Job Description

Full time

Procurement Category Advisor - TRM & Acquisition

United Kingdom, Sunbury 2 days ago



Job category

Procurement & Supply Chain Management

Experience level

Intermediate

Relocation available

This role is not eligible for relocation

Job type

Professionals

Travel required

No travel is expected with this role

Job code

RQ105119

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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!



Role Synopsis



The Advisor provides category leadership for key sub-categories of spend in support of the global Total Resource Management (TRM) strategy.



As a representative of TRM they will act as primary point of contact for one of bp's entity groups, driving end-to-end spend management analysis and opportunity identification to deliver Talent cost optimization. They do this through collaborating across and beyond procurement, including with regional, business, and FBT resources.



They will know their entity intimately and support the wider procurement business in the development of innovative approaches which deliver business objectives which will ensure long-term, efficient end to end category execution. They work with business, regional and FBT resources for optimal, compliant, and competitive procurement outcomes, collaborating across and beyond procurement.



Problem solvers with good commercial acumen, they create solutions to category challenges, they cultivate senior partner relationships and work with businesses to understand their evolving needs alongside developing deep insights into supply markets, including disruptors and technological advances.



They bring 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.



Key Accountabilities

Data:

Full accountability for TRM activities in your delegated bp entity

Primary ownership of the TRM data in your entity and ensuring that it is up to date - (e.g. replacing assumed data with actuals, addressing unclassified spend)

Developing a deep understanding of non-employee numbers and spend in your entity (e.g. who is doing what, where and for who)

Frequently checking the data sent by TRM Project Management Office (PMO) and ensuring it is accurate and in line with business understanding

Ongoing checking and ownership of reporting on anomalies (e.g. if numbers have in/decreased dramatically, what is the driver behind this)

Understanding the story behind the data (e.g. key managed service contracts, non-billable resources)

Monitoring interventions and running them to conclusion (e.g. including planned leavers and tracking these with Vendor Management Office (VMO) team

Creation and maintenance of a vendor dictionary to enable us to consistently report and offer guidance to the business e.g including confirming de-scoped activity and details of the main suppliers, contracts and services that are being delivered in your entity

Stakeholder:

Ensuring all impacted collaborators are aware of what is being sent to their business and that there are no disconnects in the reporting line. This includes close alignment with entity SPAs/Cost Champions and ensuring that all progress is communicated through them, prior to being reported up to cSuite level

Deep understanding of conflicting programmes and initiatives and ensuring that you help bring this understanding together for the entity

Develop plans and activities for non-employee populations which the entity does not yet have agreed next steps and associated timelines

Working with your business to understand and model out what their population will look like as the year progresses. Strategic workforce planning and forecasting reductions and additions for projects

Helping VMO to understand the context of the information that is being requested by your entity and the benefits that this will bring

Ownership of ongoing reporting into cSuite, including EVP dashboard each month. This should include tracking of natural attrition rates as well as TRM-led reductions and savings

Sharing the vision for TRM through storytelling (e.g. 3 year roadmap, answering questions about the cost levers, ensuring that SPAs familiar with the workstreams)

Transformation and Change Management:

Implement transformation initiatives, which deliver incremental business value. Ensure supplier performance, in a dynamic business environment, and implement change across diverse stakeholder landscapes.



Leverage digital solutions to drive innovation, enhancing efficiency, effectiveness and value creation

Partner with internal subject area teams to drive category excellence

Use influencing, storytelling and communication to encourage adoption

Team integration:

Work within a team of Account Managers, embracing culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement. Acts as an SME and advocate for their category, sharing category knowledge across teams to ensure business needs are met.



Builds category knowledge across the wider procurement organization to ensure strategy execution

Develops their technical capabilities in order to deliver category operational excellence

Embraces accelerator skills; curiosity in external markets, innovation and technological disruption, digital fluency, data-driven insights, and strong collaboration with both suppliers and key players.

Embraces an environment of psychological safety as a foundation for collaborative learning, ideation and innovation

Supplier & Stakeholder Management:

Uses storytelling to connect with collaborators and external partners, respectfully challenging to achieve the right outcomes, resolving conflict and focusing on priorities.



Leads and influences through complexity and ambiguity, handling virtual relationships with stakeholders in multi-discipline, multi-cultural environments

Unites diverse collaborators, ensuring both advantageous supply avenues and collaborative solutions to business challenges

Builds collaborator relationships, bringing market insights and championing supplier value whilst taking time to understand business needs. Becomes a trusted advisor and critical partner to stakeholders

Prepares documentation and relevant partner communication to enable key decision forums

Prioritize innovation in supplier relationships and unite diverse partners, ensuring both advantageous supply avenues and collaborative solutions to business challenges.

Innovative Strategies & Commercial Models:

Forges pioneering strategies and innovative commercial models, both in procurement methods and in category strategies. Look beyond traditional pricing structures to derive value.

Market Insight & Forward-Thinking:

Remain attuned to market dynamics, balancing the harmonization of legacy needs with proactive transformational strategies.

Essential Education:

Degree educated or equivalent work experience - something related to contingent labour preferred

Post graduate qualification related to procurement desirable

Essential Experience and Job Requirements:

Functional knowledge:

Knowledge of category management principles and experience in undertaking procurement processes and developing category strategies.



An understanding of how to ensure strategies flow through to execution in the businesses / assets

Business expertise:

Stakeholder management and influencing skills in order to develop a deep understanding of the supported businesses / regions / assets and their priorities, including long term objectives.



An ability to quickly develop an understanding of the supported businesses / regions / assets and its objectives

Knowledge of procurement within a complex multinational business

Knowledge in relevant procurement categories with an understanding of the market's dynamics and its influence on procurement strategies

Leadership:

An SME in the relevant category/ or related categories, who shares knowledge with the wider team and implements the strategy. Collaborates across procurement, the businesses, suppliers and beyond to achieve their categories goals.



Experience in leading initiatives internationally, recognizing cultural nuances, analyzing data-driven trends & insights, and employing agile/flexible approaches

An advocate for our code, they incorporate the Operating Management System (OMS) and our safety leadership principles into strategies and everyday work

Problem solving:

The role requires analytical thinking to develop and evaluate solutions, as well as judgement to translate business requirements into actionable plans.



Embraces industry challenges and technological disruption, pioneers innovative solutions whilst handling risk

Foster strong supplier relationships, bringing multiple parties together to collaboratively solve complex business problems

Translates business requirements into a strategic category plan

Uses critical thinking to make informed strategic decision

Interpersonal skills:

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



Partner networking and influencing skills to ensure consensus and adoption

Regular interaction with external suppliers and representing bp externally

Effective change management

Persevering through organizational complexity and resistance to change

Innovative Approach & Contracting:

Skilled in establishing progressive partnership agreements while maintaining a forward-thinking approach. Recognized for embracing industry challenges, pioneering innovative solutions, and fostering transformative supplier collaborations.

Digital Strategy & Transformation:

Expertise in transitioning processes to digital solutions (e.g. marketplace and AI), delivering tangible benefits, while adeptly converting partner vision into strategic business initiatives that emphasize cost savings, sustainability, and revenue generation.

Global Project Leadership:

Demonstrated expertise in guiding projects across international landscapes, recognizing cultural nuances, analyzing data-driven trends & insights, and employing an Agile approach.



Desirable criteria



Proficiency in running strategic supplier relationships in vast multinational corporate settings. Consultancy, advisory or project experience, especially in significant/complex change programs for large organizations. Familiarity with innovative technologies and AI, in particular automation of activities traditionally performed by people.



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.



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. now!

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