Senior Global Material Management Manager - Wells & Projects

bp; Sunbury-on-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

bp is seeking a senior Materials Management leader to drive end-to-end MM across Wells and Projects from Sunbury with a planned move to Timber Square, London around 2027/28. You will shape strategy, governance and execution to optimise working capital and project delivery.

The role demands global visibility, strong supplier governance, and cross-functional leadership to balance reliability with cost while supporting bp’s net-zero ambition. Hybrid office/remote work is offered.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end Materials Management leadership across Wells and Projects, encompassing strategy, governance, and execution of all MM subject areas to ensure safe, reliable operations, effective project delivery, and optimised working capital.
• Establish and maintain global visibility of materials across Wells and Projects, covering operational, project, and capital materials; ensure visibility of owned, consignment, and vendor-managed inventory.
• Develop and deploy a global Materials Management strategy supporting Wells operations and Project execution; optimise materials availability and criticality to balance reliability, schedule, risk and cost.
• Oversee materials demand planning aligned to Wells activity plans and Project schedules; define planning parameters including re-order points, safety stock, and replenishment logic.
• Lead programmes addressing ageing, excess, surplus, and obsolete materials; drive redeployment, reuse, and disposal strategies.
• Provide oversight of NCR system of record; support CAPA and preventive actions to strengthen compliance.
• Define standards for warehousing, storage and material flow; optimise warehouse productivity and logistics interfaces.
• Provide governance of consignment and VMI models with performance management and commercial alignment.
• Own the global critical materials framework; embed preservation standards for long-lead materials.
• Govern materials master data; enable reporting and analytics for decision-making.
• Act as global MM focal point for Wells, Projects, Procurement and Supply Chain; drive capability development.
• Define and monitor KPI definitions for availability, service, inventory and working capital; ensure auditable reporting.

Skills

Agility core practices

Commercial Acumen

Contract Management

Cost Leadership

Cost Management

Decision Making

Digital Fluency

Inventory Management

Logistics Management

Materials demand management

Negotiation planning and preparation

Project and programme management

Resource and budget planning

Stakeholder Management

Supply chain management

Warehousing

Job description

Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

Please note that roles based out of SJS or Sunbury will move to Timber Square, Southwark, from Q4 2027.

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!

Role Purpose

Provide end‑to‑end Materials Management leadership across Wells and Projects, encompassing strategy, governance, and execution of all MM subject areas to ensure safe, reliable operations, effective project delivery, and optimised working capital.

Safety Leadership

Demonstrate visible, consistent safety leadership by setting clear expectations, reinforcing safe behaviors, and intervening early to address hazards and non‑conformances. Foster a culture where everyone is empowered to stop work, learn from incidents and near misses, and continuously improve risk controls across Wells and projects.

Global Materials Management Visibility & Governance

Establish and maintain global visibility of materials across Wells and Projects, covering operational, project, and capital materials. Ensure visibility across owned, consignment, and vendor‑managed inventory (VMI). Provide transparency on material demand, consumption, receipts, aging, surplus, and obsolescence.

Materials Strategy & Optimisation

Develop and deploy a global Materials Management strategy supporting Wells operations and Project execution. Optimise materials availability and criticality to balance operational reliability, project schedule certainty, risk, and cost. See opportunities for standardisation, simplification, reuse, and value release.

Demand Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment

Oversee materials demand planning aligned to Wells activity plans and Project execution schedules. Enable definition and control of planning parameters including re‑order points, safety stock, lot sizing, and replenishment logic. Ensure replenishment decisions are data‑driven and consider consumption profiles, project phasing, lead times, and supply constraints.

Inventory & Materials Lifecycle Management

Establish governance across the full materials lifecycle. Lead programmes addressing aging, excess, surplus, and obsolete materials. Drive redeployment, reuse, and disposal strategies to maximise cross‑asset and cross‑project value.

Non‑Conformance Visibility, Takeaways, and Compliance

Provide oversight of regional non‑conformance compliance across Wells and Projects NCR system of record. Maintain end‑to‑end visibility and tracking through routine reporting and trend analysis and support applicable technical requirements and standards to strengthen corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and prevent repeat issues.

Warehousing, Logistics & Material Flow

Define standards for warehousing, storage, and material flow. Enable optimisation of warehouse productivity, material availability, and logistics interfaces across Wells and Projects.

Consignment, Vendor‑Managed & Supplier‑Held Inventory

Provide global oversight of consignment and VMI models. Define governance standards covering performance management, inventory optimisation, and commercial alignment to support availability without excess working‑capital exposure.

Critical Materials & Preservation

Own the global critical materials framework. Align critical materials to equipment and execution risks. Embed preservation standards for long‑lead and critical materials across operations and projects.

Data, Systems & Master Data Management

Govern materials master data to global standards. Ensure inventory accuracy, reconciliation, and data integrity. Enable consistent reporting and analytics to support operational and project decision‑making.

Stakeholder Engagement & Capability Leadership

Act as the global MM focal point for Wells, Projects, Procurement, and Supply Chain interested parties. Provide direction, standards, and context to MM teams. Drive capability development and continuous improvement across the subject area.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Define and Monitoring

Define and track global MM performance metrics covering availability, service level, inventory health, and working capital. Lead development of fit‑for‑purpose KPI definitions, calculation logic, and data quality controls to ensure consistent, auditable reporting across regions. Provide KPI oversight through performance reviews, variance analysis, and action tracking to drive continuous improvement and sustained value delivery.

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

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, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be 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, Commercial Acumen, Contract Management, Cost Leadership, Cost Management, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Inventory Management, Logistics Management, Materials demand management, Negotiation planning and preparation, Project and programme management, Resource and budget planning, Stakeholder Management, Supply chain management, Warehousing

Future Location Notice: This role will start in Sunbury, London. bp has announced a planned office move to Timber Square, London, with all positions currently advertised in Sunbury, including this one, expected to relocate around Q4 2027-Q1 2028. This presents an exciting opportunity for all employees and leaders to come together in one London location. The specific date of the move will be confirmed closer to the time.

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