Entity: Finance 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 Finance Join us in a crucial time of transition. We are bringing all of our finance and procurement activities for the group into one place, enabling better work. For you this means working with us on: Compliance – efficiently delivering external reporting requirements to ensure we continue to meet our regulatory obligations in all jurisdictions, supported by robust control environment across all three lines of defence. Stewardship – laying out a robust finance framework and providing ongoing management of the balance sheet and portfolio execution, supported by effective advocacy to the market. Performance – facilitating the effective allocation of capital, development of business plans and coordination of business performance interventions to ensure a consistent delivery between strategic aspirations, operational forecasts and delivered outcomes. Furthermore, you will be responsible for value creation through mergers and acquisition-led deals, commercial negotiations and integration of business opportunities. Transformation – driving digital transformation (centralising, digitising, optimising) across all elements of the finance entity to achieve sector-leading cost-performance. Role Synopsis The Wells Procurement Manager / Senior Advisor provides category leadership for key sub-categories of spend in support of Wells global category. They undertake category management and global supplier relationship management, driving end-to-end spend management to mitigate supply chain risk and increase value delivery, including sustainability, within Wells category. They do this through collaborating across and beyond procurement, including with regional, business, and FB&T resources. They know their categories intimately and support development of innovative approaches which deliver business objectives and strong category guidance which ensures efficient end to end category execution. They work with regional and FB&T resources for efficient, compliant, and competitive procurement outcomes, collaborating across and beyond procurement. Problem solvers with good commercial acumen, they create solutions to category challenges, they cultivate senior partner relationships and work with businesses to understand their evolving needs alongside developing deep insights into supply markets, including disruptors and technological advances. They bring value through orchestrating development of transformational strategies in support of bp’s strategy, collaborating cross-functionally to realize identified value and working with delivery teams to ensure that their global strategies are implemented locally. This role requires a strong technical understanding of drilling, completion and intervention operations to effectively align contracting and procurement strategies within operational needs. The individual is responsible for developing sophisticated contracting strategies including integrated service contracts, turnkey agreements and alliancing models with performance based structures, ensuring cost efficiency and risk mitigation. The role also focuses on alliance and partnership management fostering long term strategic collaborations with bp key strategic service providers to drive innovation, efficiency, and reliability in Wells operations. Key Accountabilities Category Strategy leadership: Collaborate to develop creative category strategies that address business needs, both globally and regionally, supply chain risk and sustainability. Analyze market factors to inform strategy excellence, remaining attuned to market dynamics, balancing needs with proactive transformational strategies. Category excellence: Data led management of end-to-end category performance by working with the organization to understand demand and ensure strategies that can be implemented effectively across teams. Skillfully navigates bp’s multifaceted operational frameworks, guaranteeing consistent strategy delivery and uninterrupted supply flow to make procurement easier for suppliers and partners to work with. Consider regional factors like laws, taxes, and market conditions in category management planning. Cultivates purposeful partnerships and robust supplier relationships to navigate business challenges and unlock triple bottom line (people, profit & planet) value Transformation and Change Management: Implement transformation initiatives, which deliver incremental business value. Ensure supplier performance, in a dynamic business environment, and implement change across diverse partner landscapes. Leverage digital solutions to drive innovation, enhancing efficiency, effectiveness and value creation Partner with internal subject area teams to drive category excellence Use influencing, storytelling and communication to encourage adoption Team integration: Work within a team of category managers, adopting a culture of collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement. Acts as an SME and advocate for their category, sharing category knowledge across teams to ensure business needs are met. Builds category knowledge across the wider procurement organization to ensure strategy execution Develops their technical capabilities in order to deliver category operational excellence Embraces accelerator skills; curiosity in external markets, innovation and technological disruption, digital fluency, data-driven insights, and strong collaboration with both suppliers and partners Embraces an environment of psychological safety as a foundation for collaborative learning, conceptualization and innovation Supplier & Stakeholder Management: Uses storytelling to connect with collaborators and external partners, respectfully challenging to achieve the right outcomes, resolving conflict and focusing on priorities. Leads and influences through complexity and ambiguity, handling virtual relationships with collaborators in multi-discipline, multi-cultural environments Unites diverse partners, ensuring both advantageous supply avenues and collaborative solutions to business challenges Builds partner relationships, bringing market insights and championing supplier value whilst taking time to understand business needs. Becomes a trusted advisor and critical partner to stakeholders Prepares documentation and relevant partner communication to enable key decision forums Essential Education: Degree educated - something related to Procurement preferred - or equivalent relevant professional experience Post graduate qualification related to procurement desirable Essential Experience and Job Requirements: Functional knowledge: Knowledge of category management principles and experience in undertaking procurement processes and developing category strategies. An understanding of how to ensure strategies flow through to execution in the businesses / assets Strong understanding of global supply markets, cost structures, industry dynamics Ability to structure sophisticated contracting strategies and contracts (eg integrated services, turnkey models, performance based agreements, alliancing models) Business expertise: Stakeholder management and influencing skills to enable a deep understanding of the supported businesses / regions / assets and their priorities, including long term objectives. An ability to quickly develop an understanding of the supported businesses / regions / assets and its objectives Knowledge of procurement within a sophisticated multinational business Knowledge in relevant procurement categories with an understanding of the market's dynamics and its influence on procurement strategies Technical knowledge : Deep understanding of drilling, completions and intervention activity including familiarity with rig types and well design principles to ensure procurement strategies. Align with operational needs enabling the Wells Category Manager / Senior Advisor to make well informed decisions, collaborate effectively with the Wells teams and mitigate risks by selecting the most suitable contracting models for project requirements. Leadership: An SME in the relevant category, who shares knowledge with the wider team and implements the strategy. Collaborates across procurement, the businesses, suppliers and beyond to achieve their categories goals. Experience in leading initiatives internationally, recognizing cultural nuances, analyzing data-driven trends & insights, and employing agile/flexible approaches An advocate for our code, they incorporate the Operating Management System (OMS) and our safety leadership principles into strategies and everyday work Problem solving: The role requires analytical thinking to develop and evaluate solutions, as well as judgement to translate business requirements into actionable plans. Embraces industry challenges and technological disruption. Pioneers innovative solutions whilst handling risk Foster strong supplier relationships, bringing multiple parties together to collaboratively solve sophisticated business problems Translates business requirements into a strategic category plan Uses critical thinking to make informed strategic decision Interpersonal skills: Strong interpersonal skills are crucial for collaborating with the category team, engaging with global, diverse partners, communicating impactfully across organizational levels and handling change optimally. Stakeholder networking and influencing skills to ensure consensus and adoption Regular interaction with external suppliers and representing bp externally Effective change management Persevering through organizational complexity and resistance to change Desirable criteria Previous roles in Category Management or Procurement within the O&G industry ideally with experience in high complexity Well services Technical expertise Strong contracting and commercial competence – experience in developing sophisticated strategies preferably Wells related, cost modeling, TCO analysis etc. Supplier Relationship Management – Proven experience in running strategic supplier relationships and fostering long term partnership based on trust etc. Additional Information 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 attitude 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. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations Travel Requirement Up to 25% 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: 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.