Sourcing Lead - Customer & Products

at  BP

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Sourcing Lead will manage a team of sourcing analysts and/or sourcing leads and will also lead more complex, end-to-end Sourcing projects as per business request himself/herself. Accountabilities are inclusive of the following activities:

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in any subject area or related field
The ideal candidate has 7-8 years of end-to-end sourcing and contracting experience of services and commodities. Familiar with legal terms, sourcing strategy preparation, coupled with a strong commercial orientation and interpersonal skills.
Team / people management experience is crucial
Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external partners
Proficient in English
Strong ability to work and negotiate commercial and legal terms in English
Uses a broad range of negotiation techniques and adapts style and tactics to suit the situation.
Critical thinking and ability to propose sourcing strategies
Solid understanding of MS Office products i.e. PowerPoint, Excel, Word
Analytical abilities to review and analyze complex data to identify issues and trends, marketplace and financial analysis
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.

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

Effectively represent each category and region supported to the business
Develop a solid understanding of supply agreement templates along with thorough understanding of legal concepts related to each category’s guiding principles, also known as Category Guidance.