Category Manager – Professional Services & Talent

BP Retail UK

Multiple Locations, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Global category leadership
End-to-end spend management
Supplier relationship management
The Category Manager provides category leadership for key sub-categories of spend in support of their global category

Job Summary

  • The Category Manager provides category leadership for key sub-categories of spend in support of their global category.
  • The Professional Services & Talent Category Manager will manage USD50m-100m of spend globally covering contingent labor agencies, legal services, finance consulting, business consulting, HSE services, R&D technical support services etc.
  • 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.

Matching Summary

The Category Manager provides category leadership for key sub-categories of spend in support of their global category.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Global category leadership
  • End-to-end spend management
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Market dynamics analysis
  • Data-led category performance

Nice-to-have

  • Problem solver with commercial acumen
  • Cultivate senior stakeholder relationships
  • Develop transformational strategies
  • Embrace psychological safety
  • Curiosity in external markets

Key Requirements

  • Prior experience in global, matrixed procurement environments
  • Good partner management and influencing skills
  • Critical thinking and commercial competence
  • Experience in leading initiatives internationally

Work Rights

Not specified

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