Category Strategy Support Lead - Assets

BP; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and health insurance

Learning opportunities

Social communities and networks

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

bp in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Category Strategy Support Lead - Assets to drive value through robust category strategies across assets, working with stakeholders and suppliers to deliver procurement objectives.

The role requires 6-8 years in indirect procurement or category management, with strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills. You will influence cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, global environment and support standardisation of procurement processes and tools.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 6-8 years' experience in Indirect Procurement, Category Management, or Strategic Sourcing.
• Experience supporting category strategies within complex industrial, engineering, operations, asset-intensive, or infrastructure environments.
• Strong understanding of category management, supplier relationship management, contract management, spend analysis, and commercial value creation.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of category strategies across the Assets portfolio, including market analysis, sourcing activities, demand planning, and value delivery initiatives.
• Develop high-quality presentations, reports, and strategic communications that support stakeholder engagement and informed decision-making.
• Lead and coordinate a category support team, ensuring work is prioritised effectively and aligned to business needs.
• Support supplier performance management through reviews, risk assessments, performance improvement plans, and issue resolution activities.
• Monitor category performance and KPI delivery, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and value creation.
• Drive standardisation of category management processes, sourcing tools, reporting, and governance practices.
• Manage and optimise procurement buying channels, including SAP Ariba content, ensuring compliance with contracts, pricing, and procurement policies.

Skills

Category management

Supplier relationship management

Contract management

Spend analysis

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Global collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Procurement/Supply Chain/Engineering

Tools

SAP Ariba

Salesforce

Compass

Job description

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Working Hours: This role operates on a shift basis and requires flexibility.

Candidates must be flexible to work either:

Shift A (ASPAC/EU): 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM MYT, or

Shift B (ASPAC/US): 5:00 PM - 2:00 AM MYT.

About the Role

The Category Strategy Support Lead - Assets plays a key role in supporting the development and execution of category strategies that drive value, mitigate risk, and optimise supplier performance across bp's Assets category portfolio. Working closely with Category Managers, business stakeholders, and suppliers, you will provide market intelligence, strategic insights, supplier performance support, and category enablement to help deliver procurement and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Support the development and execution of category strategies across the Assets portfolio, including market analysis, sourcing activities, demand planning, and value delivery initiatives.

Develop high-quality presentations, reports, and strategic communications that support stakeholder engagement and informed decision-making.

Lead and coordinate a category support team, ensuring work is prioritised effectively and aligned to business needs.

Support supplier performance management through reviews, risk assessments, performance improvement plans, and issue resolution activities.

Monitor category performance and KPI delivery, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and value creation.

Drive standardisation of category management processes, sourcing tools, reporting, and governance practices.

Manage and optimise procurement buying channels, including SAP Ariba content, ensuring compliance with contracts, pricing, and procurement policies.

Degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Minimum 6-8 years' experience in Indirect Procurement, Category Management, or Strategic Sourcing.

Experience supporting category strategies within complex industrial, engineering, operations, asset-intensive, or infrastructure environments.

Strong understanding of category management, supplier relationship management, contract management, spend analysis, and commercial value creation.

Ability to interpret business requirements and market intelligence to support sourcing strategies and procurement decision-making.

Experience working with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders to drive performance, manage risk, and deliver business outcomes.

Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.

Experience leading teams or coordinating work within a matrix or project-based environment.

Comfortable working in global, multicultural organisations and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

CIPS qualification or working towards membership.

Experience supporting Assets, Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, Industrial Services, or Technical Procurement categories.

Experience with SAP Ariba, Salesforce, Compass, or similar procurement technologies.

Strong digital fluency and ability to leverage technology to improve procurement outcomes.

Experience working across international teams and managing remote stakeholder relationships.

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 demeanor 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, 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

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status.Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process,pleasecontact us. If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process,pleasecontact us.