Entity:
Technology
Job Family Group:
Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group
Job Description:
Let me tell you about the role
Procurement S2C is an integral part of how the BP business and functions operate. Procurement S2C support delivery of BP business and functional strategies by driving efficiency and effectiveness. The Procurement S2C sourcing team is part of the sourcing pillar and drives the way in which BP approaches the market to source third party supply, balancing efficiency and value drivers in line with category strategy.
As a Line Manager, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight for BP’s global sourcing activities within the Projects function across hydrocarbons, low carbon energy and retail businesses. You will be accountable for delivering value, handling risk, and driving excellence across sourcing and contracting processes. This role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, people leadership, and the ability to influence at senior levels across the organization.
You will lead a team of sourcing professionals, ensuring alignment with BP’s business objectives and complete compliance to Category Management Policy (CMP) combined with local laws and regulations of respective bp operating regions. Crate high performing and psychologically safe team.
What you will deliver
- Strategic Leadership: Provide direction and oversight for sourcing strategies within the Projects function, ensuring alignment with business goals and risk management frameworks.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a senior point of contact for key business partners, ensuring sourcing priorities are aligned with business needs and delivering significant value.
- Sourcing Excellence: Drive the use of advanced sourcing techniques, market intelligence, and digital tools to drive innovation, speed to market, and commercial value.
- Negotiation Expertise: Applies advanced negotiation techniques to consistently secure high-value outcomes. Resolves stalled negotiations and adapts strategies based on situational needs to improve supplier value.
- Governance & Compliance: Ensure full compliance with CMP, S2C procurement controls, regional governance, contract templates, and Delegation of Authority (DoA) requirements.
- Performance Management: Monitor and report on team performance using key metrics, including value delivery, cycle time, and partner satisfaction.
- Change Leadership: Front the adoption of new systems, processes, and ways of working across the sourcing teams.
- Team Management & Development: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of sourcing professionals. Develop a high-performance culture passionate about capability building, career development, and continuous improvement.
- Psychological Safety & Inclusion: Build and maintain a psychologically safe team environment where individuals feel respected, heard, and empowered to speak up, share ideas, and challenge constructively without fear of negative consequences.
- Entrepreneurial mindset: Demonstrate and instill an entrepreneurial approach within the team—encouraging innovation, ownership, and proactive problem-solving to unlock new value opportunities.
- Technology : Adept at employing all procurement tools and dashboards, draw key insights, apply in operational excellence. Keep up to the speed with new AI tools, agents, advocate adoption of technology within team to improve team’s performance.
- Communication: Excellent communicator with all levels of partners and team members.
What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications) : Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Procurement or Engineering.
- 15 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, with 3-5 years in a leadership role.
- 5 years of experience in major projects or equivalent environment in hydrocarbon industry is desired.
- Proven track record of leading high-performing, multi-cultural global teams and delivering complex sourcing strategies with 2-4 years of leadership experience.
- Strong commercial competence, negotiation expertise, and supplier relationship management skills.
- Experience working in a global, matrixed organization with cross-cultural teams.
- Proven ability to influence senior partners and drive strategic outcomes.
- Ability to work on shift hours and work on remote location from the business
- Believe in Agile ways of working
- Familiarity with Ariba Source to Pay, Salesforce and SAP SRM.
At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits!
- A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the demeanor 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 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:
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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.
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