Indirect Procurement Manager Europe PU

Job Description:

Entity: Customers & Products

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.

It's an exciting time to join bp. Meeting the energy challenge requires many different approaches and solutions. And as part of Finance Business & Technology (FBT), you'll be fully connected into the world of bp. You'll play an increasingly important part within a network of like-minded colleagues partnering on strategic projects that stretch across the globe. And it starts with you. There's a world of opportunities to build new skills, challenge yourself and grow a long-term career at bp. And no matter where you work, your role will have meaning, purpose and impact. So, if you want to be part of a caring, supportive environment where you can realize your full potential, we're with you.

About the role

The Indirect Procurement Manager delivers procurement in to a region / asset and is based in that region / asset. They ensure procurement activities, across the region / asset are aligned to both procurement strategic objectives and the region / asset strategic business priorities.

They have a deep understanding of and partner with the business to understand demand and challenge the business, where vital, in order to deliver step changes in 3rd party spend by applying innovative solutions and change management. They have good commercial competence to help in delivering secure optimal, compliant, and competitive, risk-managed procurement outcomes.

They liaise with relevant procurement/sourcing teams to deliver their regions / assets priorities, e.g. working with categories to understand and deliver category plans in their region / asset or working with S2C on sourcing for their region / asset. They balance business needs with category plans ensuring they are in alignment.

They partner, collaborate, develop and support management of relationships with suppliers to the regional / asset in collaboration with the global category teams, ensuring local needs are met. They also work with their peers across procurement to understand and share guideline and bring it to their region / asset, making procurement more efficient and effective.

Indirect spend includes marketing, professional services, real estate, facilities management, engineering & maintenance, CAPEX projects, travel & events etc.

In this role You will

Region / asset delivery: Delivers procurement services in to their region / asset.
* Procurement delivery - Delivers procurement performance to the region / asset that meet or exceeds relevant metrics, including those for safety and compliance.
* Delivers regional needs whilst also aligning to category plans - Consolidates demand plans for the business, working with categories to ensure category plans are aligned. Understands the local commercial landscape and market factors, aiding in the development of value-driven strategies.
* Undertakes supplier performance management or interventions, raising to the relevant business partners or category teams, as needed, to ensure timely resolution and prevent leakage.
* Advocates for opportunities to partner, collaborate, develop, and strengthen relationships with our contractors and suppliers
* Unlocks value in line with category management policy

Team integration: Helps to create and embraces a culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement in their team and the business. Develops their technical skills and represents the interests of their region / site / asset across procurement and the broader organization.
* Collaborates across procurement, with the business and, where appropriate, with suppliers to create a 'one team' mentality
* Builds region / site / asset knowledge across the wider procurement organization to ensure delivery of their objectives
* Develops their technical capabilities and accelerator skills
* Embraces psychological safety, and bp values, as a foundation for collaborative learning, ideation and innovation
* Aligned with Castrol policies and procedures.

Supplier & Partner Management: Uses storytelling to communicate impactful with participants and external partners, respectfully challenging to achieve the right outcomes, resolving conflict and focusing on priorities.
* Influences through complexity and ambiguity, managing virtual relationships with partners in multi-discipline, multi-cultural environments
* Builds good partner relationships, bringing market insights and championing supplier value whilst taking time to understand business needs. Becomes a trusted advisor and critical partner to participants
* Builds relationships with the procurement teams globally, understanding partner feedback and proactively working to build procurements reputation and value

Transformation and Change Management: Delivers modernization & transformation activities, leading optimization of regional procurement delivery, and creating incremental value, aligned to the broader procurement and business transformation agendas.
* Demonstrates digital solutions to drive innovation, enhancing efficiency, effectiveness and value creation
* Partners with internal rigor teams to drive category excellence
* Use influencing, storytelling and communication to encourage adoption
* Delivers modernization & transformation activities, leading optimization of regional procurement delivery aligned to the broader procurement and business transformation agendas

What You will need to be successful

* Degree educated - something related to Procurement preferred - or equivalent relevant professional experience
* Proficiency in English, Germen or Spanish is an advantage
* Familiar with SAP, Salesforce, Ariba, Fiori

Functional knowledge: Must have an understanding of and be adept at developing and maintaining business context including an understanding of strategic direction, priorities, partners, and strategy.
* Knowledge of category management principles
* An understanding of how to ensure strategies flow through to execution in regions / assets
* Ability to develop a quick understanding of business objectives and harmonise it with category strategies

Business expertise: Good partner management and influencing skills in order to develop a deep understanding of the supported businesses / regions / assets and their priorities, including long term objectives.
* Critical thinking and commercial foresight
* An understanding of working in and navigating sophisticated multi-national businesses
* Track record in collaborating with businesses / partners to deliver continuous improvement

Leadership: An SME, who shares knowledge with the wider team and drives delivery of business and procurement priorities. Collaborates across procurement, the businesses, suppliers and beyond to achieve their regions / assets 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 the ability to partner with the business to develop innovative solutions, clearing blockers and enabling delivery. It also requires judgement to translate business requirements into a demand plan.
* Embraces industry challenges and technological disruption, pioneers innovative solutions whilst managing risk
* Brings multiple parties (procurement, business, suppliers) together to collaboratively solve sophisticated problems
* Manages conflict to successful resolution while maintaining relationships with key partners
* The ability to evaluate innovative solutions and manage risk
* Good judgement in order to translate business requirements into a strategic delivery plan, aligned with the categories, to advise strategic decisions

Interpersonal skills: The role demands strong people skills to engage with diverse partners.
* Strong senior partner networking and influencing skills to ensure agreement and adoption, building a reputation as a strategic partner to the regions / sites / assets
* Experience in regular interaction with external suppliers and representing Castrol externally
* Effective change management is key, requiring good influencing, engagement and storytelling abilities
* Persevering through organizational complexity and resistance to change, key to leading transformational change

At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you

* Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements
* Life & health insurance, medical care package
* Hybrid working arrangement aligned with team arrangements and business needs
* Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options
* Celebrate in bp's success. You may be eligible to join bp's Global ShareMatch plan. This non-contractual benefit lets employees buy bp shares and receive matching shares, in line with plan rules
* Family friendly workplace e.g.: Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room
* Employees' wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program
* Possibility to join our social communities and networks
* Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e.g.: Play Zones, Office massage, Sport and music equipment

bp Hungary won the Most Attractive Employer 2024 Award (SSC / BSC sector) fourth time in a row at PwC's annual employer research. Come and join us!

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious 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.

Disclaimer: Please note that, according to Hungarian law (2012/I. 113. §), mothers or single parents caring for a child under three years of age cannot be employed in night shift positions.

Travel RequirementNegligible 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 tools, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Business Requirements Analysis, Category spend profiling, Category Strategy, Cost modelling, Digital Fluency, Negotiating, Negotiation planning and preparation, Product and market intelligence, Supplier Performance Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Value creation and management

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