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.
About The Opportunity
We are now looking for a Procurement and Engineering Global Packaging Senior Manager, who will have the great opportunity to input to the creation of global functional procurement strategy, goals, and objectives. In this role, as the successful candidate, you will lead the Packaging Market Sector team, setting the vision and goals for the team and overseeing the development and engineering of Packaging market sector strategies. You will also:
* Ensure the Packaging strategy drives the business and operating unit strategies and delivers on the objectives and requirements of internal customers
* Establish cross-business relationships with senior leaders with the SPU and segment
* Work with the Hub Managers to drive effective global and regional Packaging sourcing activity
* Lead and oversee effective strategic interaction with key Packaging global suppliers
* Engender a high-performance culture in the Packaging team and ensure procurement activities are completed in accordance with corporate policies and processes, defined governance, and delegations of authority
* Ensure Packaging team remains aligned and compliant with all governance frameworks
What You Will Deliver
In more detail, some of your key responsibilities will be:
* Lead the Packaging team, communicating vision and strategic direction, coaching and direction to enable the team to meet its performance targets
* Shape and spearhead Packaging market segment strategy development and related key sourcing initiatives
* Develop functional and sustainable packaging solutions for across multiple markets
* Establish and communicate global Packaging procurement strategies to key internal and external stakeholders
* Drive organisational change within the Packaging team to achieve best-in-class procurement performance
* Lead engagement with business stakeholders, ensure relationships with the business are fostered and the perception of the value of procurement and the Packaging team is improved over time
* Represent bp with key global and regional Packaging suppliers, ensuring bp's performance requirements are understood and met
* Oversee robust and consistent supplier performance and relationship management with key global and regional Packaging suppliers to realise differentiated and sustainable benefits for the SPU
* Set Packaging team goals and objectives, define key performance indicators and manage and develop the team to achieve high performance
* Instil a high-performance culture within the Packaging Team
* Be responsible for the development, performance management and career guidance of all direct reports, and participate in talent management across the department
* Establish and embed effective procurement-based risk practices throughout the Packaging team
* Circa $300m of global Packaging spend
What you will need to be successful (e
xperience, job
requirements & qualifications):
* University degree and equivalent work experience, in an appropriate technical and commercial discipline
* Extensive experience in lubricants or chemicals packaging engineering and procurement
* Strategic procurement experience in global package businesses. Building sustainable procurement organisational capability
* Be able to develop a business integrated packaging sourcing strategy and build supply market capability that creates sustainable business growth
* Be able to lead the technical development of packaging for the business and drive sustainability through engineering
Why join our team?
We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging 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 meaningful, 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 many others benefits
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