Job Description

Entity: Customers & Products
Job Family Group: Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group
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Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Procurement Manager to lead our Packaging procurement activities across the ASPAC region. This role is crucial for optimizing our packaging spend, driving innovation, and fostering strong supplier relationships to support BP's business objectives.
Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive category strategies for packaging across the ASPAC region, including spend profiling and market intelligence.
• Lead sophisticated negotiations with key packaging suppliers, ensuring optimal terms, pricing, and service levels.
• Apply Agility core practices and Agility tools to streamline procurement processes and enhance responsiveness to business needs.
• Conduct thorough business requirements analysis to ensure packaging solutions align with operational demands and strategic goals.
• Proactively lead and develop strong, collaborative relationships with key packaging suppliers, driving performance and identifying innovation opportunities.
• Apply sophisticated analytical thinking to identify cost-saving opportunities, mitigate risks, and improve procurement efficiency.
• Demonstrate fluency by employing technologies and data analytics to advise procurement decisions and optimize outcomes.
• Prepare detailed negotiation plans and prepare for all significant packaging contracts.
• Keep abreast of product and market intelligence within the packaging industry to advise strategic sourcing decisions and identify emerging trends.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal partners to ensure alignment on packaging requirements and delivery.

Job Qualifications

• Shown experience in procurement management, specifically within the packaging sector.
• Strong understanding of Agility core practices and proficiency with Agility tools.
• Outstanding analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven expertise in business requirements analysis.
• Extensive experience in category spend profiling and developing robust category strategies.
• Highly skilled in negotiating and preparing for complex negotiations.
• Excellent knowledge of product and market intelligence within the packaging industry.
• Proven track record in supplier relationship management, encouraging mutually beneficial partnerships.
• Strong digital proficiency and comfort with demonstrating technology for procurement processes.
• Ability to work optimally in a fast-paced, dynamic environment across diverse cultures.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

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

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
• Life and health insurance, medical care package
• And many other benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, 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 or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment
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 Requirements Analysis, Category spend profiling, Category Strategy, Digital Fluency, Negotiating, Negotiation planning and preparation, Product and market intelligence, Supplier Relationship Management
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