Materials Management Discipline Senior Advisor (Systems and Analytics)

Entity:

Technology

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

About us
Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We're always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world's leading energy company!

The Materials Management Discipline Senior Advisor (Systems and Analytics) develops and maintains bp's global digital solutions for Materials Management processes. This role designs and manages digital tools, oversees change and deployment programs, and provides expertise in MM systems, analytics, and data governance. Key responsibilities include managing SAP MM data, coordinating with internal teams and suppliers, defining data scope, prioritizing analytics, and driving standardization across regions and systems to support business decisions.

In addition to this simply our systems landscape in line with Process simplification. Build and deploy the technology roadmap in adherence with SAP4Hana (Quantum) and other bp systems

Geographic Scope: global

Key Accountabilities:

• Own sustain activities for the global Materials Management (MM) scope within the ERP landscape.
• Support regions and sites in sustaining standard MM and ERP processes.
• Act as process owner for the global MM template, ensuring end to end integrity and standardisation.
• Provide subject matter expertise in MM systems, analytics, and data to regional and central teams.
• Translate business requirements into effective MM digital solutions and system improvements.
• Coordinate delivery of agreed MM system enhancements across Backbone and related solutions.
• Develop and maintain MM performance metrics, reports, and dashboards.
• Drive systems simplification and deliver the MM technology roadmap aligned with process improvement.

Reporting & Analytics

• Lead definition and governance of MM reporting, including priorities, data scope, cadence, and regional coverage.
• Clarify MM master and transactional data assumptions and support analytics delivery planning.

SAP MM Systems & Data Governance

• Guide SAP MM data usage, dependencies, availability, and outage impacts.
• Support standardisation of data structures, settings, and governance across ECC, S/4HANA, and Quantum.

Tool Evaluation & Data Planning

• Support evaluation of inventory and planning tools, including data preparation, vendors, and pilots.
• Lead or support data extraction for analytics and proof of concept activities.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with MM leads, planners, IT, and analytics teams.
• Communicate system changes and reporting impacts; deliver training and ad hoc guidance to regions.

Why join bp:
At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to encouraging an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

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, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Commercial Acumen, Digital Fluency, Logistics Management, Negotiating, Negotiation planning and preparation, Project Management, Risk Management, Supplier Performance Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Supply chain management, Sustainability awareness and action, Value creation and management

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 .

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