Tactical Sourcing SME

Entity:
Technology
Job Family Group:
Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group
Job Description:
2. Overview
At bp, we’re reimagining energy for people and our planet. We have a bold ambition: be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, and help the world get to net zero.
Technology Procurement is part of bp's Procurement organisation and is responsible for delivering sourcing, supplier management, and procurement operations that enable safe, compliant, and cost-effective business delivery. The function works closely with business customers, category teams, suppliers, and operational procurement teams to ensure that goods and services are sourced efficiently while maximising commercial value and handling risk.
3. Role & Key Accountabilities
Key Accountabilities
Tactical Sourcing Leadership
Serve as the functional SME for material demand sourcing activities across multiple Upstream regions.
Provide expert guidance and coaching to buyers on sourcing strategies, RFx execution, supplier engagement, negotiations, and commercial evaluations.
Lead resolution of complex procurement scenarios and regional sourcing challenges.
Act as first point of escalation for sourcing-related process, supplier, and customer issues.
End-to-End Sourcing Execution
Support demand validation, sourcing strategy selection, RFx execution, supplier evaluation, award recommendation, and sourcing compliance activities.
Ensure sourcing activities are aligned with procurement policies, preferred supplier lists, delegated authority requirements, and category guidance.
Review complex sourcing requests and provide recommendations on supplier selection and commercial decisions.
Support market engagement activities to increase competitive bidding opportunities and value delivery.
Regional Portfolio Management
Handle sourcing governance across multiple Upstream regions and ensure consistent execution standards.
Provide cross-regional backup coverage and support business continuity requirements.
Monitor demand pipelines and identify workload balancing opportunities across teams.
Drive standardization of sourcing practices across geographies and collaborator groups.
Supplier & Collaborator Engagement
Build effective relationships with business requestors, engineers, operations teams, category managers, suppliers, and procurement partners.
Facilitate supplier discussions, clarification meetings, and issue resolution activities.
Support strategic customer conversations to improve sourcing outcomes and user experience.
Promote procurement compliance and sourcing guidelines within the business.
Governance, Quality & Compliance
Act as custodian of standard operating procedures, sourcing controls, audit requirements, and process adherence.
Conduct quality reviews of sourcing events, award documentation, and transactional outputs.
Ensure compliance with procurement policy, sourcing procedures, ethical sourcing standards, and internal controls.
Support internal audits, control testing, and corrective action management.
Continuous Improvement & Capability Building
Identify process simplification, automation, and standardization opportunities.
Lead knowledge-sharing sessions and maintain process documentation.
Support onboarding and training of new team members.
Champion digital tools, reporting solutions, and sourcing effectiveness initiatives.
Operational Performance Management
Monitor sourcing KPIs, cycle times, service levels, and compliance metrics.
Support leadership with operational insights, reporting, and performance reviews.
Analyse sourcing demand trends and recommend improvement actions.
Drive service excellence through proactive issue identification and resolution.
4. Qualifications, Competencies & Attitude
Technical Skills & Experience
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in engineering, Management, Commerce, or related field
Minimum 7+ years of procurement, sourcing, or supply chain experience with overall 12-13 years of work experience.
Strong understanding of Source-to-Contract (S2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.
Experience handling material procurement activities in complex global environments.
Confirmed knowledge of RFx management, supplier evaluation, commercial assessment, and negotiations.
Strong customer management and influencing skills.
Experience working across multiple regions and time zones.
Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Preferred
Oil & Gas, Energy, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Technical Procurement experience.
Knowledge of Upstream operations and material buying (DIRECT) requirements.
Experience with Ariba, SAP, Guided Buying, Sourcing platforms, and procurement analytics tools.
Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, or Process Excellence exposure.
Certification in CIPS, CPSM, CPM, SPSM or equivalent is an added advantage
Excellent English verbal and written communication
Mindsets
Be responsible for your success - Accountable for delivering innovative business outcomes; Seeks opportunities to improve and digitize process delivery; Adheres to safe and ethical work practices
Think big - Actively builds own knowledge, capabilities and skills for the future; Values teamwork and collaborates to achieve results
Be curious - Willing to suggest new ways of working, processes and technologies; ensures the delivery and improvement of digital solutions to benefit customers
Effortless customer experiences - Understands Business needs and delivers digital seamless self-service customer experiences
Digital first - Applies creative digital solutions to solve problems
Key Competencies
Operational Excellence - Has a sound understanding of process and workflow streamlining, problem resolution and change management
Risk Management - Identifies external and internal factors that impact risk and mitigation opportunities. Identifies potential new or emerging risks / threats and implements mitigation plans
Change Management - Builds energy around a change using a systematic approach to transition from the present to the desired state
Digital Fluency - Effectively uses digital guidance, tools, methodologies, and security measures for operating as a digital business. Uses digital tools to collaborate, organize, plan and reflect on digital data.
Analytical Thinking - Systematically breaks down a complex problem or process into component parts using logical analysis techniques to reach a solution. Logically assesses relationships, grasps interdependencies, and reviews trends within a complex problem or situation. Challenges assumptions and reliability of acquired information.
Decision Making – Makes decisions affecting both own tasks and those of others. Combines a variety of factors including commercial awareness, risk and financial expertise to make appropriate decisions and derive insights.
Innovation - Adapts existing processes, methods and ways of working to drive efficiency. Uses digital technologies to develop new ideas, projects and opportunities.
Influencing - Identifies areas of alliance and disagreement, evaluates options and potential outcomes, and plans influencing strategy. Identifies short term customer needs and communicates benefits to the stakeholder. Knows when and how to use the chain of command.
Problem Solving - Evaluates and prioritises problems for own area. Resolves problems in a timely way, using a combination of logic and experience to make decisions and solve problems
Relationship Management - Establishes and maintains relationships with peers and internal business partners to achieve results.
Business Acumen - Identifies new or alternative approaches to performing business activities more efficiently.
About bp
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!
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Additional Information
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, veteran status, or disability status.
Even though the job is advertised as full time, please contact the hiring manager or the recruiter as flexible working arrangements may be considered.
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