The Sourcing Lead Will Support/manage End-to-end Low/ Medium Complexity Sourcing And Contracting Projects As Per Business Request, Inclusive But Not Limited To The Following Activities

Case Management

Receive, execute and continuously manage multiple Sourcing and Contracting project requests via the Case Management tool.

Sourcing Strategy

Gather and analyze market intelligence data on a regular basis relative to supported categories and regions, to evaluate market and industry conditions to formulate the Sourcing strategies and decisions.
Develop the ATM (approach to market) based on the approved Sourcing Strategy and manage the associated approval processes.

Supplier Prequalification and Set-Up

Perform Suppliers screening/prequalification and monitor/manage the process status as per the related guidelines.
Manage the set-up of transactional suppliers in P2P systems.

Event Management

Support/manage the bidder selection process.
Create case and liaise with Event Management team for sourcing projects & events (RFI/RFP/Auctions) in the available tools and systems.
Manage interactions and relationship throughout a sourcing project.
Coordinate with business stakeholder and Bidders to ensure Technical and Commercial Bid Evaluation performed in accordance with CMP and Regional/NOC requirements.
Develop and obtain approvals for Award Recommendation document as per Governance Framework in respective regions.

Contracting

Determine the appropriate contract template and develop the contract content based on the information contained in the Sourcing Strategy, sourcing event and/or detailed scope of work specifications.
Negotiate relevant contract terms with suppliers, within the defined parameters of legal and category guidance.
Escalate any contract term exceptions per the deviation process and manage the approval process.
Draft and compile contract ready for execution.
Manage the contract execution/signature process per the applicable POA (power of attorney) requirements for each BP entity.

Post Award Contract Management

Ensure Contract is fit for purpose, valid and updated in the Company's systems at all times. This will include the extension, amendment and close-out of Contracts based on request from Business in accordance with CMP.
Resolve any dispute in invoice payments by proactively engaging with Suppliers and Accounts Payable team to ensure timely payment with complete compliance.
Ensure Price books are up-to date by adding/removing items from Price books based on agreements made with Business and Suppliers.

Contract Operationalization

Operationalize the Contract upon award in the Company's tools and systems

Essential Education

Bachelor's degree in any discipline or related field. Engineering background and SCM certifications will be added advantages.

Essential Experience And Job Requirements

The ideal candidate has Six (6) to Eighth (8) years of practical and application in End to End sourcing and contracting of services and commodities in Energy sector, Oil & Gas businesses will be an advantage, coupled with a strong commercial acumen and communication (oral and written English language) skills.
Proven knowledge and relevant three (3) to four (4) years of experience in engineering services, business consultancy and EPC services will be an advantage.
Knowledge of different contracting strategies.
Good stakeholder management skills managing Global Stakeholders.
Experience working in a large and multi-cultural team.
Influencing and negotiation skills, leadership behaviors.
Fluent in English (oral and written) language.
Ability to work on shift hours.
Ability to work on remote location basis.
Believe in Agile ways of working

Desirable Criteria

Familiarity with Ariba Source to Pay and Compass Salesforce will be an advantage

This role follows a shift schedule, with working hours either 1:00 PM-10:00 PM or 3:00 PM-12:00 AM

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

Sourcing Lead - Front End Engineering