Senior Category Advisor EV

Entity: Technology 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. As part of the transition to EV, bp has a significant focus on EV charging infrastructure and support services to meet growth our plans. This role will be providing a range of support to the EV category management team and wider EV pulse business in an area of high strategic importance, including but not limited to: • developing and implementing sub-category strategies for EV charging hardware and services • establishing and leading supplier relationships • liaising with business leaders and their teams across cultures and geographies Key Accountabilities • Manage the interface between Procurement category strategy development and implementation, working in partnership with the pulse business, regional interfaces and central support functions • Communicate effectively through various channels using different styles and approaches to gain dedication and support from diverse partners internally and externally to help achieve business outcomes, create acceptance for decisions, build consensus or resolve conflict • Generate communication content to ensure that category specific messages (such as status, plans, compliance and market insights) are effectively disseminated across the Procurement organization and the pulse business • Support the objective of no compromise on safe and compliant operations • Develop a strong working relationship with the key business teams • Support the build out of a pipeline of procurement initiatives for the business for operating cost management, Capital Expenditure optimalisation other value targets • Support & run the Supplier Relationship Management framework for Strategic Suppliers • Ensure the appropriate due diligence and risk mitigation measures are in place for Supplier/Partner Selection and contractual protection in conjunction with the aligned Procurement functions – S&C and regional teams Essential Education: • University degree in a technical or related equivalent business field or a comparable degree program • CIPS graduate diploma or equivalent Essential Experience and Job Requirements: • Proven experience in the EV category or a similar scale up business • Category strategy development and execution • Negotiation, sourcing, contracting and contract management • Skilled in supplier management • Experience in Ariba e-sourcing or other e-procurement tools • Good working knowledge of P2P processes, and SAP system • Influencing and stakeholder management skills • Interpersonal and project management skills • Financial and market analysis skills • Working in a matrix organisation with agile techniques is preferable • Outstanding written and oral communication skills Desirable criteria • Senior supply chain management experience with distributed infrastructure deployment programs • Product / category management experience with EV Charging (or similar) hardware and services • Experience with power supplies and power conversion technologies • Experience with logistics and supply chain planning for international supply chains • Value engineering and value analysis skills • Trained on the principles of total quality management Additional Information • This is a start-up to scale-up industry with volatile demand and significant ambiguity. • This role will most suite someone with high levels of emotional resilience and an ability to bring structure to the ambiguity. • The successful candidate with help the business grow successfully based on the supply of highly reliable products and services, offering an outstanding customer experience, being available at the right time and place from market leading suppliers around the world. Why join us? At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. 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, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others! We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now! 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 not available for 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. 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&