Company:
BP

Purchasing Manager - HR Products and Services

Req ID: 14172BR
Relocation Available: Negotiable
Travel Required: Yes - up to 10%
Removal Time: 23:59 (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Removal Date: 10-Sep-2010


Role Synopsis:

• The HR&PS Function has underground a significant transformation over the last year evolving in line with the IP transformation to enable focus on management by Category.
• This role will be accountable for providing procurement interface and to the US Health and Wellness stakeholders within HR.


Key aspects of the role include:

• Engaging internal stakeholders globally in order to understand business objectives and desired market related outcomes.
• Involved in wide ranging planning cycles from short term to multi year sourcing activities.
• Maintain and evolve the category strategy to factor market dynamics and business requirements.
• Understanding options and risks associated with procurement/supply chain activities.
• Leading procurement projects including the negotiation of contracts & commercial terms consistent with maximising business value for HR Products and Services.
• Building and managing supplier relationships.
• Measuring / reporting the value delivered.
• Maintain, influence and develop relationships with the Health and Wellness team in the US.
• Drive the procurement agenda with the Health and Wellness and develop a deeper business alignment in order to understand key HR objectives.


Key Accountabilities:

• Compliance to and the updating of the category Strategy inline with market forces and business plans.
• The development of sourcing strategies in alignment with global HR sector strategies and specific business objectives.
• Understands business requirements for third party goods and services.
• Developing and maintaining knowledge of the HR health and wellnesses services market place both locally and globally.
• Engaging the business and provide guidance on PSCM process and risk management.
• Manages supplier relationships.
• Leading the full sourcing process which includes development of scope, supplier selection, commercial negotiation, and contract execution.
• Provides on-going contract cost management and risk assessment.
• Line accountability for sourcing specialist.
• Championing and supporting the deployment of the appropriate purchase to pay solution.
• Ensuring the PSCM common processes are implemented, used and continually improved.
• Coaching less experienced PSCM staff.
• Participating in company networks, sharing information, best practices and lessons learned.
• Interfacing where relevant with the Indirect Procurement Operations Centre.
• Effectively/Optimize utilization of the offshore IP Procurement Operations Center (POC) to deliver sourcing activities.
• Work closely with POC Service Delivery Leads and Service Delivery Coordinators to assure Client Relationship Management assure POC sourcing delivery to the business stakeholders.


Essential Criteria & Qualifications:

• University Degree.
• MCIPS or equivalent.
• Significant experience in Procurement in a blue chip environment.
• Experience of working cross culturally.
• Relevant HR category experience.


Desirable criteria & qualifications:

• Performance Bias (skilful application).
• Business Awareness (expert).
• Leading People (basic application).
• Partnership & Teamwork (expert).
• Wise Decisions (expert).
• Innovation (expert).
• Financial Skills (basic application).
• HSSE Skills (skilful application).
• Digital Skills (skilful application).