Crude and Feedstock Knowledge Senior Manager

BP•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Crude and Feedstock Knowledge Senior Manager at BP PLC will lead and develop a high-performing team responsible for generating critical insights and strategic direction regarding crude and feedstock markets, ensuring robust long-term planning and effective adaptation to market changes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field required
Minimum of 10 years industry experience including 5 years in refining, supply, optimization, or trading
Successful track record in complex business teams, including demonstrated track record of delivering improved margin and increased business profitability through the value chain
Experience with Refinery Optimization and Refinery Operations Analysis and modeling skills
Digital savvy, emotionally connected leadership and results oriented

Nice To Haves

Asking for Feedback
Authentic Leadership
Coaching
Creating a high performing team
Delegation
Empowering Others
Giving Feedback
Goal Setting
Inclusive Leadership
Leading through ambiguity
Leading through Change
Long Term Planning
Managing Performance
Mentoring
Receiving Feedback
Shaping strategy
Strategic Thinking
Team Development
Translating strategy into plans
Workload Prioritization

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain world-class crude and feedstock knowledge, including decision-ready information, databases and tools, to ensure high-quality insights are available and used consistently across the business
Lead team providing technical support and insight to enable feedstock-related decisions to mitigate risks associated with processing advantaged feedstocks
Facilitate global sharing of processing experience and market information relating to quality trends to support consistent and informed decision-making across sites
Business owner for the crude and feedstock digital roadmap, with team supporting as product owners for data science and digital tools, driving adoption to improve decision quality and consistency
Collaborate with digital teams to review and assess new technologies to improve data quality or reduce costs
Lead the relationship with the software providers for bp's crude knowledge database to ensure bp requirements are met
Relationship management with internal and 3rd party labs that analyze samples as input to the assay program and other testing
Partner across refining, supply, trading and technology teams to align crude and bio-feedstock decision-making
Build and strengthen crude and feedstock capability across the organization, including coaching and mentoring technical staff.