Products Supply & Logistics Negotiator

Job summary

Entity:

Supply, Trading & Shipping

Job Family Group:

Strategic Planning & Business Development Group

Job Description:

About the Role:

The Products Supply & Logistics Negotiator is a key member of the Midstream Products Americas team accountable for developing new business opportunities, building relationships with appropriate logistics partners/suppliers, negotiating and managing term agreements and exercising a combination of commercial and technical rigor to help achieve bp's growth objectives! These agreements include supply purchase, transportation, terminal service and storage agreements.

This role sits on the Logistics Business Development team supporting both RPT and FS&M.

Key Responsibilities:

Identify and develop new opportunities to deliver incremental commercial performance for bp.

Negotiate commercial transactions to ensure delivery is within established negotiating boundaries, expected timelines and expected performance objectives.

Develop and manage external supply and midstream relationships to better understand the external and competitive landscape. With this knowledge and clear understanding of products trading and supply strategy and priorities, craft tactical supply and logistics strategies and prioritize opportunities.

Actively manage portfolio of logistics agreements considering business and trading strategy, cost, optionality, terminal performance, and utilization.

Understand and apply evolving clean fuels regulations and help advise bp’s feedback to the governing regulatory bodies

Provide analytical support, project justification and ensure adherence to internal authorization process for growth projects

Develop effective working relationships and engage internal collaborators across RPT and FS&M to enable commercial execution of agreements.

Work closely with trading, operations and supply to understand the business drivers to deliver reliable, efficient supply while generating maximum value for the overall supply chain.

Complete transactions consistent with bp standards, control processes and policies.

Lead cross functional teams to ensure successful implementation of contracts/projects.

Role Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in business, science or engineering

5+ years of experience in an integrated oil supply chain in Midstream / Supply & Optimization, Trading, commercial delivery experience across multiple markets preferred.

Prior commercial negotiations experience

Ability to build and maintain productive working relationships with external parties.

Proven commercial savvy with ability to find opportunities and deliver results. Strong performance bias and ability to overcome obstacles.

Strong influencing and team building skills, with an ability to build consensus and engagement with key collaborators at all levels and across organizational boundaries.

Multifaceted interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively at all levels throughout the various functional areas of the organization.

Able to optimize supply sources, logistics and inventory to meet demand and improve gross margin.

Drives strategy development and execution.

Third party contract negotiations. Knowledge of key contractual terms and role they play in mitigating risk for bp.

How much we pay (Base): $170,000-$200,000 *Note that the pay range listed for this position is a genuinely expected and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

This position is eligible for US Benefits – Core. This position offers paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours[LC1] of vacation per year for full time employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees). You will also be eligible for 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays. You may learn more about how we calculate paid vacation and view our generous vacation and holiday schedules at Core U.S. Benefits.

Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. Learn more by visiting Core U.S. Benefits.

We offer a reward package to enable your work to fit with your life. These offerings include a discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and generous retirement benefits that include a 401k matching program. These benefits include a pension for eligible employee[LC2] . You may learn more about our generous benefits at Core U.S. Benefits.

As part of bp’s wellbeing package, bp offers access to health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as life and Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. You may learn more about our generous benefits at Core U.S. Benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations.

Travel Requirement

Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Acquisitions and divestments, Acquisitions and divestments, Agreements and negotiations, Analytics, Commercial Acumen, Commercial Business Development, Communication, Contractual risk management, Data visualization and interpretation, Deal structuring, Decision Making, Developing and implementing strategy, Economic evaluation methodology, Economic modelling, Financial Analysis, Financial Modelling, Influencing, Investment appraisal, Joint Venture Structuring, Long Term Planning, Managing change, Market Analysis, Project and programme management, Risk Management, Sector, market, customer and competitor understanding {+ 2 more}

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 an accessibility need may request an adjustment/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 adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.