Sourcing Manager - Drilling and Completions

Job summary

Responsible for providing strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management activities for the relevant category using advanced sourcing knowledge in order to execute against the strategy and annual plan for the category, participating in the supplier management process from initial selection to effective integration, and coordinating with the relevant areas on their sourcing requirements and expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Helps to delivers value through providing support as instructed, to assist effective and efficient contracting activity.
• Prepares contract briefs, performs detailed proofreading and editing of contract materials and supports wider ad hoc pre-award contracts activity.
• Ensures contracts are implemented with the appropriate systems, compliance and contract management set-up.
• Assists in executing post-award contract management, including interpretation and implications of terms and conditions, monitoring contract expiration dates and identifying need for extensions or renewals.
• Complies with BP's Code of Conduct and models BP's Values & Behaviors.
• Evaluates and negotiates contracts in compliance with BP contract templates and reimbursement structure standards.
• Generates complex contracts and agreements including interpretation of contract requirements, contract administration, risk management, change management, conflict resolution, and delivery and payment for products.
• Works directly with Legal, Tax and other functions to facilitate company objectives and resolve customer issues, providing customer satisfaction, and acts as the first point of contact for suppliers/contract holders for as long as the contract lasts.
• Ensures timely resolution to sourcing, updating procedures and new account plans, partnering with site procurement management to maintain ownership of all issues, and managing the dispute process to establish Service Level Agreements.
• Ensures contracts are implemented with the appropriate systems, compliance and contract management set-up, and provides informal training/mentoring to less experienced contracts staff to build capability in this area.
• Complies with BP's Code of Conduct and models BP's Values & Behaviors.
• Evaluates and negotiates contracts in compliance with BP contract templates and reimbursement structure standards.
• Generates complex contracts and agreements including interpretation of contract requirements, contract administration, risk management, change management, conflict resolution, and delivery and payment for products.
• Works directly with Legal, Tax and other functions to facilitate company objectives and resolve customer issues, providing customer satisfaction, and acts as the first point of contact for suppliers/contract holders for as long as the contract lasts.
• Ensures timely resolution to sourcing, updating procedures and new account plans, partnering with site procurement management to maintain ownership of all issues, and managing the dispute process to establish Service Level Agreements.
• Manages a team of direct reports, aligning team activities to stakeholder priorities and ensuring all activities comply with relevant processes, procedures, and region-specific regulatory requirements.
• In line with continuous conversations, have regular honest and constructive dialogue with team members to support performance and career development.