Job Description:
Role Synopsis
The Utilities Procurement Advisor plays a critical role in Procurement's objective to become a premier procurement organisation with leading capability in category management that delivers relevant, value-adding category strategies to BP's businesses. The Utilities Procurement Advisor is responsible for end-to-end category performance (within their defined scope) and supplier performance management, operating in accordance with corporate policies and processes, defined governance, and delegations of authority. The post will play a critical and complementary role in supervising and reporting on daily energy markets, carrying out daily procurement activities, and providing analytical and commercial input to multiple projects within the Utilities category remit supporting multiple BP businesses across the globe.
Key Accountabilities
Stakeholder Management
* Working with the business interface resources in the Procurement organization to ensure consistency and alignment of messages
* Handle business partners to secure consensus for category strategy, own relationships with key regional and/or global suppliers
* Ensure effective communication between the category management and business interface organisations
Category Strategy Management
* Mitigate supply risk (e.g. technology developments, acquisition impacts)
* Lead multi-site utilities procurement projects and support key site projects where appropriate
* Support the development, proposal, implementation, and ongoing performance review of purchasing and risk management strategies for the Group's gas and power needs
* Review, supervise and comment on market reports daily
* Research and prepare briefing and strategy papers
Sourcing and Supplier Management
* Provide support to all BP businesses to understand and, where possible, optimize the local, regional, and global business requirements for power procurement
* Identify, implement, and realize value through effective "strategic cost management", applying outstanding methods
Global Category Network Management
* Handle category resource capacity by identifying resource requirements and feeding these into the Utilities Senior Manager resource plan
* Support the Utilities Senior Manager broader strategic and capability objectives for the Category by developing Category strategy
HSSE, Ethics & Compliance
* Assure the integrity of all purchasing measures in regard to policies, processes, tools, and standards
Essential Education:
* Degree education or equivalent experience preferred
Essential Experience and Job Requirements:
* Proven experience working in the utility/energy industry, preferably in a commercial role as buyer or seller, power contract negotiations, energy regulations, renewable development, or energy generation technologies
* Proven commercial acumen with the ability to see opportunities and deliver results
* Demonstrated experience in delivering business benefits to an organization through effective category management
* Skilled application in:
o Category management (Category Strategy Development and Category Strategy Delivery)
o Sourcing, Contracting, and Tactical procurement
o Supplier management
* Proven ability to evaluate new energy markets, utility tariffs, policies, power contracts, or evaluating new energy sourcing opportunities and technologies
* Familiarity with renewable certification programmes, renewable project development, power forecasting, energy storage, or alternative energy resources
* Strong project management skills and ability to lead and contribute to multidisciplinary teams
* Proven track record for encouraging positive relationships with internal business customers
* Excellent speaking-listening-writing skills and attention to detail
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, including access to LinkedIn Learning
* Life and health insurance, medical care package
At BP, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and bold 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. These benefits can include flexible working options, excellent retirement benefits, among others!
Travel Requirement
Up to 10% 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr