Logistics and Fuels Category Delivery Advisor - Manufacturing

The Category Delivery Senior Advisor plays a key role in aligning regional procurement activities the strategic goals in the Castrol manufacturing operations across Europe. This position focuses on delivering sub-category strategies (e.g., MRO, Engineered Equipment, MTI), handling supplier relationships, and supporting sourcing initiatives across the EMEA region.

The role involves:

• Collaborating with category teams and partners to implement procurement plans.
• Building a consolidated view of regional demand and identifying strategic sourcing opportunities.
• Supporting supplier performance reviews and segmentation.
• Partnering with global counterparts to align and aggregate demand.
• Ensuring all activities meet bp’s safety, compliance, and risk management standards.

1. Category Delivery & Regional Alignment

• Deliver category strategies within the region, ensuring alignment with global plans and business priorities
• Consolidate and handle regional demand plans, considering local market dynamics

2. Team Integration & Collaboration

• Represent regional interests within category teams and across procurement.
• Develop technical and interpersonal skills, promoting bp’s values and psychological safety.

3. Supplier Management

• Build strong relationships with internal partners and suppliers.
• Communicate effectively using storytelling and influence to drive outcomes.

4. Transformation & Change Management

• Support transformation initiatives across procurement.
• Leverage digital tools to enhance efficiency and value creation.

Key Challenges

• Navigating a geographically dispersed and multi-functional procurement environment.
• Handling complex customer relationships and multiple hand-offs across teams.

Scope & Impact

• Supports end-to-end procurement activities across Castrol’s European manufacturing sites
• Contributes to strategic sourcing across multiple sub-categories (e.g., MRO, Engineered Equipment, MTI)

Functional Knowledge

• Foundational knowledge of category management principles and relevant category areas, either theoretical or practical
• Understanding of how strategies are implemented across regions and assets

Business Expertise

• Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills to build deep understanding of regional and business priorities
• Experience working within complex, multinational organizations

Leadership

• Acts as a subject matter expert supporting business and procurement goals
• Collaborates across categories, business units, and suppliers to achieve regional objectives
• Experience supporting international initiatives, with sensitivity to cultural nuances and data-driven decision-making

Problem Solving

• Partners with the business to develop innovative solutions and remove delivery blockers
• Translates business requirements into strategic demand and delivery plan.
• Navigates industry challenges and technological disruption with a risk-aware attitude
• Facilitates collaborative problem-solving across procurement, business, and supplier teams

Interpersonal Skills

• Excellent networking and influencing abilities to gain partner buy-agreement drive adoption
• Experience in engaging with external suppliers is preferred

• Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements
• Life & health insurance, medical care package
• Flexible working schedule: home office up to 2 days / week, based on team agreement
• Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options
• Family friendly workplace e.g.: Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room
• Employees’ wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e.g.: Play Zones, Office massage, Sport and music equipment