Engineering/CAPEX/Maintenance Category Lead -CASTROL

This is a role within the Castrol organisation and the successful candidate will become part of the Castrol ring-fence. If you are part of the ring-fence, it is expected that your employment will move with Castrol to new ownership.

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.

It’s an exciting time to join bp. Meeting the energy challenge requires many different approaches and solutions.

We’re gearing up for the future. At bp our goal for C&P (Customer & Products) is to deliver the future of mobility, energy and services for our customers by innovating with new business models and service platforms. C&P will become a hub, housing our midstream, lubricants, aviation, sale of chemicals, mobility and convenience, marketing and our next-generation businesses, making it a highly integrated and interconnected organisation. And with safety being our core value, our commitment to safe and reliable operations will never change.

Join our Castrol Procurement Team and advance your career as an Engineering/CAPEX/Maintenance Category Lead

The Global Category Lead assists in the management of key categories or sub-categories of spend working closely with others in support of their global category.

They support category management and global supplier relationship management, helping to drive end-to-end spend management to mitigate supply chain risk and increase value delivery, including sustainability, within their category. They do this through collaborating across and beyond procurement, including with regional, business, and FB&T resources.

Key category will cover MTI (Maintenance, Turnaround, Inspection), MRO, Engineering, Fabrication & Construction, Engineered Equipment & Services.

In this role You will:

Category Strategy leadership:

• Assist in the development of creative category strategies that address business needs, both globally and regionally, supply chain risk and sustainability. Contribute to the analysis of market factors to advise strategy excellence, remaining attuned to market dynamics, balancing needs with proactive transformational strategies.
• Build their external networks and expertise as a key part of supporting the category development

Category excellence:

• Assist in the data led management of end-to-end category performance by working with the organization, and their team, to understand demand and ensure strategies that can be delivered effectively.
• Navigates bp’s multifaceted operational frameworks, assisting in consistent strategy delivery and uninterrupted supply flow to make procurement easier for suppliers and partners to work with.
• Considers regional factors like laws, taxes, and market conditions in category management planning.
• Cultivates purposeful partnerships and robust supplier relationships to navigate business challenges and unlock triple bottom line (people, profit & planet) value

Transformation and Change Management:

• Assists in the Implementation of transformation initiatives, which deliver incremental business value. Ensure supplier performance, in a dynamic business environment, and help implement change across diverse team member landscapes.
• Supports in using digital solutions to drive innovation, improving efficiency, effectiveness and value creation
• Partner with internal rigor teams to drive category excellence
• Contributes to effective communication, helping promote new insights and strategies to gain agreement from others.

Team integration:

• Work within a category team, embracing a culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement. Act as an advocate for their category, assist in sharing category knowledge across teams to ensure business needs are met.
• Helps build category knowledge across the wider procurement organization to ensure strategy execution
• Develops their technical capabilities in order to deliver category operational excellence
• Embraces accelerator skills; curiosity in external markets, innovation and technological disruption, digital proficiency, data-driven insights, and strong collaboration with both suppliers and partners
• Embraces an environment of psychological safety as a foundation for collaborative learning, ideation and innovation

What You will need to be successful:

• Degree educated - Engineering is preferred - or equivalent relevant professional experience
• EPC contractor or downstream plant-based experience would be preferred
• A basic understanding of how to ensure strategies flow through to execution in the businesses / assets
• An ability to develop an understanding of the supported businesses / regions / assets and its objectives
• Knowledge of procurement within a multinational business
• Some knowledge in relevant procurement categories with an understanding of the market’s dynamics and its influence on procurement strategies
• Some experience in leading initiatives internationally preferred, recognizing cultural nuances, analyzing data-driven trends & insights, and employing agile/flexible approaches
• An advocate for our code, they incorporate the Operating Management System (OMS) and our safety leadership principles into strategies and everyday work
• Embraces industry challenges and technological disruption, contributes to development of innovative solutions whilst managing risk
• Foster strong supplier relationships, bringing multiple parties together to collaboratively solve complex business problems
• Supports the translation of business requirements into a strategic category plan
• Uses critical thinking to make informed strategic decisions
• Partner networking and influencing skills to ensure consensus and adoption
• Regular interaction with external suppliers and representing bp externally
• Supporting effective change management
• Persevering through organizational complexity and resistance to change

Desirable criteria:

• Post graduate qualification related to procurement desirable
• German language proficiency is an advantage

At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you:

• Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements
• Life & health insurance, medical care package
• Hybrid working arrangement aligned with team arrangements and business needs
• Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options
• Celebrate in bp’s success. You may be eligible to join bp’s Global ShareMatch plan. This non-contractual benefit lets employees buy bp shares and receive matching shares, in line with plan rules
• Family friendly workplace e.g.: Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room
• Employees’ wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e.g.: Play Zones, Office massage, Sport and music equipment

bp Hungary won the Most Attractive Employer 2024 Award (SSC / BSC sector) fourth time in a row at PwC’s annual employer research. Come and join us!

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering 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.

Disclaimer: Please note that, according to Hungarian law (2012/I. 113. §), mothers or single parents caring for a child under three years of age cannot be employed in night shift positions.

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.

It’s an exciting time to join bp. Meeting the energy challenge requires many different approaches and solutions. And as part of Finance Business & Technology (FBT), you’ll be fully connected into the world of bp. You’ll play an increasingly important part within a network of like-minded colleagues partnering on strategic projects that stretch across the globe. And it starts with you. There’s a world of opportunities to build new skills, challenge yourself and grow a long-term career at bp. And no matter where you work, your role will have meaning, purpose and impact. So if you want to be part of a caring, supportive environment where you can realize your full potential, we’re with you.

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