Procurement Category Specialist - Business Support & HSE Category

Job Title: Procurement Category Specialist - Business Support & HSE Category

Contract Length: 12 months

Location: Sunbury (Hybrid 3 days Onsite)

Working Hours: 8 Hours /day & 40/ Week

Bp has reached agreement with the Government of Iraq to invest in several oil fields in the Kirkuk province of northern federal Iraq. The contract provides for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of oil and gas production from the Baba and Avanah domes of the Kirkuk field and three adjacent fields – Bai Hassan, Jambur and Khabbaz, all of which are currently operated by the North Oil Company of the Ministry of Oil.

Under the terms of the agreement, bp, North Oil Company (NOC) and North Gas Company (NGC) will establish a new integrated operating entity comprising predominantly of personnel from NOC and NGC, along with secondees from bp. The new operating organisation will, in due course, take over operations at Kirkuk from NOC and NGC.

This role will initially form part of the central remote support team for Kirkuk. Successful candidates should be flexible and willing to travel to Iraq for business trips, especially during the early phases. Please note that due to the timeline requirements, a review of candidate applications will take place immediately after the posting close date with candidate selection processes taking place shortly thereafter.

We are looking for high calibre individuals to join our expanding Kirkuk team.

This role is accountable for supporting the Business Support and HSE Procurement Category, responsible for managing security, logistics, IT, business support and contingent labour, ensuring procurement activity compliance to the Development and Production Contract, alignment to business priorities and compliance to Kirkuk procurement procedures and contract governance.

This role reports to the Business Support and HSE Procurement Category Delivery Manager (CDM) for Kirkuk and acts as a procurement business partner for HSE, Security and Facilities functions. The role will engage with Legal, Finance, HSE, and the P&O functions to ensure seamless procurement delivery and contract management, compliant with internal policies, industry standards, and regulatory obligations.

You will develop and implement robust category strategies for the Business Support and HSE Procurement Category and will act as an interface to internal and external stakeholders. The right candidate needs to have strong commercial acumen, ensuring alignment on business goals and delivering secure, optimal, compliant, and competitive, risk-managed procurement outcomes.

All business activities will need to be conducted in compliance with Iraqi laws and regulations, the Iraq Standard Contracting and Procurement Procedures (SCPP) and with BP’s Code of Conduct, Anti Bribery and Corruption and Anti Money Laundering policies.

• The Kirkuk Procurement Specialist for Business Support & HSE Procurement Category is accountable for co-ordinating in country procurement delivery for security, logistics, IT, business support and contingent labour for Kirkuk. The role will support interfaces between the in-country based team, North Oil Company (NOC), North Gas Company (NGC) and remote category teams to ensure alignment to business priorities and compliance to Kirkuk procurement procedures and contract governance.
• The successful candidate will develop and implement the Business Support & HSE Procurement Category strategy for Kirkuk in Iraq, maximise the value of third party spend for bp, working with multi-discipline project teams and key suppliers to manage risks, seek innovation and add value to our MENA Growth projects.
• The role will work closely with our partners in NOC and NGC to establish the state of existing contracting and procurement ways of working, including the systems, processes, and resources that support the efficient sourcing of goods and services in support of Business Support & HSSE and Subsurface.
• Supports category delivery of contract strategies, end-to-end sourcing and contracting, socialising relevant governance approvals (internal and external), negotiations, risk management and ensuring contracts are compliant to established contract standards and operationalized into Kirkuk P2P systems.
• The role will deliver value through effective and efficient sourcing activity; using the provisions of PSCM procedures within boundaries of relevant laws and regulations, approved budgets and, where applicable, JV partner and NOC…