Entity:
Technology
Job Family Group:
Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group
Job Description:
Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fuelled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too.
Job Description
We are seeking a Category Advisor to join our Retail Technology & ERP team. In this role, you will help shape and optimize our digital procurement operations by delivering effective sourcing strategies, building strong supplier relationships, and ensuring seamless contract lifecycle management. This is an exciting opportunity to drive value, operational excellence, and digital transformation within a fast‑paced, inclusive environment.
Key Accountabilities
* Streamline procurement activities using Agility core practices and tools
* Analyze market trends, supplier performance, and procurement data to provide actionable insights
* Align sourcing decisions with broader business priorities through strong business acumen
* Support contract creation, negotiation, and compliance, ensuring effective handover and implementation
* Manage a diverse contract portfolio, ensuring performance monitoring, timely renewals, and governance
* Support demand planning activities across the team’s portfolio
* Use digital procurement systems to promote modern, data-driven ways of working
* Contribute to negotiation planning and preparation, including gathering market intelligence and developing negotiation strategies.
* Assist in negotiating with suppliers to secure competitive pricing and favorable terms.
* Contribute to the Supplier Selection process, evaluating potential suppliers based on established criteria and business needs.
* Build and maintain collaborative supplier relationships that support long‑term success
Experience & Education
* Experience applying Agility methods and tools
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and leverage complex datasets
* Solid business acumen and understanding of procurement’s impact on business outcomes
* Hands-on experience in contract drafting, review, and end‑to‑end contract management
* Familiarity with contract implementation processes and governance
* High digital fluency, comfortable using procurement platforms and collaboration tools
* Experience negotiating with suppliers and contributing to negotiation planning
* Understanding of sourcing strategy development
* Experience in supplier relationship management and supplier selection
Why Join Us?
At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee 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.
We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and others benefits.
Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!
Travel Requirement
No travel is 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, Contract Creation, Contract handover and implementation, Contract Management, Digital Fluency, Negotiating, Negotiation planning and preparation, Sourcing strategy, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Selection
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 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.