A major element of PSCM's scope is to set the strategic and business direction for E&P's Materials Management activities (MM). MM covers all aspects from strategic sourcing of equipment and material needs, through specifying and delivering technical integrity, constructing efficient physical supply chain and logistics infrastructure, handling, storage and delivery, including optimization of working capital, to point of end use. Postholder will significantly enhance MM value delivery to the business and position BP at the forefront of MM performance within the industry.

The Senior Manager, Materials Management can be located in either Houston, Texas or Sunbury, United Kingdom.

To be considered for the role of Senior Manager, Materials Management, applicants must have:

- Legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than your current employer.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally for at least 25% of the role
- Minimum of 20 years experience in Procurement and Supply Chain roles, including in senior Materials Management leadership positions.
- Track record of leadership in transforming the MM function across a global enterprise and delivering significant business improvement
- Skilled at developing and working with and through multi-disciplinary teams
- Strong influencing and communication skills
- Strong business analysis and supply chain optimization skills
- In-depth knowledge of specialist third party MM supply market
- Strong HSE, quality and risk management leadership skills
- Experience of working in variety of regions, cultures, marketplaces, regulatory environments, etc.

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 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'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'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' 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.