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BP Americas, Inc. Americas Cluster EV Procurement Advisor in Chicago, Illinois

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

Role Synopsis

Bp has recently revised our Electric Vehicle (EV) ambition, now with more than 100k chargers across multiple countries by 2030 we are entering an exciting period of transition; living and breathing our net zero ambitions as an integrated energy company!

As part of our accelerated EV plan, bp has a significant focus on EV charging infrastructure and support services to meet growth plans. This role will be directly responsible for ensuring procurement end to end activities align to bp pulse EV charging program in the US, and is a highly integrated role implementing bp pulse procurement processes and building efficiencies and best practice across our EV & Mobility & Convenience organizations.

Key Accountabilities

  • Opportunity to lead the team of procurement analyst(s) within cluster countries

  • Accountable for procurement delivery in the bp pulse US cluster from end to end S2P perspective, bringing value through aligned prioritization and proactively problem solving across the bp procurement landscape

  • Work in an agile and collaborative manner with internal and external stakeholders to provide the business with the procurement support required to deliver the plan

  • Representing procurement on cluster leadership teams establishing, developing and influencing strong working relationships that drive value through innovation identification and continuous improvement

  • Proactively identify and manage risks, sharing mitigations across the clusters for lessons learned and escalating as appropriate.

  • Responsible for meeting/exceeding procurement KPIs aligned with business key objectives

  • Prepare and present monthly performance reports as part of the cluster performance reviews and supplier performance meetings

  • Implement global and cluster procurement contracts and strategies, as applicable and agreed

  • Develop contracting strategies for new cluster suppliers aligned with central team and support partnerships (Joint Ventures, Non operating Joint Ventures)

  • Support the subsidy programs in country and ensure rollout in line with local subsidy requirements

  • Alignment with established common process and local legal requirements to meet the expected delivery criteria and in accordance with global requirements and standards

Essential Education & Experience

  • University degree in a technical or related equivalent business discipline or a comparable degree program.

  • MCIPS/ISM qualification desirable.

  • Experienced in category strategy execution

  • Strong negotiation, sourcing, contracting and contract management

  • Skilled application in supplier performance management

  • Project management

  • Good working knowledge of S2P processes, and SAP system

  • Influencing and stakeholder management skills

  • Organizational skills

  • Very good written and oral English language skills

  • Knowledge of supply chain management

Desirable criteria

  • Proven experience in the EV category

  • Working in a matrix organization with Agile tools

  • Financial and market analysis skills

  • Experience in Ariba e-sourcing or other e-procurement tools

  • Leadership experience – potential opportunity in the role

Why join us?

At bp, we provide a phenomenal environment and benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others!

Diversity sits at the heart of our company and as an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender and gender identity, 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 and interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Travel Requirement:

Some travel may be required with this role, this is negotiable

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Building sustainability, Category spend profiling, Category Strategy, Commercial Acumen, Commercial acumen (Inactive), 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 and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable 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 accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.

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.

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