Procurement Category Advisor Downstream Aviation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Life and health insurance

Medical care package

Learning opportunities

Social communities

Job summary

bp in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Category Advisor for the Downstream Aviation logistics category. You will lead category management, global supplier relationships and end-to-end spend initiatives to mitigate supply chain risk and maximize value for the business.

This role requires cross‑functional collaboration, data‑driven decision making and the ability to drive transformational change across regions. Working hours are shift-based with flexibility to cover ASPAC/EU or ASPAC/US time zones.

Qualifications

• Degree educated - something related to Procurement preferred - or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Post graduate qualification related to procurement would be a plus.
• Functional knowledge: An understanding of into plane services, aviation refuellers supply base and general understanding of the aviation fuelling business landscape is desirable.
• Knowledge of category management principles and exposure to or experience of undertaking procurement processes and developing category strategies.
• A basic understanding of how to ensure strategies flow through to execution in the businesses / assets
• Stakeholder management and influencing skills to develop a deep understanding of the supported businesses / regions / assets and their priorities, including long term objectives.
• Knowledge of procurement within a complex multinational business
• Knowledge in relevant procurement categories with an understanding of the market's dynamics and its influence on procurement strategies
• Some experience in leading initiatives internationally preferred, recognizing cultural nuances, analyzing data-driven trends & insights, and employing agile/flexible approaches
• An advocate for our code, they incorporate the Operating Management System (OMS) and our safety leadership principles into strategies and everyday work
• The role requires analytical thinking to assist in developing and evaluating solutions, as well as judgement to translate business requirements into actionable plans.
• Embraces industry challenges and technological disruption, contributes to development of innovative solutions whilst managing risk
• Foster strong supplier relationships, bringing multiple parties together to collaboratively solve complex business problems
• Leads translation of business requirements into a strategic category plan
• Uses critical thinking to make informed strategic decisions
• Interpersonal skills: Stakeholder networking and influencing skills to ensure buy in and adoption
• Regular interaction with external suppliers and representing bp externally
• Supporting effective change management
• Persevering through organizational complexity and resistance to change

Responsibilities

• Category Strategy leadership: Co-develp category strategies that address business needs, supply chain risk and sustainability. Contrinute to the analysis of market factors to inform strategy excellence, remaining attuned to market dynamics, balancing needs with proactive transformational strategies.
• Category excellence: Drive a data led management of end-to-end category performance by working with stakeholders to understand demand and ensure strategies that will be executed effectively.
• Transformation and Change Management: Drives implementation of transformation initiatives, which deliver incremental business value. Ensure supplier performance, in a dynamic business environment, and implement change across diverse stakeholder landscapes.
• Team integration: Work within a category team, embracing a culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Leadership: Support the team in sharing knowledge with the wider organisation in order to support execution of the strategy.
• Problem solving: The role requires analytical thinking to assist in developing and evaluating solutions, as well as judgement to translate business requirements into actionable plans.
• Interpersonal skills: Strong interpersonal skills are essential for collaborating with the category team, engaging with global, diverse stakeholders, communicating impactfully across organizational levels and managing change effectively.

Skills

Agility core practices

Agility tools

Analytical thinking

Business requirements analysis

Category spend profiling

Category strategy

Digital fluency

Negotiating

Negotiation planning

Product and market intelligence

Supplier relationship management

Education

Degree in Procurement

Post graduate qualification related to procurement

Job description

Job Family GroupProcurement & Supply Chain Management Group

EntityTechnology

Job Family GroupProcurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description

Role Synopsis

This Category Advisor provides category leadership for the Downstream Aviation logistics category of spend. They undertake category management and global supplier relationship management, driving end-to-end spend management to mitigate supply chain risk and maximize value delivery, including sustainability, within their category. They know their categoy intimately and develop business specific procurement strategies to deliver business objectives, and create category guidance which ensures efficient end to end category execution. They work with regional and FBT resources for optimal, compliant, and competitive procurement outcomes, collaborating across and beyond procurement. Problem solvers with good commercial acumen, they create solutions to category challenges, they cultivate senior stakeholder relationships and work with businesses to understand their evolving needs alongside developing deep insights into supply markets, including disruptors and technological advances. They create value through co-developing transformational strategies with business stakeholders, collaborating cross-functionally to realize identified value and working with delivery teams to ensure that strategies are executed to yield value.

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.

Key Accountabilities

Category Strategy leadership: Co-develp category strategies that address business needs, supply chain risk and sustainability. Contrinute to the analysis of market factors to inform strategy excellence, remaining attuned to market dynamics, balancing needs with proactive transformational strategies.

• Build their external networks and expertise as a key part of supporting the category development

Category excellence: Drive a data led management of end-to-end category performance by working with stakeholders to understand demand and ensure strategies that will be executed effectively.

• Navigates bp’s multifaceted operational frameworks, assisting in consistent strategy delivery and uninterrupted supply flow to make procurement easier for suppliers and stakeholders to work with.
• Considers regional factors like laws, taxes, and market conditions in category management planning.
• Cultivates purpose-driven partnerships and robust supplier relationships to navigate business challenges and value

Transformation and Change Management: Drives implementation of transformation initiatives, which deliver incremental business value. Ensure supplier performance, in a dynamic business environment, and implement change across diverse stakeholder landscapes.

• Leveraging digital solutions to drive innovation, enhancing efficiency, effectiveness and value creation
• Leads effective communication, helping promote new ideas and strategies to gain buy-in from others.

Team integration: Work within a category team, embracing a culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement. Share category knowledge across teams to accelerate improvements and enable business cost competitive targets to be met.

• Helps build category knowledge across the wider procurement organization to ensure strategy execution
• Develops their technical capabilities in order to deliver category operational excellence
• Embraces curiosity in external markets, innovation and technological disruption, digital fluency, data-driven insights, and strong collaboration with both suppliers and stakeholders
• Embraces an environment of psychological safety as a foundation for collaborative learning, ideation and innovation

Essential Education

• Degree educated - something related to Procurement preferred - or equivalent relevant professional experience
• Post graduate qualification related to procurement would be a plus.

Essential Experience And Job Requirements

Functional knowledge: An understanding of into plane services, aviation refuellers supply base and general understanding of the aviation fuelling business landscape is desirable.

Knowledge of category management principles and exposure to or experience of undertaking procurement processes and developing category strategies. A basic understanding of how to ensure strategies flow through to execution in the businesses / assets

Business expertise: Stakeholder management and influencing skills to develop a deep understanding of the supported businesses / regions / assets and their priorities, including long term objectives.

• An ability to develop an understanding of the supported businesses / regions / assets and its objectives
• Knowledge of procurement within a complex multinational business
• Knowledge in relevant procurement categories with an understanding of the market's dynamics and its influence on procurement strategies

Leadership: Support the team in sharing knowledge with the wider organisation in order to support execution of the strategy. Collaborates across procurement, the businesses, suppliers and beyond to achieve their categories goals.

• Some experience in leading initiatives internationally preferred, recognizing cultural nuances, analyzing data-driven trends & insights, and employing agile/flexible approaches
• An advocate for our code, they incorporate the Operating Management System (OMS) and our safety leadership principles into strategies and everyday work

Problem solving: The role requires analytical thinking to assist in developing and evaluating solutions, as well as judgement to translate business requirements into actionable plans.

• Embraces industry challenges and technological disruption, contributes to development of innovative solutions whilst managing risk
• Foster strong supplier relationships, bringing multiple parties together to collaboratively solve complex business problems
• Leads translation of business requirements into a strategic category plan
• Uses critical thinking to make informed strategic decisions

Interpersonal skills: Strong interpersonal skills are essential for collaborating with the category team, engaging with global, diverse stakeholders, communicating impactfully across organizational levels and managing change effectively.

• Stakeholder networking and influencing skills to ensure buy in and adoption
• Regular interaction with external suppliers and representing bp externally
• Supporting effective change management
• Persevering through organizational complexity and resistance to change

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, 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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