Job Description:

Role Synopsis

The Contract Operationalisation & Maintenance Senior Analyst is responsible for leading and delivering BP's contract management activities within Procurement, ensuring strong compliance, process excellence and standardisation across the contract lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading contract management planning and execution aligned to BP's policies, including the Contract Management Guidelines and Category Management Policy (CMP).

Driving process improvement, standardisation and digitalisation initiatives for contract management.

Partnering with business units and service delivery teams to drive consistent, simple and standardised contract implementation.

Supporting initiatives to mitigate contractual risk, including value leakage prevention and contract assurance.

Developing contract management capability and strengthening practitioner competency across the organisation.

The role collaborates closely with Technology Procurement Teams, Sourcing & Contracting, Procurement Contract Partners, Legal, and other SMEs to ensure guideline and optimal contract outcomes.
Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong practical experience in contract management, procurement, and sourcing, ideally within the energy sector.

Key Accountabilities

General

• Manage and maintain contract management policies, procedures, and templates.
• Lead contract management activities including contract assurance, audits, expiries, and close‑outs.
• Drive continuous change and adoption of new processes or ways of working in collaboration with SMEs and partners.

Process Standardisation

• Drive harmonisation of contract management processes across Procurement Sourcing & Contracting.
• Integrate contract management processes with broader S2C processes for end‑to‑end optimisation.
• Work with process owners, service delivery teams and SMEs to update and standardise methodologies, templates, and guidelines.
• Maintain a central repository for contract management knowledge, ensuring effective communication to practitioners.

Process Analysis & Continuous Improvement

• Engage partners to identify priorities and opportunities for process enhancement, simplification, and standardisation.
• Analyse business needs and support contract management transformation or digitalisation projects.

Essential Education

• Degree or equivalent experience in Business, Finance, Commerce or related field.
• MCIPS/ISM qualification (or pre‑qualification stage) is desirable.

Essential Experience & Job Requirements

Experience

• Minimum 4+ years experience in Contracting & Procurement within the energy sector (Upstream, Downstream, Digital & IT, Indirect, Workplace, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of sourcing and contracting processes, including drafting, assurance, review, and close‑out.
• Demonstrated experience in contract management activities (e.g., Counterparty Due Diligence, Anti‑Bribery & Corruption certification, contract audits).
• Experience with change management and continuous improvement methodologies.

Other Requirements

• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Able to work Europe/UK shift hours.
• Strong communication and partner management skills across varying levels.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent problem‑solving, analytical and critical‑thinking ability.
• Flexibility to join occasional calls outside standard business hours.
• Strong time management and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Commercially and contractually risk‑averse attitude.
• Experience working in virtual/remote teams.
• Familiarity with Agile Ways of Working.

Desirable Criteria

• Proven experience managing end‑to‑end contracts.
• Strong commercial foresight with understanding of contractual obligations and risk management.
• Experience using Ariba, Compass or other ERP systems.
• Experience building or using dashboards (e.g., Power BI).

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 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.