Entity:Trading & ShippingJob Family Group:Supply & Trading GroupJob Description:Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company!The Trading & Shipping RPTA Operations Team is primarily responsible for leading logistics for crude, handling product logistics out of our refineries, suppling products to customers, and supporting the trading business.As a member of the Operations Leadership Team, the Operations Team Lead is responsible for:
Ensuring the smooth, compliant, and silent running of the operations teams.
Day-to-day line management of individual contributors within RPT Americas operations.
Leading key internal and external relationships, supporting commercial, functional, and cross regional stakeholder relationships.
Delivery of commercial value to the organization.
Key Accountabilities:
Ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable execution of the physical movements into and out of supply chain networks supporting our refineries, branded customer network, and trading business.
Improve commercial performance through providing outstanding operations support to trading and bp assets.
Responsible for achieving the correct balance in terms of headcount, skills and proficiencies across the team.
Building enduring capability through the development and training needs of direct reports
Ensuring key messages are communicated and understood by the team in an effective and consistent manner.
To role model our Values and Behaviours and ensure the team are aligned behind them.
Ownership of key interfaces within the organization including representing Operations in new business integration.
Collaborate across Operations benches to best utilize resources while creatively addressing development and coverage.
Responsible for the delivery of the teams Focus Goals
Responsible for ensuring that the team works effectively in a culture of compliance, risk management, rigorous execution and control.
Responsible for ensuring that the team operates within the delegations of authority limits and operates to the HSSE standards as advised by the Company and the Business.
Essential Education and Experience:
Bachelors degree required.
Demonstrates a track record of strong leadership skills.
Previous experience in Crude or Products operations
Ability to drive commercial value within the organization
Experience in leading and working cross-function, cross business, internationally and with multicultural teams.
Strong strategic mind set with understanding of managing risks and implications of the business / people decisions.
Ability to identify and adapt resource allocation to meet changing business needs
Identifying key issues in a sophisticated situation, adapting quickly using the resources available to lead the Operations team and relating stakeholders through changes effectively
Demonstrates ability to identify, inspire change, and simplification within a team
Demonstrates ability to deliver a compliant and control culture within a team
Previous exposure to a fast pace, high energy trading environment is a plus
You will work with:A culture that prioritizes professional and leadership development while striving to deliver a rewarding place to work through a diverse, high caliber equitable workforce. Your key stakeholders connected to your supply chains are slightly different for each role but generally include the trader, counterparties, logistics service providers, and inspectors as well as internal functions including safety, finance, and risk.Why Join bp:At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!Travel RequirementUp to 10% travel should be expected with this roleRelocation Assistance:This role is not eligible for relocationRemote Type:This position is a hybrid of office/remote workingSkills:Legal Disclaimer:We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us .If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.