The Category Manager provides category leadership for key sub-categories of spend in support of their global category, undertaking category management and global supplier relationship management
Job Summary
The Category Manager provides category leadership for key sub-categories of spend in support of their global category, undertaking category management and global supplier relationship management.
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, undertaking category management and global supplier relationship management.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Global category leadership
End-to-end spend management
Global supplier relationship management
Develop innovative strategies
Deep insights into supply markets
Manage USD50m-100m spend globally
Nice-to-have
Problem solvers with good commercial acumen
Cultivate senior stakeholder relationships
Orchestrate development of transformational strategies
Purpose driven partnerships
Psychological safety for learning
Key Requirements
Knowledge of category management principles
Experience in undertaking procurement processes
Experience in global, matrixed procurement environments