Job Description:

At bp, we're crafting a more efficient business that makes the best use of its resources is a critical part of getting there. And that's what our new Finance, Business and Technology (FBT) centre in Pune, India is here to do - put digital at the heart of our business and accelerate the transformation of bp's business processes across the globe. Driven by the bp values and comprising capabilities in data, procurement, finance and customer service, the FBT centre will drive ground breaking digital solutions and agile ways of working.

Vendor execution manager role is responsible for acting as a dedicated procurement resource, partnering, and supporting our Technical Solutions hub and handling key strategic supplier relationships. This role is responsible for ensuring robust delivery and execution of evolutionary strategies, based on supply market expertise, and partnering on current and future business needs. This position will work closely with all business lines and Partnering with the bp TSI (Technical Solutions India) leadership table.

Shift hours: 12:30 - 21:30 (IST)

Flexible to accommodate global time zones and business-critical meetings.

Key Accountabilities

Vendor & Interested party Management

• Lead vendor relationships for sophisticated engineering service contracts and dynamic programs.
• Act as a trusted advisor to engineering collaborators, ensuring alignment of procurement strategies with technical requirements.
• Drive supplier innovation, mitigate risk, and champion diversity and sustainability initiatives.
• Conduct regular business reviews and performance evaluations, ensuring adherence to critical metrics and continuous improvement.
• Manage multiple internal and external collaborators including buyers, engineering scope owners, and vendors, balancing priorities effectively.
• Handle critical issues transparently and decisively, ensuring timely resolution while maintaining trust integrity.
• Build strong customer relationships through clear communication and empathy, fostering collaboration and alignment.

Procurement Strategy & Execution

• Vetting the incoming demand from business and assigning the source of supply based on sourcing strategy.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for engineering services.
• Ensure timely execution of procurement activities including sourcing, contracting, onboarding, and compliance monitoring.
• Perform market analysis, due diligence, and risk assessments to optimize supplier performance and value delivery.
• Introducing digital tools and automation to enhance procurement processes and reporting.
• Collaborate and engage with FBT procurement operations on regular basis for topics related to POs, invoice exceptions, payments, helpdesk support.

Governance & Standardization

• Driving and supporting the vendor's monthly and quarterly performance reviews by collaborating with contract account managers, supplier account managers, business integrators and supplier delivery leaders.
• Establish and maintain procurement policies, procedures, and standardized templates for contracts and KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with bp's ethical standards, legal requirements, and data privacy regulations.
• Support global strategy development and regional implementation, driving cost efficiency and sustainability.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Partner with bpTSI leadership, rigor leads and global procurement teams to influence category strategies.
• Provide support to the sourcing team on topics related to legal terminology, contract interpretation and risk mitigation along with value proposition.
• Demonstrate strong conflict resolution skills, ensuring constructive outcomes in sophisticated customer scenarios.
• Mentor and guide team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and wellbeing.

OneTeam

• Assist sourcing and contracts vertically in generating sophisticated contracts/call offs and agreements including interpretation of contract requirements, contract administration, risk management, change management, conflict resolution, and delivery and payment for products.
• Role model 'Who we are' as deeply held ethics, focus on development, guide, and mentor wider team.
• Support Wellbeing and team spirit for both local and global networks, support.

Desirable Criteria

• Digital fluency and ability to drive system improvements and automation.
• Strong influencing and customer engagement skills across all organizational levels including senior level leadership.
• Willingness to travel within India for vendor engagement and collaboration.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in engineering, supply chain management, Technical or an equivalent for role fulfilment
• 15-18 years overall experience, with minimum 8-10 years of procurement and category management experience (preferably engineering services)
• Proven expertise in managing service contracts, critical metrics, supplier performance and governance.
• Strong understanding of legal and commercial aspects of contracts.
• Experience in oil & gas industry procurement and vendor base preferred.
• Solid understanding of procurement tools/systems including S/4HANA, SAP SRM, Ariba, and Salesforce.
• Experience of working cross culturally and in an international environment
• Experience in using ERP, advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint Presentations

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company! We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement
Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:
Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Building sustainability, Category spend profiling, Category Strategy, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Cost modelling, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Market Analysis, Negotiation planning and preparation, Sourcing strategy, Stakeholder Management, Supplier Selection, Sustainability awareness and action, Value creation and management

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.