Req ID11256BR

Role synopsis

The HR&PS Function has underground a significant transformation over the last year evolving in line with the IP transformation to enable focus on management by Category. This role will be accountable for providing procurement interface and leadership to the US HR Products and Services stakeholders with HR.

Key aspects of the role include:-
• Engaging internal stakeholders globally in order to understand business objectives and desired market related outcomes
• Involved in wide ranging planning cycles from short term to multi year sourcing activities.
• Maintain and evolve the category strategy to factor market dynamics and business requirements.
• Understanding options and risks associated with procurement/supply chain activities
• Leading procurement projects including the negotiation of contracts & commercial terms consistent with maximising business value for HR Products and Services
• Building and managing supplier relationships
• Measuring / reporting the value delivered.
• Maintain, influence and develop relationships with the HR in the US.
• Drive the procurement agenda with the HR stakeholders and develop a deeper business alignment in order to understand key HR objectives
• Responsibility for mentoring of less experienced team members.

Key accountabilities

• Compliance to and the updating of the category Strategy inline with market forces and business plans.
• The development of sourcing strategies in alignment with global HR sector strategies and specific business objectives
• Understands business requirements for third party goods and services
• Developing and maintaining knowledge of the HR services market place both locally and globally.
• Engaging the business and provide guidance on PSCM process and risk management
• Manages supplier relationships
• Leading the full sourcing process which includes development of scope, supplier selection, commercial negotiation, and contract execution.
• Provides on-going contract cost management and risk assessment.
• Line accountability for sourcing specialist.
• Championing and supporting the deployment of the appropriate purchase to pay solution.
• Ensuring the PSCM common processes are implemented, used and continually improved.
• Coaching less experienced PSCM staff
• Participating in company networks, sharing information, best practices and lessons learned.
• Interfacing where relevant with the Indirect Procurement Operations Centre.
• Effectively/Optimize utilization of the offshore IP Procurement Operations Center (POC) to deliver sourcing activities.
• Work closely with POC Service Delivery Leads and Service Delivery Coordinators to assure Client Relationship Management assure POC sourcing delivery to the business stakeholders.

Essential criteria & qualifications

• MCIPS, ISM, or equivalent
• Significant experience in Procurement in a blue chip environment
• Experience of working cross culturally
• Relevant HR procurement category experience
• Ability to build and maintain trusted client relationships

Desirable criteria & qualifications

• University Degree
• Performance Bias (skilful application)
• Business Awareness (expert)
• Leading People (basic application)
• Partnership & Teamwork (expert)
• Wise Decisions (expert)
• Innovation (expert)
• Financial Skills (basic application)
• HSSE Skills (skilful application)
• Digital Skills (skilful application)

Relocation available Negotiable

Travel required Yes - up to 10%

About BP

Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. With a workforce of 92,000 employees, BP operates with business activities and customers in more than 100 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

Indirect Procurement delivers value to BP through effective implementation of market-facing strategies, which are developed from its deep understanding of the interplay between BP's demand and the supply markets. Value and risks are managed through the identification and use of supplier relationships where BP's scope, scale and buying power have been optimized. Further, Indirect Procurement's efforts are supported by a suite of procurement process and systems that allow for effective market engagements, contract development and management, purchasing activities and supplier relationship and performance management.

Indirect Procurement's Vision is to have, a world-class supply base firmly in place and readily accessible to our clients, producing a sustainable competitive advantage for BP, while delivering increased profits and boosting shareholder value. We will achieve our Vision by having a dedicated global team of professionals in place to execute our Indirect Procurement Strategy for BP, and by applying PSCM best practices in support of our clients across the enterprise.

Disclaimer

If you are selected for the position, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug and alcohol screening as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.

BP is an equal opportunity employer

Req ID 11256BR