Category Manager – Real Estate & Facilities Management at BP Fuel Garage

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Category management, Procurement, Supply chain management, Real estate management, Facilities management, Strategic sourcing, Supplier relationship management, Stakeholder management, Change management, Data analysis, Commercial acumen, Risk management, Negotiation, Digital fluency, Project management, Influencing

Industry

Oil and Gas

Description

Entity: Customers & Products Job Family Group: Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group Job Description: The Category Manager provides category leadership for key sub-categories of spend in support of their global category. They undertake category management and global supplier relationship management, driving end-to-end spend management to mitigate supply chain risk and enhance value delivery, including sustainability, within their category. They do this through collaborating across and beyond procurement, including with regional, business, and cross-functional resources. They know their categories intimately and support development of innovative strategies which deliver business objectives and strong category guidance which ensures efficient end to end category execution. They work with regional and Capability Centre resources for optimal, 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 Castrol’s strategy, collaborating cross-functionally to realize identified value and working with delivery teams to ensure that their global strategies are implemented locally. The RE/FM Category Manager leads the development and execution of category strategies across Real Estate and Facilities Management, ensuring commercial value, operational continuity, supplier performance, and compliance with procurement and risk standards. This role manages a diverse supplier base supporting property operations, workplace services, maintenance, facilities projects and outsourced services across multiple offices in more than 40 countries. Develop, own, and continuously improve the RE/FM category strategy, covering areas such as workplace services, facilities maintenance, property management, utilities, repairs, and capital works. Analyses categories spend, demand patterns, cost drivers, and supplier market dynamics to find opportunities for value creation, standardization, and cost optimization. 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 driven effectively across teams. Skillfully navigates Castrol’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 purpose driven 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 rigor teams to drive category excellence Use influencing, storytelling and communication to encourage adoption Team integration: Work within a team of category managers, embracing culture of collaboration, excellence, 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, ideation and innovation Supplier & Stakeholder Management: Uses storytelling to communicate with stakeholders and external partners, respectfully challenging to achieve the right outcomes, resolving conflict and focusing on priorities. Leads and influences through complexity and ambiguity, managing virtual relationships with partners 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 Experience and Job Requirement 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 Real Estate, Facilities Management, workplace services, building operations and vendor ecosystems. Prior experience in global, matrixed procurement environments dealing with global partners. Business expertise: Good partner management and influencing skills in order to develop a deep understanding of the supported businesses / regions / assets and their priorities, including long term objectives. Critical thinking and commercial competence An understanding of working in and navigating complex multi-national businesses Track record in collaborating with businesses / partners to deliver continuous improvement Leadership: An SME, who shares knowledge with the wider team and drives delivery of business and procurement priorities. Collaborates across procurement, the businesses, suppliers and beyond to achieve their regions / assets 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 the ability to partner with the business to develop innovative solutions, clearing blockers and enabling delivery. It also requires judgement to translate business requirements into a demand plan. Embraces industry challenges and technological disruption, pioneers' innovative solutions whilst managing risk Brings multiple parties (procurement, business, suppliers) together to collaboratively solve complex problems Manages conflict to successful resolution while maintaining relationships with key partners The ability to evaluate innovative solutions and manage risk Good judgement in order to translate business requirements into a strategic delivery plan, aligned with the categories, to inform strategic decisions Interpersonal skills: The role demands strong people skills to engage with diverse partners. Strong senior partner networking and influencing skills to ensure consensus and adoption, building a reputation as a strategic partner to the regions / sites / assets Experience in regular interaction with external suppliers and representing Castrol externally Effective change management is key, requiring good influencing, engagement and storytelling abilities Persevering through organizational complexity and resistance to change, key to leading transformational change 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 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: Agility core practices, Agility tools, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Business Requirements Analysis, Category spend profiling, Category Strategy, Cost modelling, Digital Fluency, Negotiating, Negotiation planning and preparation, Product and market intelligence, Supplier Performance Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Value creation and management Legal Disclaimer: We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, 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. This careers site is for bp contractors only. Please do not refer or share the role(s) with anyone who is not currently a contractor at bp. We’re an international energy company with global scale, ambitious plans and a team of brilliant people delivering energy to the world, today and tomorrow.

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Responsibilities

The Category Manager leads the development and execution of global strategies for Real Estate and Facilities Management to ensure commercial value and operational continuity. They collaborate cross-functionally to manage supplier relationships, mitigate supply chain risks, and drive transformational initiatives across multiple global locations.