Procurement Hub Manager - Latin America

Travel required Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role Job category Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group Relocation available This role is not eligible for relocation Job summaryEntity:
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Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group Job Description: Lead the Procurement Hub activities for a crucial region within the Americas – Latin America, including Mexico and Brazil. Latin America has been identified as a key growth region for Castrol. This region falls under the umbrella of Americas, but do have local Regional Leadership – where procurement plays a meaningful role in strategy, sustainability, network optimization and COGS improvement.
As the leader of the Latin America procurement hub, you will be responsible for supervising all procurement strategies and activities within the region, ensuring alignment with corporate policies and processes. This role includes developing procurement strategies for new market entries, maintaining positive relationships with business partners, and routinely assessing their satisfaction to identify and implement improvement opportunities! You will manage the delivery of category sourcing, supplier integration, and market intelligence, ensuring compliance with corporate standards and governance. Additionally, you will lead the contract manufacturing procurement strategy, focusing on network optimization, supplier start-ups, commercial arrangements, risk mitigation, and network transitions. You will supervise procurement data management and systems/process transformation activities, ensuring all activities adhere to BP's standards of business ethics, contract compliance, risk management, HSSE requirements, and minimizing reputational risks.
 
Key accountabilities: Business relationship & Partner Management Engage with Latin American business partners, evaluate their satisfaction, and use the insights gained to develop improved segment strategies.To advocate the customer and Latin America view to the regional/global procurement category teams and vice versa as appropriate.Ensure provision of timely supply market knowledge to LATAM collaborators, relaying current and future impactful events and their potential consequences.Represent procurement personally or with delegated team member at all required business planning meetings, to ensure shortage/lengthening of supply markets and effects on available feedstock is understood and managed in production planning. Arrange for key segment team members to attend when required.Ensure relationships with LATAM collaborators are fostered and the perception of the value of procurement is measured and improved over timeEstablish effective procurement governance and clear accountable decision making within Latin AmericaWork with Latin America and global business partners to identify potential opportunities to deliver cost and other benefits in Latin America.To assist new market entry teams in sourcing raw material supply and/or contract manufacturers into these markets ensuring cost competitive sourcing and suitable local suppliers where appropriate.
 LeadershipLead the Latin America procurement hub organisation, establishing and communicating vision and strategic direction, providing business context, coaching and direction to enable the team to meet its performance targets and aligned with regional control and consistency agenda.Supervise and ensure effective Latin America communications with business partners.Champion the development of new sourcing opportunities – identifying the potential benefits and risks and planning and implementing projects to deliver value as well as exploring new market opportunities.This role is leading a hub within the Americas Procurement team and there will be 2 direct reports in Brazil that currently support the Brazil business.
 Procurement managementDefine and supervise performance measures for the Latin America procurement hub, reflecting market segment sourcing and business requirements.Supervise delegated sourcing (including delivery of targeted savings), post award supplier integration, market intelligence and analytical support are provided to the supply market segment teams.Lead the procurement activities for contract manufacturing.Ensure effective data, knowledge management and systems/process leadership in the Latin America.
 Supplier relationship managementSupervise robust and consistent supplier relationship management in Latin America, as supported by the regional procurement hub and category teams.Develop new and robust supplier relationships in connection with new business strategies.
 Team leadership and capability developmentSet procurement hub team goals and objectives, define critical metrics, manage and develop the team to high performance.Be responsible for the development, performance management and career mentorship of all direct reports, and supervise talent management across the LATAM procurement hub.
 Key challenges faced in the role:Complex range of countries, geopolitical and macroeconomic dynamics, and sourcing strategies and challenges. The role will connect with 3 leadership teams on regular basis for Supply Review Meetings and management business reviews.Managing multiple stakeholders/strategies across multiple leadership teams.
 Experience & ExpertiseMinimum of Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance or similar area of study. An MBA is a plus.Minimum of 6 years of business experience with at least 3 years of supply chain or procurement experience.Knowledge of sourcing models and best practices, including experience with supplier performance management, contracting, and risk management.Must be proficient in English and Spanish. Professional working proficiency in Portuguese is a plus.Strong networking and collaborator partnering skills as well as overall communication skills.High commercial competence, problem solving, and analytical skills.
 Why join usAt bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
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Travel Requirement
Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation Remote Type:
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Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Building sustainability, Category spend profiling, Category Strategy, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Cost modelling, Decision Making, Digital fluency, Market Analysis, Negotiation planning and preparation, Sourcing strategy, Stakeholder Management, Supplier Selection, Sustainability awareness and action, Value creation and management Legal Disclaimer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us  to request accommodations.
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