Category Strategy Support Lead - GFR

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Partner with Category Managers, team members, and suppliers to develop and implement category strategies.
• ● Support category planning through market analysis, demand planning, and organizational change.
• ● Develop presentations, reports, and communications to drive stakeholder alignment and decision-making.
• ● Handle tactical categories and support end-to-end category delivery and value creation.
• ● Monitor category performance, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• ● Standardize category processes, templates, and sourcing practices.
• ● Identify efficiency, cost optimization, and value creation opportunities.
• ● Lead supplier performance through reviews, improvement plans, and risk assessments.
• ● Build strong supplier relationships and ensure contract and service compliance.
• ● Collaborate with business, finance, legal, and procurement teams to resolve supplier issues.
• ● Support contract management, dispute resolution, and supplier risk mitigation.
• ● Maintain and optimize SAP Ariba buying channels, catalogs, and category content.
• ● Ensure procurement compliance through effective controls, monitoring, and risk management.

Requirements

• ● Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Business, or equivalent experience.
• ● -8 years demonstrated ability in Indirect Procurement.
• ● Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• ● Develop and implement category and sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives.
• ● Use market intelligence and spend analysis to identify value creation and cost optimization opportunities.
• ● Build trusted collaborations, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
• ● Handle supplier performance, contracts, compliance, and procurement risk.
• ● Influence stakeholders and drive alignment on strategic procurement initiatives.
• ● Lead sourcing and category projects to deliver commercial value and business outcomes.
• ● Apply strong commercial, analytical, and problem-solving skills to support decision-making.
• ● Champion continuous improvement, innovation, and process optimization.
• ● Lead and mentor teams in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• ● 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