Indirect sourcing Lead (Hindi Speaker)

BP PLC; Kuala Lumpur; Híbrido; MYR 180.000 - 300.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Life and health insurance

Learning opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

BP plc is seeking a senior procurement professional to shape and deliver the global indirect sourcing strategy across categories such as digital, marketing, professional services, logistics, and MRO. You will influence senior stakeholders, drive procurement transformation, and strengthen governance across Castrol's enterprise sourcing.

The role requires 8–10 years of end-to-end sourcing experience and strong negotiation skills.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any subject
• 8–10 years end-to-end sourcing and contracting experience
• Proficient in English; Hindi language proficiency is a MUST for regional engagement

Responsabilidades

• Define and lead global indirect sourcing strategy across multiple categories
• Manage supplier prequalification, tendering, evaluation and award processes
• Operationalize contracts and monitor supplier performance
• Engage with cross-functional teams to deliver value and governance

Conocimientos

Sourcing strategies

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Case management tools

RFI/RFP tools

Descripción del empleo

Job Family Group: Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description: Role Synopsis

A senior procurement role accountable for shaping and delivering global sourcing strategy across indirect categories, driving enterprise value, influencing senior stakeholders, and strengthening procurement capability across the organisation. Define and lead Castrol’s enterprise-wide indirect sourcing strategy across global categories including digital, marketing and brand services, digital, professional services, logistics, workplace, HSSE, travel, contingent workforce, and MRO. Accountable for driving global value delivery, supplier strategy, and procurement transformation, while strengthening governance, enabling consistent sourcing approaches, and enhancing procurement capability across the organisation.

Key Accountabilities

• Case Management

  Receive, implement and continuously handle a high volume of concurrent project requests via the Case Management tool, prioritising workload based on business criticality, value and risk.

• Sourcing Strategy

  Gather and analyse market intelligence across global supply markets to advise sourcing strategies that support Castrol operational requirements, cost competitiveness and supply continuity. Develop sourcing strategies aligned to Castrol operations, including manufacturing plants, and commercial facilities, while ensuring compliance with global category strategies and governance. Develop the sourcing strategy and handle the associated approval processes.

• Supplier Prequalification

  Perform Suppliers’ screening/prequalification/due diligence and monitor/implement the process status as per the related guidelines. Work with category manager to define appropriate sourcing strategy to meet business requirements. Lead and manage tendering process including supplier clarification, evaluation and selection, ensuring fair, visible and competitive outcomes. Build and implement detailed negotiation plan to deliver the best value. Liaise with cross functional teams for sourcing projects and events (RFI, RFP, Reverse Auctions) with suppliers operating in diverse local, regional and global markets. Directly handle supplier engagement throughout the sourcing and negotiation process, ensuring clarity of requirements and commercial intent. Develop and acquire approvals for required documentation as per Governance Framework in respective regions. 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. Apply strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills to negotiate commercial and contractual terms with suppliers to optimise total cost of ownership, risk allocation and operational flexibility for Castrol, within legal and category guidance. Escalate any contract term exceptions per the deviation process, and handle the approval process. Ensure contract is driven and signed by appropriate signing authorities.

• Contract Operationalization

  Operationalize contracts upon award in company tools and systems to enable effective execution, supplier performance monitoring and value realisation across Castrol sites.

Essential Education

Essential Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in any subject area or related field

Essential Experience and Job Requirements

The ideal candidate has 8–10 years of proven end‑to‑end sourcing and contracting experience, with the ability to operate independently on complex, high‑value and high‑risk sourcing cases across multiple partners. Experience in the lubricants industry will be an advantage. Good partner management skills handling Global Stakeholders. Experience working in a large and multi-cultural team. Good influencing and negotiation skills, as well as proven leadership behaviors. Proficient in English (oral and written) language. Proficient in Hindi (oral and written) language is a MUST, to enable effective engagement with regional suppliers and partners.

Benefits

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us. If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

Company Overview

We’re an international energy company with global scale, ambitious plans and a team of brilliant people delivering energy to the world, today and tomorrow.