Logistics Lead - China

Job Family Group: Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group Job Description: Role Synopsis The Logistics Lead CHINA helps deliver logistics category in to a region / asset and is based in that region / asset. They help ensure category activities, across the region / asset, are aligned to the categories and procurements strategic objectives as well as regions / assets strategic business priorities. They liaise with other procurement teams to deliver their regions / assets priorities, e.g. working with categories to understand and deliver category plans in their region / asset or working with S2C on sourcing for their region / asset. They balance business needs with category plans ensuring they are in synergy. They are the primary point of contact for suppliers to logistics category in their region and partner, collaborate, develop and support management of relationships with them, ensuring local needs are met. They also work with their peers across procurement to understand and share best practice and bring it to their region / asset, making their category more efficient and effective. They have an understanding of and partner with the business to gather demand and challenge the business, where necessary, in order to deliver step changes in 3rd party spend by applying innovative solutions and change management. They have commercial acumen to help in delivering secure optimal, compliant, and competitive, risk-managed category outcomes. Key Accountabilities Category delivery in region / asset: Delivers a category in to a region / asset. Helps deliver Logistics category performance to the region / asset that meet or exceeds relevant metrics, including those for safety and compliance. Delivers regional needs whilst also aligning to category plans – Assists in consolidating demand plans for the business, working with their wider category team to ensure category plans are aligned. Understands the local commercial landscape and market factors, aiding in the development of value-driven strategies. Assists with supplier performance management or interventions, escalating to the relevant business stakeholders, as needed, to ensure timely resolution and prevent leakage. Supports opportunities to partner, collaborate, develop, and strengthen relationships with our contractors and suppliers Unlocks value in line with category management policy   Team intergration: Helps to create and embraces a culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement in their team, the business and other functional teams. Develops their technical skills and helps to represent the interests of their region / site / asset in their category, across procurement and the broader organization. Collaborates across procurement, with the business and, where appropriate, with suppliers to create a ‘one team’ mentality Builds region / asset knowledge across their category team to ensure delivery of their objectives Develops their technical capabilities and accelerator skills Embraces psychological safety, and bp values, as a foundation for collaborative learning, ideation and innovation Compliant with Castrol's Code of Conduct (CoC), policies and procedures to ensure compliance Supplier & Stakeholder Management: Uses storytelling to communicate with stakeholders and external partners, respectfully challenging to achieve the right outcomes, resolving conflict and focusing on priorities. Influences through complexity and ambiguity, managing virtual relationships with stakeholders in multi-discipline, multi-cultural environments Builds good stakeholder relationships, bringing market insights and championing supplier value whilst taking time to understand business needs. Becomes a trusted advisor and critical partner to stakeholders Builds relationships with the procurement teams globally, understanding stakeholder feedback and proactively working to build procurements reputation and ROI Maintains close connectivity with S2C ensuring appropriate prioritization and resourcing Transformation and Change Management: Assists in the delivery of modernization & transformation activities, leading optimization of regional category delivery, and creating incremental value, aligned to the broader category, procurement and business transformation agendas. Leverages digital solutions to drive innovation, enhancing efficiency, effectiveness and value creation Partners with internal discipline teams to drive category excellence Use influencing, storytelling and communication to encourage adoption Helps deliver modernization & transformation activities, and optimization of regional category delivery aligned to the broader procurement and business transformation agendas Essential Education: Degree educated - something related to Procurement preferred - or equivalent relevant professional experience Post graduate qualification related to procurement desirable Essential Experience and Job Requirements: Functional knowledge: Must be adept at developing and mainta