Category Manager - RT & ERP

Overview

Entity: Technology
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.

About the role

Supports senior managers in developing strategy for categories of spend. Uses agile approaches to rapidly identify areas where value can be created or improved. Works collaboratively with stakeholders to design and deliver solutions which drive value through reduced cost, improved quality or increased speed. Develops and maintains relationships with suppliers to support delivery of agreed outcomes.

What you will do

• Influencing: Communicate effectively using a range of styles and approaches to gain commitment and support from diverse stakeholders to help achieve business outcomes, create acceptance for decisions, build consensus or resolve conflict. Recognize, anticipate and effectively deal with existing or potential conflicts at an individual, team or strategic level.
• Lead end to end strategic partnership relationships holistically across defined scopes to support transformation initiatives.
• Data Driven: Comfortable in gathering analysing and present data led solutions.
• Business Advisor role: Enable optimisation of legacy requirements while promoting transformation as the business and market allows.
• Build strong supplier relationships: Develop an effective supplier management approach to access innovation and advantaged supply; and Commercial models and contract expertise.
• Support development of category strategies by conducting analysis of current state, identifying opportunities for improvement and creating options for change
• Work closely with stakeholders to define requirements and create business cases for investment
• Conduct negotiations with suppliers to secure the best possible deals for the organisation
• Lead projects to implement new solutions or ways of working
• Identify potential innovation ideas and work with teams to develop these into prototypes or minimum viable products
• Create reports and presentations to update stakeholders on progress

What you will need

• Experience in project management methodologies (e.g. Agile)
• Proven experience in commercial negotiation techniques
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to analyse complex data sets and draw meaningful conclusions
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills
• Experience of large scale programme management
• Degree educated or equivalent experience

Nice to have

• Knowledge of ERP/retail technology systems e.g. SAP, Oracle, POS, etc.
• Understanding of retail business processes
• CIPS qualified or working towards
• Experience in the energy industry

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

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

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!

Travel Requirement

Negligible 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

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.