Indirect Sourcing Lead - Polish Speaker

Job Family Group: Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group Job Description: This is a role within the Castrol organisation and the successful candidate will become part of the Castrol ring-fence. If you are part of the ring-fence, it is expected that your employment will move with Castrol to new ownership. Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner. It's an exciting time to join bp. Meeting the energy challenge requires many different approaches and solutions. We’re gearing up for the future. At bp our goal for C&P (Customer & Products) is to deliver the future of mobility, energy and services for our customers by innovating with new business models and service platforms. C&P will become a hub, housing our midstream, lubricants, aviation, sale of chemicals, mobility and convenience, marketing and our next-generation businesses, making it a highly integrated and interconnected organisation. And with safety being our core value, our commitment to safe and reliable operations will never change. Want to join the team? This means: being customer-centric, agile and responsive to changing customer needs and dynamic markets focusing on growth and development of customer offers optimising the chemicals and fuels value chains to maximise integrated value contributing to the reduction of carbon intensity of the products we create, and sell, by 50% by 2050 or sooner creating strategic partnerships that drive long-term value for C&P being digitally enabled and empowered by customer insights and data to deliver solutions. Join our Castrol Procurement Team and advance your career as an Indirect Sourcing Lead - Polish Speaker! A senior procurement role accountable for shaping and delivering global sourcing strategy across indirect categories, driving enterprise value, influencing senior stakeholders, and strengthening procurement capability across the organisation. Define and lead Castrol’s enterprise-wide indirect sourcing strategy across global categories including digital, marketing and brand services, professional services, logistics, workplace, HSSE, travel, contingent workforce, and MRO. Accountable for driving global value delivery, supplier strategy, and procurement transformation, while strengthening governance, enabling consistent sourcing approaches, and improving procurement capability across the organisation. In this role You will: The Sourcing Lead will implement end-to-end Sourcing and Contracting projects as per business request, but not limited to the following activities: Case Management Receive, implement and continuously handle a high volume of concurrent project requests via the Case Management tool, prioritising workload based on business criticality, value and risk. Sourcing Strategy Gather and analyse market intelligence across global supply markets to advise sourcing strategies that support Castrol operational requirements, cost competitiveness and supply continuity. Develop sourcing strategies aligned to Castrol operations, including manufacturing plants, and commercial facilities, while ensuring compliance with global category strategies and governance. Develop the sourcing strategy and handle the associated approval processes Supplier Prequalification Perform Suppliers’ screening/prequalification/due diligence and monitor/implement the process status as per the related guidelines Work with category manager to define appropriate sourcing strategy to meet business requirements. Lead and manage tendering process including supplier clarification, evaluation and selection, ensuring fair, visible and competitive outcomes. Build and implement detailed negotiation plan to deliver the best value. Liaise with cross functional teams for sourcing projects and events (RFI, RFP, Reverse Auctions) with suppliers operating in diverse local, regional and global markets. Directly handle supplier engagement throughout the sourcing and negotiation process, ensuring clarity of requirements and commercial intent. Develop and acquire approvals for required documentation as per Governance Framework in respective regions Contracting Determine the appropriate contract template and develop the contract content based on the information contained in the Sourcing Strategy, sourcing event and/or detailed scope of work specifications Apply strong commercial competence and negotiation skills to negotiate commercial and contractual terms with suppliers to optimise total cost of ownership, risk allocation and operational flexibility for Castrol, within legal and category guidance. Escalate any contract term exceptions per the deviation process, and