Senior category delivery advisor - Site Projects, Cherry Point

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We are seeking a Senior Procurement Delivery Advisor to support the Site Projects portfolio across bp’s US refining assets. Our US refineries represent about 40% of bp’s global refining capacity, producing the energy people need for everyday life.

• Partner with the Site Projects Organization in planning and execution of capital projects at the site.
• Be accountable for procurement delivery and execution of Site Project scopes.
• Lead the procurement team for the various package delivery scopes.
• Lead and coordinate the implementation of the project specific contracting and procurement strategies.
• Supervise timely execution of contracts to meet project schedules and the resultant contractor performance management.
• Be the Site Projects procurement interface into local leadership teams and requirements.
• Work with category and SCS teams to ensure timeliness and quality of sourcing and contracting; oversee day-to-day interaction with FBT.
• Lead contract management; perform all contract management activities including contract set-up and handover from Sourcing (working in close partnership with SCS teams), change negotiation, localization, on-boarding contract holders and suppliers, contract implementation, disputes and claims, close-out and exit, and compliance management.
• Support the interface with third-party engineering contractors to assure delivery of on-time, under budget project delivery.
• Lead supplier performance management and compliance program including supplier planning, target setting and holding key meetings.

• University degree and proven experience in Engineering, Procurement, Law or other technical field.
• Master’s Degree (MBA or equivalent) and Professional PSCM qualification (MCIPS, CPM, CPSM) or equivalent is desired.
• Experience of Project and Refinery Contracting and Procurement including contracting strategy development and identification of opportunities and value levers that enable effective execution and delivery.
• Skilled at leading through complexity, implementing projects in multi-stakeholder, multi-discipline, multi-cultural environments, with regional and country-specific issues and challenges.
• Strong influential leadership and integration skills to work with projects to deliver pragmatic value driven decisions.
• Deep understanding of the potential executive risks to assess appropriate allocation.
• Experience of Construction RFP Package preparation and evaluation.
• Experience of contract management and performance activities of Contracts including change management and variation negotiation.
• Knowledge of current project management, contracting and procurement standard practices including new and emerging digital tools, change management and variation negotiation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the project team, contractors and project leadership.
• Experience and ability to craft different risk/reward commercial and contracting models.

• Experience of procurement in Projects and Refining Environments
• Understanding of procurement in Oil & Gas operations
• Understanding of building Operations Strategies, Contracting Models and Contracts
• Understanding of energy transition and projects supporting low carbon energy initiatives
• Experience with P2P systems, especially operational procurement

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