The E&P Projects and Engineering Function (P&E) is focused on building and sustaining functional excellence that underpins the creation of distinctive projects and their world class execution. The function has developed an ambitious strategy ("Building the Future") to make BP the #1 Projects Operator by 2010. The strategy comprises five themes: People; Major Projects Common Process; Standardization, Projects Procurement & SCM and Engineering & Technology.

BP's Alaska Strategic Performance Unit (SPU) is a major component of the BP's existing group of businesses. Alaska is further distinguished by a very large, but technically challenging, resource base covering mature giant fields, satellite developments, large scale heavy oil potential, world-scale mid-stream assets, and a major long-term gas commercialization opportunity. The Alaska SPU resource base supports a 50 year future for BP in Alaska, and to deliver that we need to attract the best people.

The role of Procurement & Supply Chain Management (PSCM) is to ensure that maximum value is delivered from the $1.5 billion plus annual third party spend of the Alaska SPU, to assure supply and to manage key supply chain risks. Strong commercial and business acumen, communication, coaching and interpersonal skills are required.

This level of spend is expected to grow significantly through 2013 due to increased activity across all areas of the business, and especially Projects. New Alaska SPU projects include Heavy Oil, North Slope pipeline and facilities renewal program.

The Alaska SPU PSCM Team will be expanding to meet these dynamic business demands and has an immediate need for an experienced individual with a strong track record of performance delivery who is looking for an exceptional opportunity for career progression. The right candidate will join the team as a Senior PSCM Specialist.

Qualifications:

- Legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than your current employer.
- The willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time in order to fulfill the responsibilities of this position.
- Minimum of a Four year / Bachelor's degree preferred in Business or Supply Chain, Institute of Supply Management or similar accreditation.
- 3 years experience in Projects PSCM and/or related function.
- Tendering, negotiations, contract development and execution strategy experience.
- Highly competent working with legal language and adept at identifying & resolving key issues.
- Demonstrated ability to tactfully and diplomatically challenge the status quo and influence change across a wide breadth of projects and at all management levels.
- Strong team focus and the skills to work across disciplines, cultures and business unit teams in various locations.
- Demonstrated ability to address and facilitate optimal resolution of problems

Benefits:

BP offers a comprehensive benefits program and pays the majority of the costs. Benefits include health and protection plans (like medical, prescription, vision and dental, disability insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts), retirement (savings and retirement accumulation plan), and other resources and programs like vacation and education assistance. Our benefits are mean to touch each aspect of your physical, mental and financial health.

A competitive relocation package is available for this position as is as cost of living bonus that is in addition to our competitive base compensation.

Visit www.bp.com/lifebenefits to learn more.

Company Profile:

Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. With a workforce of nearly 100,000 employees, BP operates with business activities and customers in more than 100 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

BP&os;s Exploration and Production segment focuses on finding reserves of oil and gas, developing the means to extract and process it and then consistently producing and transporting it to market. This involves using cutting edge technology to find the energy reserves, the ability to drill thousands of meters under the ground, designing, building and operating some of the world&os;s largest most complex production onshore / offshore facilities and finally being able to transport these fluids, in order to provide energy to the world.

BP E&P Global Procurement & Supply Chain Management (PSCM) is responsible for working with Strategic Performance Units (SPUs) and other functional groups to maximize value delivered from expenditures with third parties. PSCM provides procurement and supply chain management for oil and natural gas exploration, development and production and related transportation and processing activities. The PSCM function is envisioned as a key lever to provide a significant contribution to BP&os;s bottom line and is in the midst of implementing a new Strategy to enable BP to meet its targets on cash costs, capital expenditures and production.

E&P PSCM has a vision to provide a ‘world-class&os; contribution that significantly adds to the profitability of the business. Inherent in this is the need to have the right organization, processes, practices and people with capabilities to deliver at the highest levels for BP.