Network Planning Advisor

bp•Chicago, IL

4d•$75,000 - $139,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Network Planning Advisor to join our Network and Portfolio Management Team. The Network Planning Advisor is a highly analytical role responsible for supporting the Portfolio Manager in optimizing bp’s retail networks through data-driven insights. The role focuses on evaluating network performance, identifying value opportunities, and translating analysis into clear, actionable site and portfolio plans. With a primary emphasis on capital-light growth, the Advisor applies financial, geographic, and competitive analysis to recommend channel shifts, dealer strategies, and portfolio rationalization actions that enhance returns. By bringing analytical discipline and transparency to network decisions, the role directly supports bp’s broader strategy of improving capital efficiency, strengthening portfolio quality, and delivering sustainable, high-return growth.

Requirements

Strong critical thinking skills with a proactive, solutions-oriented approach to portfolio performance and asset optimization.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Strong interpersonal, influencing, and cross-functional partnership capabilities.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Acquisitions and divestments
Agility core practices
Agreements and negotiations
Analytical Thinking
Business Acumen
Business process improvement
Commercial Acumen
Communication
Creativity and Innovation
customer and competitor understanding
Customer centric thinking
Data Analysis
Data visualization and interpretation
Decision Making
Digital Collaboration
Digital Fluency
Industry knowledge and advocacy
Leading transformation
market
Negotiation planning and preparation
Offer and product knowledge
Partner relationship management
Project Management
Retail standards and procedures

Responsibilities

Execute real estate strategies aligned to long-term business objectives, focusing on portfolio optimization, asset performance, and lifecycle management.
Structured, insight-led plans that prioritize value creation and are aligned to regional strategies.
Identification and recommendation of channel shifts, dealer strategies, and rationalization actions to improve returns
Clear, geographically grounded guidance on where to grow, reposition, or divest to maximize portfolio value.
Ongoing monitoring of network actions to ensure delivery against plan, with clear visibility of progress and risks.
Use application of standardized tools and methodologies to strengthen decision quality and comparability across portfolios.
Deliver clear, data-driven assessments of site and portfolio performance, translating complex analysis into actionable recommendations.
Build and maintain robust network plans and site action plans that prioritize capital-light value creation and align with regional strategies ensuring the right sites are part of our network.
Identify opportunities to improve returns through channel of trade shifts, dealer model optimization, and targeted portfolio rationalization.
Provide analytically grounded recommendations on where to grow, reposition, or exit, focusing on low-capital, high-return opportunities.
Monitor execution of site actions and network initiatives, ensuring transparency, accountability, and alignment across stakeholders.
Apply consistent tools and methodologies to improve the quality, comparability, and impact of network planning decisions.