Sourcing Lead - Logistics - Thai Speaker

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

The Sourcing Lead is responsible for delivering low or medium complexity, potentially multi-region sourcing events within the logistics and other categories' sourcing, driving significant value for the business.

Key Accountabilities

Sourcing

• Validate requests, scopes of work and liaise with Business Facing, Supply Facing and Collaborator Teams to ensure all business requirements are considered/met
• Gather and analyze market intelligence data on a regular basis relative to the appropriate category and region to properly gauge and evaluate market and industry conditions applied to determine the sourcing strategy
• Develop and implement Sourcing strategy in accordance with the respective Category strategy with guidance from new senior team members if required
• Define and develop approach to market and develop source selection criteria based on the business priorities and requirement
• Develop and obtain approvals for award recommendation documentation
• Lead and coordinate the supplier selection process to ensure the most ideal option is chosen
• Handle all relevant partner and supplier interactions and relationship throughout the sourcing project
• Negotiate and agree on relevant contract terms with suppliers
• Develop and modify contract content based on templates and handle the approval process
• Generate reports (status, summary etc.) and analyse data depending on the project requirements

Contracting

• Evaluate proposals/outputs
• Lead complex negotiation for multi region commercial contracts
• Ensure compliance to GBS Procurement controls and contract templates
• Run the contract execution/signature process per the applicable legal/POA (power of attorney) requirements for each BP entity

Additional accountabilities specific to this role

• Effectively represent each category and region supported to the business
• Develop a solid understanding of assigned regional contracts, supply agreement templates along with thorough understanding of legal concepts related to each category’s guiding principles, also known as Category Guidance.
• Reporting efficiency through key metrics, including value delivery to GBS Procurement

Experience:

• Professional experience with minimum five (5) years in end to end sourcing and contracting of services and commodities, gained preferably in a multinational environment
• Proven knowledge and minimum three (3) years of experience in Logistics and other categories sourcing
• Track record of successful Supply Chain delivery in complex, challenging international environments and Joint Ventures
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal partners across multiple fields, cultures and geographies and with suppliers
• Ability to operate independently and methodically with minimum supervision to lead and ensure process adherence, research and analysis of systems and information
• Experience with contract creation, negotiation and maintenance
• Strong knowledge of navigating the supply market and supplier selection
• Understanding of the end-to-end Procurement process
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills and problem-solving skills
• Strong collaborator management skills
• Excellent time-management and task prioritization skills
• Highly motivate to own and further develop sourcing & category knowledge
• Experience working in an Ariba / Salesforce system environment is an advantage
• Proficient desktop computing experience
• Advanced / Professional English and Thai business language skills
• Strong proactive and innovative approach
• Able to work on shift (11am – 8pm)
• Experienced in working across time zones and cultures
• Oil & Gas experience

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.

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:

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 .

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.