Category Lead Food

at  BP

JOB DESCRIPTION:

bp is reimagining energy for people and our planet.
Our purpose is reimagining energy for people and our planet. We want to help the world reach net zero and improve people’s lives. To help us achieve this we are transforming our convenience locations into a customer focused retail business. We will achieve success by listening and acting in the best interests of our customers. ‘Who we are’ defines what we stand for at bp. It builds on our best qualities and those things that are most important to us – our commitment to safety, to speaking up if something doesn’t seem right, compliance, care for others and working together as one integrated bp team – while putting an even greater focus on how we can take bp to the next level.
We’re looking for a Category Lead Food leading a large team of category managers (food and merchandise) and technical experts to develop, implement and grow a high quality, customer centric convenience offer across New Zealand. This will require you to demonstrate effective leadership & influence capabilities across both internal and external collaborator groups (e.g., Marketing, Operations and Suppliers) to achieve our convenience offer strategic ambitions for New Zealand.
This role will report to the Operations and Trading Manager NZ and is accountable for the operational (safety, people, customer, commercial) performance. Will hold decision rights for local business within approved strategy and capex/ revex/ HR DoA including:
Overseeing the implementation of merch/food safety practices, risk identification & mitigation
Responsible for region-based P/L, making decisions to commercial, safety and operational objectives are achieved.

SKILLS:

Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Commercial acumen, Communication, Continuous improvement, Continuous Learning, Creativity and Innovation, Customer centric thinking, Customer data knowledge, Data Analysis, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital Collaboration, Digital fluency, Industry knowledge and advocacy, Integrated pricing, Knowledge Sharing, Leading transformation, Negotiation planning and preparation, Offer and product knowledge, Offer execution and growth, Operational Excellence {+ 11 more}

Safety-first mindset: Support the safe and reliable implementation of food and merch safety practices, including the reduction of food safety hazards. Drive compliance to relevant food safety standards and legislation and ensure systematic food safety risk identification and mitigation. Data-driven:Ensure application of a ‘do-learn-do’ mentality. Foster a team of professionals where leveraging data and customer insights is the norm and a data led approach drives systematic changes in product, price, promotion, and processes.
Performance-driven: Monitor and analyse performance metrics vs plan and define/implement timely interventions. Provide timely and effective solutions to deliver continuous improvement across all KPI’s. Deliver the strategy, prescribed actions and plans. Strategy development & execution: Oversee all aspects of the convenience offer and play a key role in development of cross-functional pivotal initiatives including (but not limited to) P2W, concept stores, partnerships and innovation.
Stakeholder management & influence: Manage senior level relationships with strategic suppliers across New Zealand and ensure appropriate Joint Business Plans are in place to support long term sales growth.
Safety & compliance mindset: Support provision of technical expertise on food service equipment, processes, packaging and consumables including sustainability initiatives, and food merchandising.