Sourcing Manager - Facilities and Engineered Equipment

BP PLC; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and health insurance

Learning opportunities

Job summary

BP plc is seeking a Sourcing Manager for Facilities and Engineered Equipment to lead global sourcing within BP's Projects function across hydrocarbons, low carbon energy, and retail. You will manage a team of sourcing professionals, drive value, manage risk, and ensure CMP compliance while aligning with senior stakeholders across regions.

The role demands strategic leadership, top negotiation skills, and experience in a matrixed organization, with exposure to Ariba, Salesforce and SAP SRM;

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement or Engineering.
• 15 years of experience in procurement and strategic sourcing, with 3-5 years in a leadership role.
• 5 years of experience in major projects or equivalent environment in hydrocarbon industry is desired.
• Proven track record of leading high-performing, multi-cultural global teams and delivering complex sourcing strategies with 2-4 years of leadership experience.
• Strong commercial competence, negotiation expertise, and supplier relationship management skills.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization with cross-cultural teams.
• Proven ability to influence senior partners and drive strategic outcomes.
• Ability to work on shift hours and work on remote location from the business.
• Familiarity with Ariba Source to Pay, Salesforce and SAP SRM.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for BP’s global sourcing activities within the Projects function.
• Lead a team of sourcing professionals, ensuring alignment with BP’s objectives and CMP compliance.
• Drive sourcing excellence using market intelligence and digital tools.
• Apply advanced negotiation techniques to secure high-value outcomes.
• Monitor and report team performance using key metrics and DoA requirements.
• Front the adoption of new systems and ways of working across sourcing teams.
• Mentor and develop a high-performance, diverse team with focus on capability building and continuous improvement.
• Build a psychologically safe environment where ideas are shared openly and respectfully.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Sourcing strategies

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural collaboration

People leadership

Agile ways of working

Influence senior partners

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Procurement or Engineering

Tools

Ariba Source to Pay

Salesforce

SAP SRM

Job description

Sourcing Manager - Facilities and Engineered EquipmentWe use cookies to collect and analyse information on our site's performance and to enable the site to function. Cookies also allow us and our partners to show you relevant ads when you visit our site and other 3rd party websites, including social networks.### Sourcing Manager - Facilities and Engineered EquipmentApply: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working: Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 17, 2026 (5 days left to apply): RQ117795**Entity:**Technology**Job Family Group:**Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group**Job Description:**## Let me tell you about the role Procurement S2C is an integral part of how the BP business and functions operate. Procurement S2C support delivery of BP business and functional strategies by driving efficiency and effectiveness. The Procurement S2C sourcing team is part of the sourcing pillar and drives the way in which BP approaches the market to source third party supply, balancing efficiency and value drivers in line with category strategy. As a Line Manager, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight for BP’s global sourcing activities within the Projects function across hydrocarbons, low carbon energy and retail businesses. You will be accountable for delivering value, handling risk, and driving excellence across sourcing and contracting processes. This role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, people leadership, and the ability to influence at senior levels across the organization. You will lead a team of sourcing professionals, ensuring alignment with BP’s business objectives and complete compliance to Category Management Policy (CMP) combined with local laws and regulations of respective bp operating regions. Crate high performing and psychologically safe team. ## **What you will deliver*** **Strategic Leadership:** Provide direction and oversight for sourcing strategies within the Projects function, ensuring alignment with business goals and risk management frameworks.* **Stakeholder Engagement:** Act as a senior point of contact for key business partners, ensuring sourcing priorities are aligned with business needs and delivering significant value.* **Sourcing Excellence:** Drive the use of advanced sourcing techniques, market intelligence, and digital tools to drive innovation, speed to market, and commercial value.* **Negotiation Expertise:** Applies advanced negotiation techniques to consistently secure high-value outcomes. Resolves stalled negotiations and adapts strategies based on situational needs to improve supplier value.* **Governance & Compliance:** Ensure full compliance with CMP, S2C procurement controls, regional governance, contract templates, and Delegation of Authority (DoA) requirements.* **Performance Management:** Monitor and report on team performance using key metrics, including value delivery, cycle time, and partner satisfaction.* **Change Leadership:** Front the adoption of new systems, processes, and ways of working across the sourcing teams.* **Team Management & Development:** Lead, mentor, and develop a team of sourcing professionals. Develop a high-performance culture passionate about capability building, career development, and continuous improvement.* **Psychological Safety & Inclusion:** Build and maintain a psychologically safe team environment where individuals feel respected, heard, and empowered to speak up, share ideas, and challenge constructively without fear of negative consequences.* **Entrepreneurial mindset:** Demonstrate and instill an entrepreneurial approach within the team—encouraging innovation, ownership, and proactive problem-solving to unlock new value opportunities.* **Technology :** Adept at employing all procurement tools and dashboards, draw key insights, apply in operational excellence. Keep up to the speed with new AI tools, agents, advocate adoption of technology within team to improve team’s performance.* **Communication:** Excellent communicator with all levels of partners and team members. ## **What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)** **:** **Required Qualifications & Experience:*** Bachelor’s degree in Procurement or Engineering.* 15 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, with 3-5 years in a leadership role.* 5 years of experience in major projects or equivalent environment in hydrocarbon industry is desired.* Proven track record of leading high-performing, multi-cultural global teams and delivering complex sourcing strategies with 2-4 years of leadership experience.* Strong commercial competence, negotiation expertise, and supplier relationship management skills.* Experience working in a global, matrixed organization with cross-cultural teams.* Proven ability to influence senior partners and drive strategic outcomes.* Ability to work on shift hours and work on remote location from the business* Believe in Agile ways of working* Familiarity with Ariba Source to Pay, Salesforce and SAP SRM. ## **At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits!*** 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 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:**.**Legal Disclaimer:**We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. 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