Global Process Manager

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Business Support Group

Job Description:

Overview:

We are a global energy business involved in every aspect of the energy system. We are working towards delivering light, heat and mobility to millions of people, every day. Our people want to play their part in solving the big, sophisticated challenges facing our world today and, guided by our bp values, are working to help meet the world’s need for more energy while lowering carbon emissions. In our offices at Pune, we work in customer service, finance, accounting, procurement, HR services and other enabling functions – providing solutions as a coordinated part of bp !

Would you like to discover how our diverse, hardworking people are owning the way in making energy cleaner and better – and how you can play your part in our outstanding team?

Join our team, and develop your career in an encouraging, forward-thinking environment!

About The Role -

The Global Process Manager (GPM) is instrumental in driving client value through meticulous process oversight, continuous improvement, ensuring process standardization across bp businesses, also ensuring cross-functional inter-linkages in transformation programs, where strategy-to-contract (S2C) and procure-to-pay (P2P), are one the functions undergoing improvement/transformation.

This role ensures the consistent and successful delivery of Contingent Workforce management, Statement of Work service procurement and worker profile management, by focusing on process efficiencies and implementing models that reduce operational costs, providing greater insight and control. 

The Global Process Manager needs to additionally mine innovative opportunities, leading to quantifiable improvements, and ensure the policy adoption is weaved into the process and technology designs.

This role will lead process standardization, Procurement policy ownership, to enable global transformation programs such as (S4/HANA migration), Fieldglass deployment and/or Ariba deployment and/or no-PO-no-pay policy implementation.

What you will deliver -

Process Standardization

1) This role is effectively engaged in large procurement transformation programs and drives the P2P process standardization discipline, starting with process discovery, process design, process governance and ongoing accountability for process performance. 
2) Accountable for accurate, up-to-date, brilliant basic artifact (such as ARIS process maps) embedded with controls, policy interventions & industry leading protocols. 
3) Maintain & uphold global process standards, by reviewing process exceptions & minimizing process/policy/technology deviations

Drive Measurable Value

1) Deliver efficiency – by improving processes, enhanced productivity and operational excellence resulting in capacity release 
2) Drive efficiency – share data-led insights & metric movement reports periodically with GPO, to be socialized with bp business, VPs for improved policy adherence, decision-making and minimize business risks, (e.g., to improve contract value leakage, improve working capital, compliance and control)
3) Improved experience – through process simplification, policy led controls and technology driven innovative solutions.

Procurement Policy

1) P2P Global Process Owner community owns the global procurement policy at bp, which is followed by 1000+ people, across business and FBT. 
2) This role requires robust policy specific decision-making abilities to address simple deviations using process, technology, control lenses, innovatively & positively influence the transformation timelines & outcomes
3) Accountable for policy enforcement & implementation of the ‘no-PO-no-pay’ policy supplemented by tangible metric movement 

People Management

1) Displays bp ‘who we are’ values, skills to navigate matrix organization challenges & ability to push towards the right decision for all teams
2) Customer engagement that includes working and influencing our VPs and business community
3) Accountable for producing outcomes of high-quality standards, by self and their team members 
4) Responsible to share team’s performance dashboard with GPO

Crucial Skills

• Requires in-depth knowledge of P2P processes & technology, in addition to value levers across source-to-pay
•  Strategic, analytical, solution oriented, problem-solving approach with resilient leadership skills coupled with collaborator management and influencing skills 
•  Effective time management skills and ability to achieve collective program/project specific deadlines.
•  Maintain high standards of communication and partnership in all situations & scenarios.
• 15+ years of work experience, preferably with knowledge across procurement processes and in particular experience of Source to Pay

Crucial Qualification

•  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related area, or related experience
• Formal qualifications constituting university degrees, examination certificates that confirm a level of informative attainment or licenses
• Technology proficiency in SAP S4/HANA, SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass is crucial. 
•  Certifications/credentials (Procurement/SCM related, Lean, Six Sigma) are preferred 

You Will Work With

Business VPs, business process champions, category managers, strategy-to-contract process owners, procurement operations, operational excellence teams.

This role will collaborate with technology solution architects, project managers, change managers, template owners, automation authorities and cross-functional teams from Finance and Customer 

Desirable Criteria

• Training and certification in Lean, Six-Sigma, Design Thinking, or similar quality management experience 
• Oil industry experience and understanding of the terminology, business functions and processes
• Strong operational management experience.

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% 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:

Agility core practices, Agility tools, Business Acumen, Business Operations, Business process architecture, Business process control, Business process improvement, Communication, Data Management, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Demand Management, Design Thinking, Goal Setting, Influencing, Lean Practices, Managing change, Managing Performance, Project and programme management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking, Workload Prioritization

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.