Buying Channel Enablement Lead

Responsibilities

• Identify Suppliers that are a good fit for buying channel implementation. Work with spend data for existing suppliers and with our Category / Sourcing teams for incoming suppliers.
• Build a delivery funnel of buying channels to be implemented e.g. Catalogs, Custom forms, Invoice against contract, that enable Auto-PO transactions and price compliance.
• Develop and drive measures of success e.g. Auto-PO transaction rates, Buying channel utilization rates. Acquire a solid understanding of our metrics, with particular focus on areas where we are "Amber" or "Red" and identify next actions to drive improvements.
• Establish self as a domain expert on buying channel use cases, technical requirements, technical constraints, and deliver training and ongoing guidance to bp users. Stay ahead of on P2P technical developments and guidelines, and make recommendations to our Procurement teams where necessary.
• What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)
• Skills requirements:
• Tech development: Experience with technology development lifecycle is a must - defining requirements, building backlog, and delivering product.
• Project Management: Ability to implement multi-functional initiatives, with a solid attention to detail and timelines.
• Communication & Collaboration: Clear communicator who can effectively engage with internal collaborators, and external suppliers, at various levels of positional authority.
• Change Management: Competent at driving user adoption and process change in a dynamic, digital-first procurement environment.
• Analytical Approach: Capability in data analysis, data interpretation and performance tracking. Fluency in Microsoft Excel is a must.
• Experience requirements:
• 3 - 5 years in roles with relevant scopes of work.
• Academic requirements:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience from an accredited university.
• 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 attitude 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.
• Travel Requirement
• No travel is expected with this role
• Relocation Assistance:
• This role is not eligible for relocation
• Remote Type:
• This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Requirements

• Agility core practices, Agility tools, Analytical Thinking, Business Requirements Analysis, Category spend profiling, Category Strategy, Digital Fluenc

Benefits

Additional Information

Entity: Technology Job Family Group: Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group Job Description: The Buying Channel Data Analyst role will support bp's global push to standardise and optimise Procurement operations. You will work across a range of bp P2P systems (Coupa, SAP Ariba) to implement buying channels that drive efficient procurement, follow procurement policy, and align to business requirements. This is a global role and will offer the opportunity to work alongside a wide range of internal teams (bp Procurement S2C, bp Procurement P2P, bp Technology) and external collaborators (bp Suppliers). What you will deliver In this role you will be responsible for the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of bp P2P Buying Channels, which support Auto-PO transactions and price compliance outcomes. You will work cross-functionally within the Procurement S2C organization to identify P2P Buying Channel opportunities, qualify those opportunities, and coordinate delivery activities belonging to various implementation teams.

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