Procurement Manager

Role Overview

• Oversee sourcing & contracting and procurement operations
• Provide energizing and engaging leadership for their team or virtual team and clear direction
• Deliver modernization & transformation activities, leading optimization of process aligned to the broader procurement and category strategic transformation agenda
• Provide end to end proactive monitoring and management of demand pipeline to ensure workload prioritisation drives better user experience and on time transaction processing to suppliers
• Provide advice to the business & PU procurement team on day-to-day operations
• Provide oversight or interventions on operational issues
• Unlock value and support procurement performance in line with procurement policy and category execution
• Foster a culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement through their team or virtual team, and the business
• Develop the team’s technical capabilities and nurtures accelerator skills; curiosity in external markets, innovation and technological disruption, digital fluency, data-driven insights, and strong collaboration with stakeholders
• Establish an environment of psychological safety as a foundation for collaborative learning, ideation and innovation
• Support implementation of transformation initiatives, which deliver incremental business value
• Leverage digital solutions to drive innovation, enhancing efficiency, effectiveness and value creation
• Use influencing, storytelling and communication to encourage adoption
• Constantly scan for improvement opportunities and implement transformative solution that solve the problems.

Requirements

• Degree educated (Finance or Procurement fields would be preferred) or equivalent relevant professional experience
• Post graduate qualification related to procurement would be highly beneficial
• Functional knowledge & significant relevant procurement & managerial experience
• Must have access to and be knowledgeable on business context, strategic direction, priorities, stakeholders, and key strategies
• Knowledge of procurement process and general accounting practices, as well as ERP and S2P suite
• An understanding of how to ensure strategies flow through procurement process in ERP/S2P suite
• Experience in guiding procurement operation teams in critical thinking to uncover insights, bring value, and drive innovation
• Drive continuous improvement and efficiency
• Ability to partner with the business to develop innovative solutions, clearing blockers and enabling delivery
• Leadership experience, ideally in a procurement operation organization
• Strong relationship building, problem solving and influencing skills.

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• Different bonus opportunities based on performance
• wide range of cafeteria elements
• Life & health insurance
• medical care package
• Hybrid working arrangement aligned with team arrangements and business needs
• Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options
• Celebrate in bp’s success. You may be eligible to join bp’s Global ShareMatch plan. This non-contractual benefit lets employees buy bp shares and receive matching shares, in line with plan rules
• Family friendly workplace e.g.: Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room
• Employees’ wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e.g.: Play Zones, Office massage, Sport and music equipment