Marketing, Retail Technology & Payment Procurement Category Advisor

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About BP

FINANCE

Join us in a crucial time of transition. We are bringing all of our finance and procurement activities for the group into one place, enabling better work.

For you this means working with us on:

Compliance - efficiently delivering external reporting requirements to ensure we continue to meet our regulatory ‎obligations in all jurisdictions, supported by robust control environment across all three lines of ‎defence.‎

Stewardship - laying out a robust finance framework and providing ongoing management of the balance sheet and ‎portfolio execution, supported by effective advocacy to the market.‎

Performance - facilitating the effective allocation of capital, development of business plans and coordination of ‎business performance interventions to ensure a consistent delivery between strategic aspirations, ‎operational forecasts and delivered outcomes. Furthermore, you will be responsible for value creation through mergers and acquisition-led ‎deals, commercial negotiations and integration of business opportunities.‎

Transformation - driving digital transformation (centralising, digitising, optimising) across all elements of the finance entity to ‎achieve sector-leading cost-performance.‎

Job Family Group

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

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Job Profile Summary

Job Advert

At bp, we're reimagining energy for people and our planet. With operations working across almost every part of the energy system, we're leading the way in reducing carbon emissions and developing more sustainable methods for solving the energy challenge.

bp is a diverse team of engineers, scientists, traders and business professionals determined to find answers to problems that must be solved. But we know we can't do it alone. We're looking for people who share our passion for reinvention to bring a new perspective, collaborative spirit, and to challenge our thinking in our ambition to achieve net zero!

About the role

The Category Manager sits within the global Supply facing team responsible for three complex, interdependent, customer focused, growth enablers. Managing all spend across; Marketing, Retail Technology and Payments.

Fast paced developments in technologies, data and advanced analytics within these industries are bringing truly interconnected opportunities which can enable the future for our integrated energy company. This exciting role is part of this growing and dynamic business transformation.

The procurement category manager plays a meaningful role in realizing procurement's objective to become a world-class function with bp, with leading capability in category management that delivers differential, value-adding category strategies. The role is part of a focused global team, responsible for designing and execution of the end-to-end category performance.

The primary focus of this role is to:

• Identify and relationship manage our strategic, critical and partnership suppliers Through expertise in communications, customer experience and retail industries
• Immerse yourself in the dynamic external landscape and identify the right fit opportunities for bp customer businesses, building on your marketing and loyalty knowledge
• Bring and further develop an in depth understanding of the relevant industry changes and legislative landscapes to ensure risk protection and new customer experiences to provide competitive advantage and value delivery
• Bring insights and transformation through building progressive category strategies, based on supply market expertise, current and future business needs
• Analyse demand and supply market, identify risks, opportunities and pull in proven methodologies and market place
• innovation
• Secure business agreement for category strategy, support and resourcing for implementation and category compliance
• Expert interface for several critical relationships in bp and with critical suppliers
• Provide effective category guidance to enable effective sourcing and contracting

About you

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent professional experience or CIPS/ISM qualification.
• Expertise / experience within the marketing, communications, loyalty industries
• Experience in influencing, strategy, category management and supplier management.
• Experience in commercial negotiation, project management and market analysis

About the benefits:
bp offers a vibrant, collaborative work culture and a company that closely follows its. We are dedicated to developing your career and reward our people with a competitive package coupled with benefits that reflect our values.

• Generous salary package including annual bonus program
• Excellent work-life balance & flexible working arrangements
• Collaborative environment that celebrates achievements, diversity and culture
• Ongoing career opportunities in a global organisation
• Development and mentoring programs
• Collaborative team with a safety-first approach

Please be aware that all bp ANZ employees must be Permanent Residents or Citizens of Australia or New Zealand

Experience Level

Senior