Job Description:

The Sourcing Lead will align with BP's Code of Conduct, as well as all HSSE requirements, including continual support of HSSE objectives within the business, and taking a professional and well-adapted approach to working with suppliers, to ensure transparency, consistency and fairness!

Support and handle strategic sourcing activities, but not limited to the following:

Case Management

• Receive, implement and prioritized multiple Sourcing & Contracting and contract management project requests via the Case Management tool

Sourcing Strategy

• Gather and analyze market intelligence data on a regular basis relative to supported categories and regions, to evaluate market and industry conditions to formulate the Sourcing strategies and decisions
• Develop Sourcing strategies based on category demand, request, market and suppliers' conditions, Scope of Work, etc. and manage the approval process, in line with both Regional and Global Governance requirements
• Develop the ATM (approach to market) based on the approved Sourcing Strategy, and handle the associated approval processes

Contracting

• Determine the appropriate contract template and develop the contract content based on the information contained in the Sourcing Strategy, sourcing event and/or detailed scope of work specifications
• Negotiate relevant contract terms with suppliers, within the defined parameters of legal and category guidance
• Bring up any contract term exceptions per the deviation process, and manage the approval process
• Manage the contract execution/signature process per the applicable POA (power of attorney) requirements for each BP entity

Contract Operationalization

• Operationalize the Contract upon award in the Company's tools and systems.
• Conduct regular Contracts health check as required

Post Award Contract Management

• Ensure Contract is fit for purpose, valid and always updated in the Company's systems. This will include the extension, amendment and close-out of Contracts based on request from Business in accordance with Category Management Plan.
• Resolve any dispute in invoice payments by proactively engaging with Suppliers and Accounts Payable team to ensure timely payment with complete compliance.
• Ensure Pricebooks are up-to date by adding/removing items from Pricebooks based on demand from the Business

Support/handle the supplier selection process

• Build and lead sourcing projects & events (RFI/RFP/Reverse Auctions) in the available tools and systems
• Handle the relevant supplier interactions and relationship throughout a sourcing project Coordinate with Line and Bidders to ensure Technical and Commercial Bid Evaluation performed in accordance with CMCP and Regional/NOC requirements.
• Develop and acquire approvals for Award Recommendation documentation as per Governance Framework in respective regions.

Qualification and essential experiences:

• General:
  • University degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, Procurement or other relevant field.
  • Track record of successful Supply Chain delivery in an international environments and Joint Ventures
  • Demonstrate ability to collaborate with internal and external partners across multiple fields, cultures, and geographies.
  • Ability to operate independently and methodically including process adherence, research and analysis of systems and information.
  • Strong understanding and experience of Planning and Performance Management.
  • Strong knowledge of navigating the supply market and supplier selection.
  • Strong knowledge of contract creation, negotiations and contract drafting skills
  • Excellent influencing, negotiation, problem solving skills
  • Proven track record of value delivery
  • Highly motivated to own and further develop sourcing/category knowledge
  • Strong proactive and innovative approach
  • Ability to read, understand and act with given information (reading comprehension skills)
  • Customer orientation with confidence and ability to follow up on pending work from business partners
  • Solid understanding of MS Office products i.e. PowerPoint, Access & Excel and Ariba.
  • Proficiency in desktop computing experience - an ability to learn PSCM applications including ARIBA, SAP and Salesforce.
  • Able to work on shift (3pm to 12 am)
  • The ideal candidate has more than six (6) years of practical and application in End to End sourcing and contracting of services and commodities, coupled with a strong commercial competence and communication (oral and written English language) skills.
  • Proven knowledge and relevant for more than two (2) year's experiences in Oil and Gas categories such as Production: Wells and Subsurface (Drilling, Completion, Intervention, Reservoir Development & Technology, Seismic, Survey, Geoscience, etc.).

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 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 crucial 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 not available for remote working

Skills:

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, 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.