the build out of a pipeline of procurement initiatives for the business for operating cost management, Capital Expenditure optimalisation other value targets
Support & run the Supplier Relationship Management framework for Strategic Suppliers
Ensure the appropriate due diligence and risk mitigation measures are in place for Supplier/Partner Selection and contractual protection in conjunction with the aligned Procurement functions – S&C and regional teams
Essential Education:
University degree in a technical or related equivalent business field or a comparable degree program
CIPS graduate diploma or equivalent
Essential Experience and Job Requirements:
Proven experience in the EV category or a similar scale up business
Category strategy development and execution
Negotiation, sourcing, contracting and contract management
Skilled in supplier management
Experience in Ariba e-sourcing or other e-procurement tools
Good working knowledge of P2P processes, and SAP system
Influencing and stakeholder management skills
Interpersonal and project management skills
Financial and market analysis skills
Working in a matrix organisation with agile techniques is preferable
Outstanding written and oral communication skills
Desirable criteria
Senior supply chain management experience with distributed infrastructure deployment programs
Product / category management experience with EV Charging (or similar) hardware and services
Experience with power supplies and power conversion technologies
Experience with logistics and supply chain planning for international supply chains
Value engineering and value analysis skills
Trained on the principles of total quality management
Additional Information
This is a start-up to scale-up industry with volatile demand and significant ambiguity.
This role will most suite someone with high levels of emotional resilience and an ability to bring structure to the ambiguity.
The successful candidate with help the business grow successfully based on the supply of highly reliable products and services, offering an outstanding customer experience, being available at the right time and place from market leading suppliers around the world.
Why join us?
At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.
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, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, 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.
Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!
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 not available for 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. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, 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.
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Disclaimer
This is a high-level summary only of terms and current discretionary benefits applicable to certain roles. Some rewards, benefits and policies are at managers’ discretion and vary depending on where you work within the business. All terms subject to contract and all discretionary benefits subject to policy and eligibility.
