Sourcing Manager - C&P

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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.

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.

Join our Sourcing Team and advance your career as a

Sourcing Manager- C&P

The Sourcing Manager is accountable for the management of a Sourcing Team in FBT Procurement in support of the respective BP businesses. The Team looks after various sourcing activities in the given spend categories under their leadership.

• This includes demand management, development of the sourcing strategy and the approach to market based on predefined category strategies, source selection, contract negotiation, creation & maintenance.
• Besides providing professional direction, coordinating team operations and managing performance, the job holder is expected to get involved in the execution of high-complexity sourcing projects.
• In addition, they look after key partner relations and acts as the primary point for escalation.
• The ideal candidate has a strong team leadership background, extensive experience in managing sourcing projects and proven knowledge of the given spend categories and marketplace, coupled with a strong commercial orientation, communication and partner management skills.

In this role You will:

• Be driving and maximising value for BP across the spend categories and activities managed
• Ongoing tracking and reporting of value delivery (eg. savings)
• Operational Excellence by ensuring stable, effective and customer-focused service delivery
• Effective management of the activity triage & workflow with the Business Partners, resource allocation and ensuring adequate holiday, training & sickness cover
• Constantly achieving and delivering against the agreed Performance objectives incl. the respective Key Performance Indicators
• Ensure effective issue management in line with the agreed operating model
• Ensure all processes are aligned with relevant ISO accreditation & assisting to the preparation for future accreditation
• Ensure processes are embedded & adhered to consistently in the team
• Drive the evolution of the processes managed and foster the continuous improvement mind-set and culture
• Develop and maintaining effective working relationships with key partners at all levels within the organisation, customers and external service providers
• Monitor and assuring compliance to BP Business Controls and SOX requirements
• Proactively develope FBT capability:
  the skills, competencies and knowledge of the team members, to ensure that members achieve their full potential and are enabled to support the short-long term FBT strategy and growth agenda
• Provide coaching for the team leaders and team members to unlock their potential and support their development
• As the professional leader of the team, role model effective sourcing execution via being involved and managing complex sourcing projects incl. supplier negotiations
• Provide professional guidance and coaching to the team
• Represent the Team and the wider FBT Procurement organisation in category meetings with Business Partners and Suppliers as relevant
• Populate the usage of effective and up-to-date procurement techniques, tools and practices

What You need to be successful:

• Bachelors' degree or equivalent experience is required (preferably in business studies)
• 8+ years of relevant experience in sourcing products and/or services
• Category specific experience (Marketing, Retail Assets, Convenience Retail)
• Minimum 3 years people/team leadership experience, preferably in a multinational/global environment
• Experience with e-procurement, workflow tools (Salesforce) and ERP systems, eg. Ariba is an advantage
• Excellent written & oral communication skill in English (C1) is a must.
• Knowledge in an additional European language (German, Spanish, Polish, Dutch, Turkish or Portuguese) is an advantage
• Highly motivated and ambitious to drive value generation to the Business Partners
• Strong business mind-set
• Strong and proven partner relationship management skills incl. experience in engaging senior management levels
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across a global matrix organisations
• Proven experience in coaching and leading a team with scale and complexity
• Passion to motivate, develop and retain people
• Transformational approach and ability to inspire change
• Ability to make decisions in a complex, sometimes ambiguous environment
• Good time management, prioritisation and organisation skills
• Proven record of leading/managing high value / complex sourcing initiatives
• Broad understanding of negotiation strategies & techniques coupled with strong negotiation skills
• Knowledge on contract terms and extensive experience with regards to contracting
• Demonstrated process thinking and experience with a strong focus on continuous improvement
• High Level of IT proficiency in Microsoft packages
• A reasonable level of critical thinking and ability to convert a vision & ideas into tangible actions is desirable

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 packa.