Capital Projects Procurement Specialist Job

Employer Name: BP	SpiderID: 2898701
Location: Whiting, Indiana	Date Posted: 9/22/2009
Wage: Commensurate	Category: Purchasing/Buyers
Job Code: 5664BR

Job Description:
Third party spend accounts for ~60% of the Refining SPU’s total non-hydrocarbon costs and so the Refining Procurement teams must play a key role in working collaboratively with the BUs to ensure this spend is managed competitively. A program to transform the SPU’s Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PSCM) capability is now under development, combining early improvements in the way that we work and deliver value, with progressive change over the next 2-3 years to fully deliver all of the necessary upgrades in the organization, processes and systems.

The intent is to establish PSCM as a collaborative business partner, where engineering/technical experts work hand in hand with procurement professionals to deliver competitive sourcing decisions and a significant improvement in third party spend and productivity/utilization. This will be achieved through improvements within procurement and within the business line teams, where the sourcing need is initiated through activities in capital projects, turnarounds, and routine maintenance.

The Major Capital Projects Specialist will be responsible for the effective management of third party spend across a number of categories covering a variety of projects and programs.

As an embedded member of the capital project team, responsible for delivery of procurement related activities across capital projects. Works with project contractor procurement (as outsourced to Jacobs) to develop and implement sourcing strategies. Responsible for defining and overseeing the Jacobs procurement activity.

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's downstream operations refine, transport, sell and trade crude oil and petroleum products. In North America, we are the second-largest refiner and the second-largest fuels marketer. BP has large, modern refineries in Texas City, TX; Carson, CA; Cherry Point, WA; and Toledo, OH, These five refineries, with total capacity for processing 1.5 million barrels of crude oil every day, are part of a worldwide network of 19 BP refineries. BP's refineries produce a wide range of fuels, petrochemicals and lubricants for America's highway and rail transportation; industry; home, commercial and institutional heating; power generation, and airlines.

If you are selected for the position, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug and alcohol screening as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.

BP is an equal opportunity employer.

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Job Requirements:
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain Management or related discipline.
• 5 to 10 years of experience in project procurement, handling projects in the 10-100 million range
• 5 years of procurement in experience in the petrochemical industry required.

Job Criteria:
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Position Type: Full-Time Permanent
Years of Experience Required: 5
Education Required: Bachelors
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Contact Information:

Contact Name: Human Resource	Company Type: Employer
Company: BP

City: Whiting
State: Indiana
Zip: Whiting

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