Job Description:

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life.

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Global Additives Procurement, Industrial Lubricants

In this role You will:

• Lead the development and execution of the additives strategy
• Develop, manage and lead SRM for suppliers
• Drive value delivery for the SPU from the local suppliers
• Support business contingency process by building appropriate risk mitigations
• Participate in all business-critical final negotiations of Industrial suppliers
• Maintain relationships with strategy teams and key business functions
• Lead and oversee execution of the strategy
• Ensure segment sourcing teams promote and encourage outward focus on supply base and both proactively investigate, and track supply market innovations and change instigated by suppliers
• Contribute to development of additives strategy, plans and priorities
• Course correct the category's evolving position based on the risk and opportunity using the procurement chessboard
• Subject matter expert for Additives category and maintaining key partner connectivity
• Track market developing and improvement plan to create more value from supply base interactions
• Define and meet performance measures for the category, reflecting business requirements and market opportunities
• Track levels of risk and provide management information on risk assessments and feedback to the Global Additives Director via agreed risk reporting mechanism
• Lead the full sourcing process to ensure delivery of business plans and category strategies in collaboration with business partners
• Generate the supplier portfolio, select suppliers, and lead the supplier negotiation. Integrate suppliers through the implementation of new contracts, ensuring efficient change management
• Support and drive OD&I activities to promote supply and specification developments in line with business needs and supplier capabilities
• Support provision of timely supply market knowledge to the business, relaying current and future impactful events and their potential consequences
• Work collaboratively with the wider GSC and IST shipping to ensure no Additives stock outs at the plants occur
• Support supplier management, including ongoing contract management and control, collation of performance data and plan and execute supplier meetings
• Identify, select, and manage key suppliers for continuous improvement through rigorous cost and value analysis across circa $100m spend

What You will need to be successful:

• Fluency in English
• University degree and equivalent work experience, in an appropriate technical and commercial field.
• Direct raw material category experience in global businesses. Advanced sourcing methodologies and tools.
• Global sourcing category strategy development and implementation, dealing with global and regional supply basis, track record of multi-year business value delivery aligned to business and sourcing strategies. E-optimisation, AT Kearney Chessboard and experience of working within a global procurement matrix organisation desirable.

At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you:

• Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements
• Life & health insurance, medical care package
• Flexible working schedule: home office up to 3 days / week, based on team agreement
• Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options
• Family friendly workplace e.g.: Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room
• Employees' wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e.g.: Play Zones, Office massage, Sport and music equipment

bp Hungary won the Most Attractive Employer 2024 Award (SSC / BSC sector) fourth time in a row at PwC's annual employer research. Come and join us!

Travel Requirement
Some travel may be required with this role, this is negotiable

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.